key[ki:]  

• n. 键,解答,关键,要害,基调,线索,答案,暗礁
  vt. 调音,锁上,钥匙

常用短语

1. key signature   
   n. 音调符号
2. command key   
   n.[计]命令键
3. key pattern   
   曲折回纹
4. key ring   
   n. 钥匙圈
5. key word   
   n.[计]关键字,保留字
6. master key   
   n. 万能钥匙
7. skeleton key   
   n.万能钥匙
8. shift key   
   n.[计]换档键
9. ignition key   
   点火开关
10. major key   
    主关键字，主键，常用键


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11. screw key   
    螺丝扳手，螺旋键
12. minor key   
    小音阶
13. telegraph key   
    发报电键
14. backspace key   
    n.退格键
15. key fruit   
    n. (枫树等的)翅果
16. return key   
    返回键
17. control key   
    控制键
18. key out   
    切断, 断开


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与 key 相关的例句

英英解释

15个名词解释

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. (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
   [同] key , paint
   [例]
   • he hit a jump shot from the top of the key
   • he dominates play in the paint
3. something crucial for explaining
   [例]
   • the key to development is economic integration
4. pitch of the voice
   [例]
   • he spoke in a low key
5. any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
   [同] key , tonality
   [反] atonalism , atonality
   
6. a kilogram of a narcotic drug
   [例]
   • they were carrying two keys of heroin
7. a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
   [同] key , key fruit , samara
   
8. United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)
   [同] francis scott key , key
   
9. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
   [同] florida key , key , cay
   
10. a list of answers to a test
    [例]
    • some students had stolen the key to the final exam
11. a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
    
12. a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
    [例]
    • a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it
13. mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
    [同] key , winder
    
14. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
    [同] headstone , key , keystone
    
15. a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
    

2个形容词解释

1. serving as an essential component
   [同] fundamental , key , cardinal , central , primal
   [例]
   • a cardinal rule
   • the central cause of the problem
   • an example that was fundamental to the argument
   • computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
2. effective; producing a desired effect
   [同] key , operative
   [例]
   • the operative word

5个动词解释

1. provide with a key
   [例]
   • We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building
2. vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
   [例]
   • His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot
3. regulate the musical pitch of
   
4. identify as in botany or biology, for example
   [同] describe , discover , distinguish , identify , key , key out , name
   
5. harmonize with or adjust to
   [例]
   • key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude