及物动词

名词

1. 钥匙
A key is a specially shaped piece of metal that you place in a lock and turn in order to open or lock a door, or to start or stop the engine of a vehicle.

2. （计算机或打字机的）键
The keys on a computer keyboard or typewriter are the buttons that you press in order to operate it.

3. （钢琴或风琴的）键
The keys of a piano or organ are the long narrow pieces of wood or plastic that you press in order to play it.

4. （音乐的）调
In music, a key is a scale of musical notes that starts on one specific note.

5. （地图、图解或科技书籍的）略语表，符号表，凡例
The key on a map or diagram or in a technical book is a list of the symbols or abbreviations used and their meanings.

6. 最重要的；关键的
The key person or thing in a group is the most important one.

7. 关键；要诀
The key to a desirable situation or result is the way in which it can be achieved.

8. see also: master key
under lock and key - see lock

相关词组：key in

1. metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

2. a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed

3. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

Synonym: keystoneheadstone

4. mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

Synonym: winder

5. pitch of the voice

e.g. he spoke in a low key

6. something crucial for explaining

e.g. the key to development is economic integration

7. a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access

e.g. a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it

8. a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations

9. a list of answers to a test

e.g. some students had stolen the key to the final exam

10. any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

Synonym: tonality

11. (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court
usually painted a different color from the rest of the court

e.g. he hit a jump shot from the top of the key
he dominates play in the paint

Synonym: paint

12. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

Synonym: cayFlorida key

13. a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

Synonym: samarakey fruit

14. a kilogram of a narcotic drug

e.g. they were carrying two keys of heroin