key的中文翻译是什么意思
key
n. 钥匙; （打字机等的）键; 关键，线索，秘诀; （音乐的）调
vt. 键入; 锁上; 调节…的音调; 提供线索
vi. 使用钥匙
adj. 关键的; 主要的
key的柯林斯释义
N-COUNT钥匙
A key is a specially shaped piece of metal that you place in a lock and turn in order to open or lock a door, or to start or stop the engine of a vehicle.
They put the key in the door and entered...
他们用钥匙打开门进去了。
She reached for her coat and car keys.
她伸手拿外套和汽车钥匙。
N-COUNT（计算机或打字机的）键
The keys on a computer keyboard or typewriter are the buttons that you press in order to operate it.
N-COUNT（钢琴或风琴的）键
The keys of a piano or organ are the long narrow pieces of wood or plastic that you press in order to play it.
N-VAR（音乐的）调
In music, a key is a scale of musical notes that starts on one specific note.
...the key of A minor.
A小调
N-COUNT（地图、图解或科技书籍的）略语表，符号表，凡例
The key on a map or diagram or in a technical book is a list of the symbols or abbreviations used and their meanings.
You will find a key at the front of the book.
你会在书的前面找到略语表。
ADJ最重要的；关键的
The key person or thing in a group is the most important one.
He is expected to be the key witness at the trial...
他将成为审判的关键证人。
Education is likely to be a key issue in the next election.
在下届选举中教育可能成为最重要的一个议题。
N-COUNT关键；要诀
The key to a desirable situation or result is the way in which it can be achieved.
The key to success is to be ready from the start...
成功的关键在于从一开始就要准备充分。
Diet and relaxation are two important keys to good health.
限制饮食和放松身心是保持健康的两个要诀。
key的英文释义
Noun
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. something crucial for explaining;
- the key to development is economic integration
3. pitch of the voice;
- he spoke in a low key
4. any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
5. a kilogram of a narcotic drug;
- they were carrying two keys of heroin
6. a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
7. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
8. (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;
- he hit a jump shot from the top of the key
- he dominates play in the paint
9. a list of answers to a test;
- some students had stolen the key to the final exam
10. a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
11. a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access;
- a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it
12. mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
13. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
14. a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
Verb
1. identify as in botany or biology, for example
2. provide with a key;
- We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building
3. vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key;
- His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot
4. regulate the musical pitch of
5. harmonize with or adjust to;
- key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude
Adjective
1. serving as an essential component;
- 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;
- the operative word
key的短语
key up
使…热切、兴奋或紧张
in (或 out of) key
（不）协调
under lock and key
key someone up
（尤指在重要事件前）使紧张，使兴奋
in key
与其他要素相协调
out of key
与其他要素不协调
key的场景例句
He dived his hand into his pocket in an attempt to find the key.
他把手伸到口袋里摸,试图找到那把钥匙.
If you turn the envelope upside down, the key will fall out.
你如果把信封倒过来, 钥匙就会掉出.
I've lost my key.
我把钥匙掉了.
Inserting the key in the lock, he turned it and pulled the door open.
他把钥匙插进锁里转了一下,拉开了门.
There's no safety for anyone until he is under lock and key.
他不坐牢,人无宁日.