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I?don’t?know?the?key?to?success,?but?the?key?to?failure?is?trying?to?please?everybody.????–?Bill?Cosby
我不知道成功的祕(mì)訣是什么,但試著迎合每一個(gè)人是失敗的祕(mì)訣。–?比爾?考斯比

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一、你知道key有幾種含義嗎?

adj.

最重要的;關(guān)鍵的

He is expected to be the key witness at the trial.

他將成為審判的關(guān)鍵證人。

n.

1.鑰匙 [C]

Leave him this key before you go.

你走之前把這把鑰匙交給他。

2.圖例,題解 [C]

This book is the key for use of students only.

這本書(shū)是專(zhuān)供學(xué)生用的題解。

3.(解決問(wèn)題的)線索,秘訣,答案 [C]

The detective believes the missing gun is the key to the mystery.

那偵探認(rèn)為那把丟失的槍是偵破這宗疑案的線索。

4.(鋼琴,打字機(jī)等的)按鍵 [C]

As long as no key is pressed, the scanning goes around in a circular manner.

只要沒(méi)有按下鍵,掃描就循環(huán)地進(jìn)行。

5.【音】調(diào) [C]

The song is written in the key of D.

這首歌是用D調(diào)譜寫(xiě)的。

v.

1.【音】為…調(diào)音 [T]

The musicians keyed their instruments just before the concert began.

樂(lè)師們?cè)谝魳?lè)會(huì)快開(kāi)始前為樂(lè)器調(diào)了音。

2.用鍵盤(pán)輸入(信息等)(+in/into) [T]

The data-entry clerk who fails to key in something as important as an invoice amount creates a real problem.

如果數(shù)據(jù)錄入人員錯(cuò)誤地輸入發(fā)票內(nèi)容,或者是數(shù)量,這就是很?chē)?yán)重的問(wèn)題。

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二、下面我們來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)一下含有key的常見(jiàn)短語(yǔ)

command key

n.[計(jì)]命令鍵

key ring

n. 鑰匙圈

key word

n.[計(jì)]關(guān)鍵字,保留字

master key

n. 萬(wàn)能鑰匙

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三,你掌握key的用法了嗎?一起來(lái)做個(gè)小測(cè)試吧!

He?jumbled?up?everything?in?the?drawer?to?find?his ___ .
他為了找到他的鑰匙把整個(gè)抽屜都翻亂了。