中文翻译与英英解释 | n.
1.钥匙。
2.要害，关口，要冲。
3.关键，线索，秘诀；解法。
4.(外国书的)直译本，图例，题解，图解，解释。
5.【音乐】调，主音调；(思想、表现等的)基调，调子。
6.(上钟表发条等的)钥匙；【机械工程】楔，栓，销子。
7.【电学】电键，电钥。
8.【建筑】板条间灰泥，初涂，拱顶石，冠石。
9.〔常 pl.〕(钢琴等的)键，(打字机的)键盘。
10.〔pl.〕精神权威〔尤指教皇权〕。
11.【植物；植物学】翅果。
短语和例子
false [skeleton] key配制的钥匙。 master key万能钥匙。 turn the key 转动钥匙；开锁。 Aden, the key to the Middle East 亚丁-中东的咽喉。 a key to one's success 成功的秘诀。 the key to a riddle 谜底。 the key to the code 电码索引。 a high [low] key高昂[低沉]的调子。 all in the same key千篇一律。 a chromatic key钢琴等的黑键。 a natural key钢琴等的白键。 get [have] the key of the street 被关在屋外；流浪街头。 hold the keys of 支配，控制。 in a minor key用低调；带着阴郁的情绪。 lay[put] the key under the door 闭门而去。 the golden [silver] key贿金。 the House of Keys 英国马恩岛 (Isle of Man)的下院。 the king's [queen's] keys 警察破门捕人时所用的器具。 the power of the keys 教皇的权威。 under lock and key郑重保管。
vt.
1.锁上；插上(栓等) (in on)。
2.【音乐】调整…的调子，给…调音。
3.【建筑】用拱顶石装饰 (in)。
4.键控，发(报)。
5.为…提供解决的线索。
6.用动植物特征分类表鉴定(生物标本)。
7.使(绘画等)具有某种色调[色彩]。
短语和例子
key a piano 调整钢琴的音调。 key the strings 调弦。
vi.
使用钥匙。 key off [out] 【电学】切断。 key on 【电学】接通。 key up 1. 使升调门；使紧张，鼓舞。 2. 提出(要求等)。
adj.
1.主要的。
2.〔口语〕极好的，顶呱呱的。
短语和例子
the key industries 主要工业，基本工业。 a key man 要人，核心人物 〔cf. key man〕。 a key point 要点。 a key position 据点；要职。
n.
礁，暗礁(＝cay, quay)。
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| serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
同义词：cardinal, central, fundamental, primal,
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| harmonize with or adjust to; "key one''s actions to the voters'' prevailing attitude"
| | regulate the musical pitch of
| | identify as in botany or biology, for example
同义词：identify, discover, key out, distinguish, describe, name,
| | vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
| | provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
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| metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock''s mechanism can be rotated
| | a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
| | the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
同义词：keystone, headstone,
| | mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
同义词：winder,
| | pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key"
| | something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration"
| | a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"
| | a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
| | a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"
| | any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
同义词：tonality,
| | (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint"
同义词：paint,
| | a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
同义词：cay, Florida key,
| | a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
同义词：samara, key fruit,
| | a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
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| Key是英文单词，意思是“钥匙”、“按钮”或“键”。可以指： |
例句与用法 | 1. | We were thus the key to global security .
因此我们是全球安全的关键。
| | 2. | I got into a real flap when i lost my keys .
我丢了钥匙，心里发慌。
| | 3. | This is a key point that is often overlooked .
这是常被忽略的要点。
| | 4. | Don't butcher that song by singing off key .
别唱走调而糟蹋了那首歌。
| | 5. | Walkie-talkies would be issued to key people .
关键人员都配备步话机。
| | 6. | They scared him into handing over the keys .
他们把他吓得交出了钥匙。
| | 7. | There was a lot of junk on the key .
在这个礁上，废弃的旧物太多了。
| | 8. | She is not a baby . give her the key .
她不是小孩子了，把钥匙给她吧。
| | 9. | Only the correct key will move bolt .
只有钥匙对头，才能转动锁眼。
| | 10. | Certainly , you may take the keys .
没问题，你当然可以把钥匙拿去。
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