keen adj. eager to be intense eager to be eager to be eager to be enthusiastic to be enthusiastic to be sharp and love to be sensitive (right...) Fascinated, interested, cheap, quick-thinking, cold and biting
vi. Weeping and wailing
n. Weeping: An elegy
1.主要考点是其形容词用法。 相当于enthusiastic
Refers to a rush to do something or a desire for something to happen because of a strong interest or desire, usually followed by the preposition on or the verb infinitive.
be keen on/about (doing sth
be keen to do
Zealous, eager/obsessed with, ...... Enthusiastic and enthusiastic
Tom's very keen on Anna.
Tom is obsessed with Anna.
Mick has always been very keen on Carla.
Mick has always had a crush on Kara.
Both companies were keen on a merger
Both companies are keen to merge.
She is also keen on the ballet.
She is also passionate about ballet.
I got quite keen on the idea.
I was very enthusiastic about the idea.
I wasn't too keen about her suggestion.
I wasn't keen on her advice.
I'm not keen on spicy food.
I don't like spiced food.
I wasn't too keen on physics and chemistry.
I don't really like physics and chemistry.
Many companies in Britain are keen on the idea of tax incentives for R& D.
Many companies in the UK have welcomed the idea of tax incentives to encourage R&D.
She's not keen on being told what to do.
She doesn't like people dictating to her.
I wasn't too keen on going to the party.
I didn't really want to go to this party.
She was keen on going to the picnic.
She would love to take part in this picnic.
I am dead keen on fishing.
I love fishing.
You are really keen on playing chess.
You guys really have a lot of addiction to chess.
I'm keen on providing signers for deaf people and readers for the blind.
I am passionate about providing sign language for the deaf and blind and reading aloud for the blind.
You're not keen on going, are you?...
You don't really want to go, do you?
John was very keen to help.
John was eager and willing to help.
They were keen on going to Europe in the spring.
They eagerly awaited a trip to Europe in the spring.
They are keen to get the negotiating process back on the rails.
They are keen to get the negotiations back on track.
The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot.
The bankruptcy officer wants to sell the shops as a whole.
He is keen to point out the benefits which the family network can provide.
He is happy to point out the benefits that a home network can bring.
Most managements are keen to avoid strikes.
Most operators want to avoid strikes.
Companies are increasingly keen to contract out peripheral activities like training.
Companies are increasingly inclined to outsource non-core operations like training.
Americans are never too keen to leave their beloved country.
Americans are in no hurry to leave the country they love.
They'll be keen to enhance their reputation abroad.
They will be very eager to improve their reputation abroad.
She is keen to pass the exams.
She was desperate to pass the exam.
Firms are now keen to hold on to the people they recruit.
Companies are now desperate to retain the hired staff.
Steve was keen to get all the dirt he could on her
Steve is hell-bent on finding out all the scandals about her.
2.be keen (that) 从句
My father was very keen that I should fulfill my potential.
My father was keen for me to reach my potential.
We are keen that our school should get involved too.
We look forward to our own school getting involved.
I'm very keen that the European Union should be as open as possible to trade from Russia.
I fervently hope that the EU will open up trade with Russia as much as possible.
They want their daughter to go to university, but they are also keen that she get a summer job.
They want their daughter to go to college, but they also want her to get a summer job.
3. Keen to make a preposition:
a keen sportsman
People who are enthusiastic about sports
one of the keenest supporters of the team
One of the most enthusiastic supporters of this team
He's been a keen supporter of the Labour Party all his life.
He was an ardent advocate of the Labour Party throughout his life.
She was a keen amateur photographer.
She is an amateur photographer.
a keen mind/intellect
Agile thinking/mind
He took a keen interest in his grandson's education.
He was interested in his grandson's education. (Strong; Thick; Deep)
He had retained a keen interest in the progress of the work.
He had been interested in the progress of that work.
Dogs have a keen sense of smell.
Dogs have a keen sense of smell. (sensitive; keen)
I can see you have a keen sense of humour.
I can tell you have a great sense of humor.
They described him as a man of keen intellect.
They described him as a man of quick thinking.
My friend has a keen eye for (= is good at noticing) a bargain.
My friends will find bargains the most. (sensitive; keen)
There is keen competition for places at the college.
To attend this college is very competitive. (intense; intense)
There is expected to be a keen fight in the local elections.
The local elections are expected to be very competitive.
The company negotiates very keen prices with their suppliers.
The company haggled to get a very low price from the supplier. (Inexpensive, competitive)
verb
Weeping and wailing
He tossed back his head and keened.
He looked up to the sky and wept.