key的中文翻譯是什麼意思
key
n. 鑰匙; （打字機等的）鍵; 關鍵，線索，秘訣; （音樂的）調
vt. 鍵入; 鎖上; 調節…的音調; 提供線索
vi. 使用鑰匙
adj. 關鍵的; 主要的
key的柯林斯釋義
N-COUNT鑰匙
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...
他們用鑰匙開啟門進去了。
She reached for her coat and car keys.
她伸手拿外套和汽車鑰匙。
N-COUNT（計算機或打字機的）鍵
The keys on a computer keyboard or typewriter are the buttons that you press in order to operate it.
N-COUNT（鋼琴或風琴的）鍵
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（音樂的）調
In music, a key is a scale of musical notes that starts on one specific note.
...the key of A minor.
A小調
N-COUNT（地圖、圖解或科技書籍的）略語表，符號表，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.
你會在書的前面找到略語表。
ADJ最重要的；關鍵的
The key person or thing in a group is the most important one.
He is expected to be the key witness at the trial...
他將成為審判的關鍵證人。
Education is likely to be a key issue in the next election.
在下屆選舉中教育可能成為最重要的一個議題。
N-COUNT關鍵；要訣
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...
成功的關鍵在於從一開始就要準備充分。
Diet and relaxation are two important keys to good health.
限制飲食和放鬆身心是保持健康的兩個要訣。
key的英文釋義
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的短語
key up
使…熱切、興奮或緊張
in (或 out of) key
（不）協調
under lock and key
key someone up
（尤指在重要事件前）使緊張，使興奮
in key
與其他要素相協調
out of key
與其他要素不協調
key的場景例句
He dived his hand into his pocket in an attempt to find the key.
他把手伸到口袋裡摸,試圖找到那把鑰匙.
If you turn the envelope upside down, the key will fall out.
你如果把信封倒過來, 鑰匙就會掉出.
I've lost my key.
我把鑰匙掉了.
Inserting the key in the lock, he turned it and pulled the door open.
他把鑰匙插進鎖裡轉了一下,拉開了門.
There's no safety for anyone until he is under lock and key.
他不坐牢,人無寧日.