Word · Frequency #2280
keener
渴望的；热衷的
keener is the comparative of keen.
showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested
- 1.
Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
渴望的；热衷的
- 2.
Fierce, intense, vehement.
激烈的；强烈的；猛烈的
- 3.
Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
有锐利边缘或尖端的；锋利的
- 4.
Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
头脑敏锐的；有洞察力的；尖锐的
- 5.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
善于识别或作出细微区分
- 6.
Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
尖刻的；辛辣的；尖锐的
- 7.
Cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
锋利的；穿透的；刺骨的；锐利的
激烈的；强烈的；猛烈的；锋利的；头脑敏锐的；有洞察力的；尖刻的；辛辣的；有锐利边缘或尖端的；锋利的
In use
She is keen to learn Chinese before her trip to Beijing.
He's very keen on playing tennis at the weekend.
The whole team is keen to get started on the new project.
keen on sth / doing sth
用于表达对某事有强烈兴趣或渴望。
She is keen on learning French.
她热衷于学习法语。
keen to do sth
用于表达做某事的强烈意愿。
He is keen to join the team.
他渴望加入这个团队。
Common mistakes
She is keen in playing tennis.She is keen on playing tennis.
表示‘热衷于’时，应为 keen on + 名词/动名词，而非 keen in。
Connections
Collocations
- keen interest
- 浓厚的兴趣
- She has a keen interest in astronomy.她对天文学有浓厚的兴趣。
- keen observation
- 敏锐的观察
- His keen observation helped solve the mystery.他敏锐的观察力帮助解开了谜团。
- keen sense
- 敏锐的感觉
- Dogs have a keen sense of smell.狗有敏锐的嗅觉。
- keen edge
- 锋利的刀刃
- The knife has a keen edge.这把刀刀刃锋利。
- keen competition
- 激烈的竞争
- There is keen competition for the scholarship.奖学金的竞争很激烈。
- keen desire
- 强烈的愿望
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只鹰用锐利的眼睛（keen eyes）寻找猎物，记住keen就是‘锐利的、敏锐的’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：谈论兴趣或渴望、正式或非正式对话 通常用于形容强烈的兴趣或渴望，在口语和书面语中都很常见。
Grammar Note
常用于短语'keen on'表示'喜爱'；'keen to'表示'渴望'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'keen', sharing the stressed vowel /iː/ and ending /n/. No common lookalikes with different sounds are included.
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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