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单词 keen
例句 keenadjective

able to sense slight impressions or differencespilots with especially keen eyesight

acute, delicate, fine, perceptive, quick, sensitive, sharp

accurate, clear, discerning, good, piercing, precise, receptive, sensible, subtlehair-trigger, hyperacute, hypersensitive, oversensitive, supersensitive

bad, deadened, dimmed, dull, dulled, fadingdead, imperceptive, insensible, insensitive, numbimprecise, inaccurate

causing intense discomfort to one's skinthe keen wind gave me chapped lips

biting, bitter, cutting, penetrating, piercing, raw, sharp, shrewd, smarting, stinging

brisk, invigorating, nippy, snappyneedlelike, prickly, tinglingcaustic, corrosive

balmy, gentle, mild, soothing

having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce somethinglanced the boil with a keen scalpel

cutting, edged, edgy, ground, honed, sharp, sharpened, stropped, trenchant, whetted

clawlike, daggerlike, knifelikejabbing, jagged, lacerating, piercing, scratching, stabbingpointed, pointy, spiky(also spikey)

blunt, blunted, dull, dulled, obtuse

rounded, smoothsofteven, flat, level, slick

having or showing quickness of mindreaders who were keen enough to realize that the writer was being satirical

alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, exceptional, fast, hyperintelligent, intelligent, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, smart, supersmart, ultrasmart

apt, ingenious, resourcefulacute, astute, discerning, heady, insightful, knowing, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, sagacious, sapient, savvy, wisecerebral, erudite, genial, highbrow, knowledgeable, learned, literate, scholarly, well-readeducated, informed, schooled, skilled, trainedcreative, inventive, judicious, prudent, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound, wisecrafty, cunning, foxy, shrewd, wilylogical, rational, reasonable

airheaded, birdbrained, boneheaded, brain-dead, brainless, bubbleheaded, chuckleheaded, dense, dim, dim-witted, doltish, dopey(also dopy), dorky(slang), dull, dumb, dunderheaded, empty-headed, fatuous, gormless(chiefly British), half-witted, knuckleheaded, lamebrain(or lamebrained), lunkheaded, mindless, obtuse, opaque, pinheaded, senseless, simple, slow, slow-witted, soft, softheaded, stupid, thick, thickheaded, thick-witted, unbrilliant, unintelligent, unsmart, vacuous, weak-minded, witless

feebleminded, simplemindedboobish, foolish, half-baked, idiotic(also idiotical), imbecile(or imbecilic), moronic, sillyignorant, illiterate, lowbrow, nonintellectual, unacademic, uneducated, uninformed, unintellectual, untaught, unthinkingabsurd, asinine, balmy, cockeyed, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dippy, dotty, featherheaded, fool, half-baked, harebrained, insane, kooky(also kookie), loony(also looney), lunatic, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, tomfool, unwise, wacky(also whacky), zany

of the very best kindthat new digital camera sure is keen

A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, boffo, bonny(also bonnie, chiefly British), boss(slang), brag, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool(slang), corking, crackerjack, cracking, dandy, divine, dope(slang), down(slang), dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantabulous(slang), fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gangbusters(also gangbuster), gilt-edged(or gilt-edge), gone(slang), grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, hype(slang), immense, jim-dandy, lovely, marvelous(or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, number one(also No. 1), numero uno, out-of-sight(slang), par excellence, peachy, peachy keen, phat(slang), prime, primo(slang), prize, prizewinning, quality, radical(slang), righteous(slang), sensational, slick, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, top-shelf, topflight, topping(chiefly British), unsurpassed, wizard(chiefly British), wonderful

acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK(or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerablebetter, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfineclassical, standard, traditional

out of this world, too much

atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched

bad, inferior, low-grade, substandard, unsatisfactorymediocre, middling, second-class, second-rate

showing urgent desire or interesta keen hunger for fame and fortune in the fashion industry

agog, antsy, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, crazy, desirous, eager, enthused, enthusiastic, excited, geeked(slang), great, greedy, gung ho, hepped up, hopped-up, hot, hungry, impatient, juiced, nuts, pumped, raring, solicitous, stoked(slang), thirsty, voracious, wild

engaged, interestedhappy, hung up, obsessedambitious, appetent, covetous, craving, hankering, longing, piningbreathless, restive, restlessamenable, disposed, game, glad, inclined, ready, unreluctant, willing

champing at the bit, chomping at the bit

apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic

casual, incurious, insouciant, nonchalant, unconcerned, uninterestedaloof, detached, disinterestedimpassive, stolidhalfhearted, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, lukewarm, spiritlessaverse, disinclined, hesitant, loath(also loth or loathe), reluctant, unwilling

extreme in degree, power, or effectmovies gave him keen enjoyment like nothing else

acute, almighty, blistering, deep, dreadful, excruciating, explosive, exquisite, fearful, fearsome, ferocious, fierce, frightful, furious, ghastly, hard, heavy, heavy-duty, hellacious, intense, intensive, profound, terrible, vehement, vicious, violent

accentuated, aggravated, concentrated, deepenedemphasized, enhanced, heightened, intensified, magnifiedstressedexhaustive, thoroughharsh, rigorous, severe

light, moderate, soft

feeble, weakshallow, superficialmoderated, qualifiedalleviated, eased, lightened, toned (down)abated, decreased, diminished, lessened, reduced, subdued

keennoun

a crying out in griefthe loud keens of the widows were heard throughout the war-ravaged city

groan, howl, lament, lamentation, moan, plaint, wail

cry, sob, tearsagonizing, grieving, mourning, sorrowing, suffering, weepinghand-wringing, regretcomplaint, cri de coeur, outcry, protestanguish, dolor, grief, heartache, heartbreak, sorrow, woe

exultation, rejoicing

cheering, laughing, smiling

keenverb

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomelyvictims of the disaster have been keening for weeks about the slowness of governmental aid

beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, kick, kvetch, maunder(chiefly British), moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge(British), yammer, yawp(or yaup), yowl

object (to), protest, quarrel (with)cavil, quibblefret, stew, worryblubber, cry, sobbemoan, bewail, deplore, lament

kick up a fuss(or kick up a stink)

crow, delight, rejoice

accept, bear, countenance, endure, take, tolerateapplaud, cheer, commend

to make a long loud mournful soundmourners keening for the victims of the bombing

bay, howl, ululate, wail, yowl

bawl, caterwaul, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, squall, squeal, yawp(or yaup), yell, yelp

adj.sharp, keen, acute mean having or showing alert competence and clear understanding.sharp implies quick perception, clever resourcefulness, or sometimes questionable trickiness.sharp enough to spot a confidence gamekeen suggests quickness, enthusiasm, and a penetrating mind.a keen observer of the political sceneacute implies a power to penetrate and may suggest subtlety and sharpness of discrimination.an acute sense of style

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