keen

adj.厉害的，强烈的；敏锐的，敏捷的；锐利的；热心的

vi.（为死者）恸哭，哀号

n.〈英〉号哭，恸哭

adj.

热切；热情 eager/enthusiastic

1. 渴望；热切；热衷于
   wanting to do sth or wanting sth to happen very much
   1. John was very keen to help.
      约翰很热心，愿意帮忙。
   2. We are keen that our school should get involved too.
      我们盼着自己学校也参与其中。
   3. I wasn't too keen on going to the party.
      我不太想去参加这次聚会。
2. 热情的；热心的
   enthusiastic about an activity or idea, etc.
   1. a keen sportsman
      热心运动的人
   2. one of the keenest supporters of the team
      这个队最热情的支持者之一

喜爱 liking sb/sth

3. 喜爱；（对…）着迷，有兴趣
   liking sb/sth very much; very interested in sb/sth
   1. Tom's very keen on Anna.
      汤姆迷上了安娜。
   2. She's not keen on being told what to do.
      她不喜欢别人向她发号施令。

聪明 clever

4. 思维敏捷的；机灵的；机智的
   quick to understand
   1. a keen mind/intellect
      敏捷的思考 / 头脑

思想；感情 ideas/feelings

5. 强烈的；浓厚的；深厚的
   strong or deep
   1. a keen sense of tradition
      强烈的传统意识
   2. He took a keen interest in his grandson's education.
      他对孙子的教育很感兴趣。

感官 senses

6. 灵敏的；敏锐的
   highly developed
   1. Dogs have a keen sense of smell.
      狗的嗅觉很灵敏。
   2. My friend has a keen eye for (= is good at noticing) a bargain.
      我的朋友最会发现便宜货。

竞争 competition

7. 激烈的；紧张的
   involving people competing very hard with each other for sth
   1. There is keen competition for places at the college.
      要在这所学院就读竞争是非常激烈的。

价格 prices

8. 低廉的；有竞争力的
   kept low in order to compete with other prices

风 wind

9. 寒冷刺骨的
   extremely cold

刀 knife

10. 锋利的；锐利的
    having a sharp edge or point

verb

1. （为死者）恸哭，哀号
   to make a loud high sad sound, when sb has died

adj. 敏锐的，敏捷的；渴望的；强烈的；热心的；锐利的 n. 痛哭，挽歌 n. (Keen)人名；(英)基恩；(德)肯；(肯)金

形容词比较级:keener 形容词最高级:keenest 现在分词:keening 过去式:keened 第三人称单数:keens 过去分词:keened

keen 渴望，热切

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1. They'll be keen to enhance their reputation abroad
   他们会非常渴望提高他们在国外的声誉。
2. The wind had veered to north, bringing clear skies and a keen frost.
   风向已经转北，带来了晴朗的天空和严重的霜冻。
3. You're not keen on going, are you?
   你不太想去，是吗？
4. Both companies were keen on a merger
   两家公司都很想合并。
5. I'm very keen that the European Union should be as open as possible to trade from Russia
   我热切地希望欧盟尽可能开放与俄罗斯的贸易。
6. She's still keen to keep in touch
   她仍旧很愿意保持联系。
7. I am not keen for her to have a bicycle.
   我不太放心她有辆自行车。
8. I got quite keen on the idea
   我对这个想法燃起了极大的热情。
9. I wasn't too keen on physics and chemistry.
   我对物理和化学不是太感喜爱。
10. She was a keen amateur photographer.
    她是业余摄影爱好者。
11. He's a very keen student and works very hard
    他是个很好学的学生，学习非常努力。
12. You're all very keen.
    你们都很热心。
13. He had retained a keen interest in the progress of the work.
    他对那项工作的进展一直很关心。
14. He's been a keen supporter of the Labour Party all his life
    他一生都是工党的热情拥护者。
15. He is a keen advocate of park-and-ride schemes.
    他是“停车再换乘”计划的热情拥护者。
16. They described him as a man of keen intellect
    他们把他描述成一个才思敏捷的人。
17. Mr Walsh has a keen appreciation of the priorities of the electorate
    沃尔什先生深刻理解选民最为关注的事项。
18. I can see you have a keen sense of humour.
    我能看出你极具幽默感。
19. Brand's keen ear caught the trace of an accent.
    布兰德敏锐的耳朵听出了口音。
20. Mick has always been very keen on Carla.
    米克一直迷恋卡拉。
21. There is expected to be a keen fight in the local elections.
    预计地方选举的竞争会非常激烈。
22. The company negotiates very keen prices with their suppliers.
    该公司通过讨价还价从供货商那里拿到了很低的价格。
23. He tossed back his head and keened
    他仰天恸哭起来。
24. Someone was making a low, keening noise.
    有人正在低声哀泣。
25. So you're not mad keen on science then?
    那么你对科学并不是太感兴趣了？
26. She was mad keen to go.
    她非常想去。
27. He has the keen eye and robust approach needed.
    他具备了所需的敏锐的洞察力和坚定的行事态度。
28. I'm a keen theatre-goer.
    我是个戏迷。
29. He transmitted his keen enjoyment of singing to the audience.
    他把自己对演唱的激情投入传递给了观众。
30. You are really keen on playing chess.
    你们下棋的瘾头可真不小。