Word · Frequency #1267
keying
键入;输入
keying is the present participle of key.
to enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad
常与 in 连用
- 1.
To fit (a lock) with a key.
给(锁)配钥匙。
- 2.
To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
给(机械组件)装键以保持定向。
- 3.
To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
用符号标记或表明类别归属。
- 4.
To depress (a telegraph key).
按下(电报键)。
- 5.
To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
操作(对讲机的发射开关)。
- 6.
(more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
(通常用 key in)通过键盘或按键输入(信息)。
- 7.
To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
链接(如同用钥匙或图例那样)。
- 8.
To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
使用检索表时被识别为某分类单元。
- 9.
To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
修改(广告)以针对特定群体或人群。
- 10.
To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
使协调;设定;定调。
- 11.
To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
牢固固定;用键或楔子紧固。
- 12.
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).
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。
- 13.
To provide an arch with a keystone.
为拱提供拱顶石。
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
In use
The guitarist carefully keyed each string to the correct pitch before the performance.
She keyed the door after coming back home late at night.
The technician is keying the safe to ensure it is secure.
Verb forms
base key · third person keys · -ing keying · past keyed · past participle keyed
key作动词时,意为‘用钥匙锁’或‘输入(数据)’,规则变化。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- key in
- 键入;输入Just key in your account number and press Enter.只需输入你的账号并按回车。
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
及物动词: 调音,锁上;不及物动词: 使用钥匙
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。
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 4,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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