key-主題

key

[ki:]

n.鍵, 關鍵, 鑰匙, 答案 
adj.關鍵的, 主要的 
vt.鍵入, 用鑰匙鎖上, 為 ... 調音 
n.暗礁,低島
n.<俚> 一公斤（大麻等）

例句與用法：

Gently sand the plastic to provide a key for the paint.

用砂紙在塑料上輕輕打磨出粗糙面以便塗顏料。

She keyed in all the new data.

她鍵入了所有的新數據。

He put the key in the lock and turned it.

他把鑰匙插入鎖裡轉動。

Do you know the key to the problem?

你知道這道題的答案嗎？

He is a key witness in this case.

在這個案件中，他是一個主要見證人。

詞形變化：

名詞複數: keys | 動詞過去式: keyed | 動詞過去分詞: keyed | 動詞現在分詞: keying | 動詞第三人稱單數: keys |

英文解釋:

名詞 key:

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

something crucial for explaining

pitch of the voice

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

同義詞：tonality

a kilogram of a narcotic drug

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

同義詞：samara, key fruit

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)

同義詞：Francis Scott Key

a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

同義詞：cay, Florida key

(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

同義詞：paint

a list of answers to a test

a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations

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

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

同義詞：winder

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

同義詞：keystone, headstone

a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed

動詞 key:

identify as in botany or biology, for example

同義詞：identify, discover, key out, distinguish, describe, name

provide with a key

vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key

regulate the musical pitch of

harmonize with or adjust to

形容詞 key:

serving as an essential component

同義詞：cardinal, central, fundamental, primal

effective; producing a desired effect

同義詞：operative

以上來源於大辭典