keen是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much -- 熱衷的；熱心的；渴望的

  • They were very keen to start work as soon as possible. 他們渴望盡早開始工作。

  • Joan wanted to go to a movie but I wasn't keen (= I didn't want to go). 瓊想去看電影，但我不想去。

  • She's a keen tennis player. 她熱衷於打網球。

  • She's keen on (playing) tennis. 她很喜歡打網球。

  • UK My son's mad keen on cycling. 我兒子對騎腳踏車很著迷。

  • He's rather keen on a girl in his school (= he is very attracted to her). 他迷上了學校裡的一個女孩子。

• 1 extreme or very strong -- 強烈的，激烈的

  • Many people are taking a keen interest (= a very great interest) in the result of the vote. 許多人對投票結果深感興趣。

  • a keen sense of smell 靈敏的嗅覺

• 2 very sharp -- 尖利的；寒風刺骨的

  • a keen north wind 寒冷刺骨的北風

• 3 to make a loud, long, sad sound, especially because someone has died -- （尤指因某人死去而）慟哭