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| 1 | a small piece of metal used for opening or locking a door or a container , or for starting the engine of a vehicle 钥匙 |
| I could hear someone turning the key in the lock. 我能听见有人用钥匙开锁的声音。 |
| a bunch of keys 一串钥匙 |
| house/car keys 房子/汽车钥匙 |
| +to Where’ s the key to the back door? 后门的钥匙在哪儿？ |
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| 2 | usually singular the thing that will do most to help you achieve something 关键；要诀 |
| +to Proper planning is the key to success. 合适的计划是成功的关键。 |
| The key to our strength lies in our members. 我们实力的关键在于我们的成员。 |
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| 3 | one of the parts that you press on a keyboard to make it produce letters, numbers etc （键盘的）键 |
| Highlight the file you want and press the RETURN key. 选取你要的文档，然后按“返回”键。 |
| | 3a | one of the parts that you press on a musical instrument to make it produce sounds （乐器的）键 | | piano keys 钢琴键 | |
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| 4 | a set of musical notes that are based on one particular note （音乐的）调，主音 |
| a major/minor key 大/小调 |
| in the key of D sharp 用升D调（的） |
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| 5 | a list of signs and their meanings, for example a list of the signs that are used on a map , drawing etc （地图、图样等的）凡例，符号表 |
| | 5a | a list of answers to the questions in a test or in a book （测试或书中问题的）题解，答案 | |
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