- (especially British English)
wanting to do something or wanting something to happen very much 渴望；熱切；熱衷於 - keen to do something
John was very keen to help. 約翰很熱心，願意幫忙。 - keen for somebody/something to do something
His father was keen for him to go to university. 他父親渴望他能上大學。 He is keen for the deal to proceed. 他渴望交易繼續進行。 - keen that…
We are keen that our school should get involved too. 我們盼着自己學校也參與其中。 - keen on doing something
I wasn't too keen on going to the party. 我不太想去參加這次聚會。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1She is extremely keen to remain with the police and we are equally keen to retain her. 她特别想留在警察部門，而我們也同樣想要留住她。 The banks were not at all keen to lend to somebody who actually seemed to need money. 銀行一點兒也不熱心於把錢貸給那些看上去真正需要錢的人。 She was naturally keen to make a good impression. 她自然很想給人留個好印象。 She was always keen to hear the local gossip. 她總是熱衷於打聽當地的街談巷議。 We are keen that Britain should get involved too. 我們盼望英國也能參與其中。 They were desperately keen for information. 他們當時迫切需要信息。 I waited a few days before putting in an offer on the property so as not to appear too keen. 我等了幾天才出價購買該房産，以免顯得過於熱心。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- on
- as keen as mustard
- keen to do something
- [usually before noun] (especially British English)
enthusiastic about an activity or idea, etc. 熱情的；熱心的 a keen sportsman/gardener 熱心的運動員/園丁 one of the keenest supporters of the team 這個隊最熱情的支持者之一 She was a star pupil—keen, confident and bright. 她是個優秀的學生——敏銳、自信、聰明。
- (British English, informal)
liking somebody/something very much; very interested in somebody/something 喜愛；（對…）着迷，有興趣 They've been on a few dates together and Naomi seems really keen. 他們一起約會過幾次，内奧米看起來很喜歡。 - keen on somebody/something
Tom's very keen on Anna. 湯姆迷上了安娜。 He's particularly keen on football. 他特别喜愛足球。 Sally's quite keen on the idea. 薩莉對這個主意很感興趣。 - keen on doing something
She's not keen on being told what to do. 她不喜歡别人向她發號施令。
Synonyms likelikeTopics Preferences and decisionsb1- love
- be fond of
- be keen on something
- adore
- like to find something pleasant, attractive or of a good enough standard; to enjoy something:
Do you like their new house? 你喜歡他們的新房子嗎？ I like to see them enjoying themselves. 我就願意看着他們玩得高興。
- love to like or enjoy something very much:
He loved the way she smiled. 他喜歡她微笑的樣子。
- be fond of something to like or enjoy something, especially something you have liked or enjoyed for a long time:
We were fond of the house and didn’t want to leave. 我們喜歡上了這座房子，不想搬家。
- be keen on something (British English informal) (often used in negative statements) to like or enjoy something:
I’m not keen on spicy food. 我不喜歡加有香料的食物。 She’s not keen on being told what to do. 她不喜歡别人向她發號施令。
- adore (informal
) to like or enjoy something very much: 指非常喜歡、喜愛： She adores working with children. 她熱愛參與兒童工作。
love or adore? 用 love 還是 adore？ - to like/love/be fond of/be keen on/adore doing something
- to like/love to do something
- to like/love something very much
- I like/love/adore it here/there/when…
- to like/love/adore the way somebody does something
- to really like/love/adore somebody/something
- to be really fond of/keen on something
- [only before noun]
quick to understand 思維敏捷的；機靈的；機智的 a keen mind/intellect 敏捷的思考／頭腦
- [usually before noun]
strong or deep 強烈的；濃厚的；深厚的 - [only before noun]
highly developed 靈敏的；敏銳的 involving people competing very hard with each other for something 激烈的；緊張的 There is keen competition for places at the college. 要在這所學院就讀，競爭是非常激烈的。 They were keen rivals. 他們是勁敵。 It was the subject of keen debate. 這是激烈辯論的主題。
- (especially British English)
kept low in order to compete with other prices 低廉的；有競爭力的 The company hopes its keen pricing policy will increase sales. 該公司希望其敏銳的定價政策將增加銷售額。
- (literary)
extremely cold 寒冷刺骨的 - [usually before noun] (literary)
having a sharp edge or point 鋒利的；銳利的
eager/enthusiastic熱切；熱情
liking somebody/something喜愛
clever聰明
ideas/feelings思想；感情
senses感官
competition競爭
prices價格
wind風
knife刀
Word Originadjective Old English cēne ‘wise, clever’, also ‘brave, daring’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koen and German kühn ‘bold, brave’. Current senses date from Middle English.