Word · Frequency #1267
keying
键入;输入
keying is the present participle of key.
核心释义
常与 in 连用
to enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad
- 1.
给(锁)配钥匙。
To fit (a lock) with a key.
- 2.
给(机械组件)装键以保持定向。
To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- 3.
用符号标记或表明类别归属。
To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- 4.
按下(电报键)。
To depress (a telegraph key).
- 5.
操作(对讲机的发射开关)。
To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- 6.
(通常用 key in)通过键盘或按键输入(信息)。
(more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- 7.
链接(如同用钥匙或图例那样)。
To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- 8.
使用检索表时被识别为某分类单元。
To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- 9.
修改(广告)以针对特定群体或人群。
To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- 10.
使协调;设定;定调。
To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- 11.
牢固固定;用键或楔子紧固。
To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- 12.
通过加入抹灰底层(灰泥透过板条间以固定其余部分)来准备抹灰。
To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- 13.
为拱提供拱顶石。
To provide an arch with a keystone.
使适应;使针对;调准;给…配钥匙/装钥匙;用键或楔固定或连接;用符号/图例标记或关联;按检索表鉴定;按(发报键);操作(无线电)发射键;在板条间加灰打底;为抹灰做准备
用法In use
The guitarist carefully keyed each string to the correct pitch before the performance.
用法提示:keyed作为动词,表示“调音”,后接宾语string和介词短语to the pitch。
She keyed the door after coming back home late at night.
用法提示:keyed作为动词,表示“用钥匙锁上”,直接宾语the door。
The technician is keying the safe to ensure it is secure.
用法提示:keying作为动词进行时,表示“锁上”,宾语the safe。
key in sth / key sth in
指用键盘或按键输入信息,常用于计算机、密码、数据等场景;宾语是代词时必须放在 in 之前,如 key it in。
Key in your password, then press Enter.
输入你的密码,然后按回车键。
key sth to sth
表示按某个对象来调整、设计或定调,多见于被动结构 be keyed to sth。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- key in
- 键入;输入
- Please key in your password to log in.请输入密码以登录。
- key something to
- 使…适应;使…针对
- She keyed the training to the needs of each employee.她根据每名员工的需求调整培训。
- key a lock
- 给锁配钥匙;使锁可使用特定钥匙开启
- A locksmith can key the lock to your front door key.锁匠可以给这把锁配上能开你前门的钥匙。
- key the microphone
- 按下(对讲机的)通话键
- Key the microphone only when you are ready to speak.只有准备好说话时才按下麦克风的通话键。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一把钥匙(key)插进锁孔——动词key就是给锁配钥匙;再想想键盘上的key键,key in就是敲入信息。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:computing、data entry 作动词表示“用键盘输入”时通常与 in 连用,语气中性,比较常见于电脑操作、填表或软件使用说明等场合;日常口语中也可用 type in 或 enter。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词: 调音,锁上;不及物动词: 使用钥匙
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
quay、see、tea 与 key 的读音相同或押韵(/i/);monkey、hockey、turkey 词尾的 -key 也读 /ki/。注意:they、grey 这类以 -ey 结尾的词常读 /eɪ/,与 key 发音不同,不要混淆。
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
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