keen
US: /ˈkin/
UK: /kˈiːn/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
keen /ki:n/- danh từ
- bài hát tang (kèm theo tiếng than khóc ở Ai-len)
- bài hát tang (kèm theo tiếng than khóc ở Ai-len)
- nội động từ
- hát bài hát tang
- than van ai oán, than khóc thảm thiết
- ngoại động từ
- hát bài hát tang mà than khóc (ai)
- hát bài hát tang mà than khóc (ai)
- tính từ
- sắc, bén (dao); nhọn (kim)
- rét buốt, buốt thấu xương
- keen wind: gió rét buốt
- chói (ánh sáng)
- trong và cao (tiếng...)
- buốt, nhói, dữ dội, thấm thía
- keen hunger: sự đói dữ dội, sự đói như cào
- keen sorrow: nỗi buồn thấm thía
- sắc sảo; tinh, thính
- keen intelligence: trí thông minh sắc sảo
- keen eyes: mắt tinh
- keen ears: tai thính
- chua cay, đay nghiến, gay gắt (lời nói, lời phê bình...)
- mãnh liệt, thiết tha, kịch liệt; hăng hái, sôi nổi, nhiệt tình
- keen desire: sự ham muốn mãnh liệt
- a keen sportsman: nhà thể thao nhiệt tình
- a keen debate: cuộc tranh luận sôi nổi
- ham mê, say mê, ham thích
- to be [dead] keen on something: say mê cái gì, ham thích cái gì
- to be [dead] keen on somebody: say mê ai
- to be keen about: hài lòng về, vừa ý về (cái gì)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) tuyệt diệu, cừ khôi, xuất sắc
- as keen as mustard
- hăng say, phớn phở
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, verb+ adjective (keener, keenest)
eager / enthusiastic
1 (especially BrE) ~ (to do sth)
~ (that ...)
~ (on doing sth) wanting to do sth or wanting sth to happen very much
Synonym: EAGER
John was very keen to help. + We are keen that Britain should get involved too. + I wasn't too keen on going to the party.
2 [usually before noun] enthusiastic about an activity or idea, etc: a keen sportsman + one of the keenest supporters of the team + She was a star pupil-keen, confident and bright.
liking sb / sth
3 ~ on sb/sth / on doing sth (BrE, informal) liking sb/sth very much; very interested in sb/sth: Tom's very keen on Anna. + She's not keen on being told what to do.
clever
4 [only before noun] quick to understand: a keen mind / intellect
ideas / feelings
5 [usually before noun] strong or deep: a keen sense of tradition + He took a keen interest in his grandson's education.
senses
6 [only before noun] highly developed; sharp: Dogs have a keen sense of smell. + My friend has a keen eye for (= is good at noticing) a bargain.
competition
7 involving people competing very hard with each other for sth: There is keen competition for places at the college. + They were keen rivals. + It was the subject of keen debate.
prices
8 (especially BrE) kept low in order to compete with other prices: The company hopes its keen pricing policy will increase sales.
wind
9 (literary) extremely cold
knife
10 [usually before noun] (literary) having a sharp edge or point
keenly adverb: a keenly fought contest + We were keenly aware of the danger.
keenness noun [U]
Idioms: (as) keen as mustard (BrE, informal) wanting very much to do well at sth; enthusiastic
more at MAD
+ verb [V] (usually used in the progressive tenses) (old-fashioned) to make a loud high sad sound, when sb has died
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 enthusiastic, avid, zealous, devoted, ardent, fervent, fervid, earnest, impassioned, passionate, intense, active; agog, eager, itching, anxious:
They are keen fans of TV soap operas. I was keen to go swimming.
2 sharp, sharpened, razor-sharp, razor-like, knife-edged; trenchant, incisive, cutting, rapier-like, pointed, mordant, acid, vitriolic, acerbic, astringent, biting, acrid, acrimonious, stinging, scorching, caustic, searing, withering, virulent, pungent, sarcastic, sardonic:
This axe is very keen, so be careful. With his keen wit, the playwright answered his severest critics. His play is a keen satire on the government
3 painful, bitter, acute, poignant, fierce, grievous, severe, distressing, distressful, strong, deep, profound, intense, extreme, heartfelt:
She felt keen resentment at the way she had been treated.
4 vivid, detailed, specific, unmistaken, unmistakable or unmistakeable, distinct:
He has a keen recollection of seeing the suspect on the bus.
5 sharp, acute, sensitive, penetrating, discriminating, fine:
The bloodhound has an extremely keen sense of smell.
6 intelligent, sharp, acute, perceptive, perspicacious, percipient, sensitive, discerning, astute, smart, bright, discriminating, discriminative, quick(-witted), shrewd, clever, canny, cunning, crafty, wise:
Philip has a keen understanding of what is required of him.
7 keen on or about. fond of, enamoured of, devoted to, interested in:
Alan is almost as keen on Mary as on his stamp collection.
v.
1 weep, wail, moan, lament, mourn, grieve; bewail, bemoan:
Finnegan's widow still keens over him.
n.
2 dirge, elegy, knell, lament, lamentation, Requiem, monody, threnody, thanatopsis, epicedium, Scots and Irish coronach:
The keens could be heard throughout the neighbourhood.
Collocation
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | remain
ADV.
awfully, desperately, especially, extremely, frightfully, mad
(informal),
more than, particularly, really, terribly, very
He's mad keen on football. She's a very keen gardener.
| not at all, not overly, not too
The banks were not at all keen to lend to somebody who actually seemed to need money.
| fairly, pretty, quite, rather | always
She was always keen to hear the local gossip.
| obviously | naturally, understandably
She was naturally keen to make a good impression.
PREP.
for
They were desperately keen for information.
| on
Sally's quite keen on the idea.
PHRASES
as keen as mustard
(= very keen)
Concise dictionary
keens|keened|keening|keener|keenestkɪːnnoun
+a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
verb
+express grief verbally
adj.
+having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
+intense or sharp
+very good
+as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
+having a sharp cutting edge or point
