Word · Frequency #2280
keened
恸哭;哀悼;哭丧
keened is the past of keen.
核心释义
to wail in grief; to lament or mourn, especially at a funeral
- 1.
发出恸哭
To utter a keen.
- 2.
发出大声哀号或无言的哭喊
To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
- 3.
用言语表达悲伤
express grief verbally
- 4.
哀悼
To mourn.
发出恸哭;发出大声哀号或无言的哭喊;用言语表达悲伤;哀悼;唱挽歌
用法In use
The women keened loudly at the funeral.
用法提示:此处 keened 是 keen 的过去式,表示哭泣哀悼。
She keened for her lost child.
用法提示:keened for 表示因失去而哀悼。
They keened together in grief.
用法提示:keened 在这里描述集体哀悼的行为。
keen over/for sb/sth
The family keened over the loss of their beloved grandfather.
家人哀悼他们深爱的祖父的去世。
keen sb/sth
She keened her husband's death for many years.
她哀悼她丈夫的去世多年。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- keen over
- 对着(死者/遗体)哀号痛哭
- At the funeral, the mourners keened over the coffin.葬礼上,送葬者对着棺材哀号痛哭。
- keen in grief
- 因悲伤而恸哭
- He stood beside the grave, keening in grief.他站在墓旁,悲痛地恸哭。
- keen loudly
- 大声恸哭;放声哀号
- The old woman keened loudly as the grave was filled.坟墓填土时,那位老妇人放声哀号。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
- keening her losses, repeating again and again
- 为她失去的一切恸哭,一遍又一遍地重复着
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:kin(亲属)与 keen 同音,亲人离世时恸哭哀悼。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:literary prose、historical accounts of mourning 作动词时,keen 通常表示“恸哭、哀悼”,多用于文学或历史叙述中,比较正式,口语中不常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'keen' (/kin/), ending in the same /-in/ sound. Beware of lookalikes that do not rhyme: 'kin' (/kɪn/) and 'been' (often /bɪn/ in British English) have a different vowel sound.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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