| 词汇 | key |
| 释义 | key /ki/ key 1 n. A metal instrument for moving the bolt of a lock. 钥匙。 Any of several instruments resembling a key. 钥状物。 the key of a clock 钟钥(上发条之用)。 A device which, when slipped into place, wedges, supports, or locks together different parts. 栓；楔。 That which allows or hinders entrance or control. 关口；咽喉；门户；要冲。 Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean. 直布罗陀为地中海之门户。 Something that serves to reveal or solve a problem, difficulty, or mystery. 解答；题解；答案。 The key to a riddle, or to a code. 谜语之解答。密码之解释。 Explanation of marks, symbols, and abbreviation, as in a map or dictionary. 地图或字典关于符号，缩写的图表或解说。 In certain musical instruments, as the piano, in typewriters and similar devices, a lever by means of which the instrument is made to operate by the fingers. (钢琴、打字机等之)键。 The general pitch or tone of the voice. 音调。 Men naturally speak in a lower key than women. 男子说话时音调较女子为低。 Also, tone of thought or expression. 思想之格调；语调。 a poem in minor key 一首哀伤的诗。 A device operated by the fingers for opening or closing an electric circuit. 【电】电键。 An arrangement or series of musical tones bearing a fixed relation to a given note, called the keynote. 【乐】调子。 the key of G major G大调。 phrases all in the same key (声音表情或写作方式)单调没有变化。 get [have]the key of the street 流浪街头；被拒于门外。 hold the key of 控制。 in [out] of key with 和...[不]一致；适合[不适合]...。 under lock and key 锁着；秘藏着。 (过去式: keyed; 过去完成式: keyed; 现在进行式: keying) v.t. To lock with a key; also, to provide with a key. 以钥锁之；供给钥匙。 To regulate the pitch of. 【乐】调整音调；使调和。 He keyed his speech to the level of children. 他把演讲调整到儿童听得懂的标准。 To make tense; stimulate. 【口】使兴奋；激励。 phrases key up (a)使(人)兴奋或紧张。(b)提高...的音调。(c)提出(要求)等。 idoms key card 电子钥匙；电子开门卡(或插件)。 key club 【美】会员制俱乐部。 key fruit 翅果。(= samara) key industry 基本工业。 key money 【英】(租赁者、房客所付的)定金。 key punch 【美】打孔机。 key ring 钥匙环。 key signature 【乐】音调符号。 key station 主台(广播台的中心台)。 key word 关键字；关键语；密语。 St. Peter's keys 圣彼得之钥(教皇纹章中两支交叉之钥)。 the House of Keys 英属曼岛(Isle of Man)的下议院。 derivatives adj. keyless. key 2 n. A low, small reef or island. 暗礁；小岛。 idoms Florida Keys 佛罗里达列岛(位于佛罗里达半岛南端) key 3 n. A kilogram esp. of marijuana or heroine. 一公斤大麻或海洛因。 |
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