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| 1 | wanting to do something or wanting other people to do something 渴望的；迫切想要的 |
| be keen to do sth The government is keen to avoid further conflict with the unions. 政府迫切想避免和工会发生进一步冲突。 |
| very/particularly keen We are very keen to encourage more local employers to work with us. 我们非常渴望能与更多的地方雇主进行合作。 |
| be keen on doing sth The captain wasn’ t keen on having him in the team. 队长不想让他留在队里。 |
| be keen for sb to do sth Of course I’ m keen for him to be successful. 我当然希望他能成功。 |
| | 1a | wanting to do something well 热情的；热心的 | | Many of our players are very young and keen. 我们的很多球员既年轻又充满热情。 | | The students in this class are all very keen. 这个班的学生都很积极向上。 | |
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| 2 | only before noun very interested in an activity that you do often because you enjoy it 热衷的；着迷的 |
| a keen cyclist/gardener/amateur historian 喜欢骑自行车的人/热衷于园艺的人/热衷于研究历史的业余爱好者 |
| | 2a | to be interested in something and enjoy it , especially an activity that you do often 喜欢某事的，对某事着迷的（尤指常进行的活动） | | All the kids are keen on swimming. 这些孩子全都喜欢游泳。 | | He’ s also very keen on modern painters. 他也喜欢现代派画家。 | | mad keen on sth (=extremely keen) I was mad keen on horses then. 非常喜欢某物的 | |
| | 2b | to like someone or think that they are attractive 喜欢某人的；认为某人有吸引力的 | | He seems pretty keen on her. 他似乎相当喜欢她。 | | dead keen (=extremely keen) I’ m telling you, she’ s dead keen on you. 非常喜欢的 | |
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| 3 | very strong 非常强烈的 |
| His business training was combined with a keen sense of duty. 他所受的商业训练和强烈的责任感结合在了一起。 |
| a keen awareness of the importance of IT to industry 强烈意识到信息技术对于工业发展的重要性 |
| a keen interest in sth Mr Lindsay always took a keen interest in his pupils’ achievements. 林赛先生总是很关注他学生的成就。 |
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| 4 | keen sight , hearing etc makes you very good at seeing things, hearing things etc （视觉、听觉等）敏锐的 |
| Vultures are known for their extremely keen eyesight. 秃鹰以其极为敏锐的视觉而闻名。 |
| I have a very keen sense of smell. 我的嗅觉很灵敏。 |
| | 4a | used about someone’ s mental abilities 才思敏捷的 | | a keen mind/brain/intellect 敏捷的头脑/敏锐的头脑/敏捷的思维 | |
| | 4b | an ability to notice and recognize something 对某事物有敏锐的眼光 | | My friend’ s a tireless shopper with a keen eye for a bargain. 我的朋友购起物来不知疲倦，对便宜货有敏锐的眼光。 | |
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| 5 | mainly literary a keen wind is cold and strong （风）寒冷刺骨的，凛冽的 |
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| 6 | literary a keen blade is very sharp （刀刃）非常锋利的 |
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| - | (as) keen as mustard BRITISH informal
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| very eager or enthusiastic |
| 极其渴望的；极其热衷的 |
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