Key
[ ki? ]
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n. 鑰匙;（打字機等的）鍵;關鍵，線索，秘訣;（音樂的）調;
vt. 鍵入;鎖上;調節…的音調;提供線索;
vi. 使用鑰匙;
adj. 關鍵的;主要的;
?? 例句
modulate from one key to another
從一個音調轉到另一個音調
Self-confidence is the key factor in any successful career.
自信是任何成功之道的關鍵因素。
The musicians keyed their instruments just before the concert began.
樂師們在音樂會快開始前為樂器調了音。
This is the key to world peace.
這是世界和平的關鍵。
The detective believes the missing gun is the key to the mystery.
那偵探認為那把丟失的槍是偵破這宗疑案的線索。
?? 聯想助記
【記】key-拼音“可以”:鑰匙可以開門
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?? 牛津釋義
key
n
1 [C] metal instrument shaped so that it will move the bolt of a lock (and so lock or unlock sth) 鑰匙
turn the key in the lock 轉動鎖孔中的鑰匙
the car keys 汽車鑰匙
the key to the front door 前門的鑰匙
have a duplicate key cut, ie made 配鑰匙. =>illus 見插圖.
2 [C] similar instrument for grasping and turning sth, eg for winding a clock 類似鑰匙的器具（如上鐘表發條用的）
Where's the key for turning off the radiator? 關散熱器的開關在哪里?
3 [C]
(a) (music 音) set of related notes, based on a particular note, and forming the basis of (part of) a piece of music 調
a sonata in the key of E flat major/A minor 一首降E大調[A小調]奏鳴曲
This piece changes key many times. 這首曲子有多處變調.
(b) (fig 比喻) general tone or style of sth （事 物的）基調, 調子, 調門兒
Her speech was all in the same key, ie monotonous. 她的演說自始至終是一個調子（單調乏味）.
4 [C] any of the set of levers that are pressed by the fingers to operate a typewriter, piano, etc （打字機、 鋼琴等的）鍵. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, pages x, xi.
5 [C]
(a) set of answers to exercises or problems 題解; 答案
a book of language tests, complete with key 附答案的語言測驗試題集.
(b) explanation of the symbols used in a coded message or on a map, diagram, etc （地圖、 圖表等上的）略語表, 符號表, 凡例, 圖例.
6 [C usu sing 通常作單數]
~ (to sth) thing that provides access, control or understanding 關鍵; 要訣
Diet and exercise are the key (to good health). 吃固定食物、 做運動是（身體健康的）關鍵.
The key to the whole affair was his jealousy. 整個事情的癥結是因為他忌妒.
7 [sing] roughness given to a surface so that plaster or paint will stick to it （助灰漿或顏料附著的）粗糙表面
Gently sand the plastic to provide a key for the paint. 用砂紙在塑料上輕輕打磨出粗糙面以便涂顏料.
8 [C] (botany 植) winged fruit of some trees, eg the ash and elm 翅果（如 、 榆等樹的果實）. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page i.
9 (idm 習語) under lock and key => lock2. key, adj [attrib 作定語]
very important or essential 極重要的; 關鍵性的
a key figure in the dispute 爭論中的關鍵人物
a key industry, speech, position 重要的工業、 講話、 位置.
key v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (in) (computing 計) type in (data) using a keyboard 用鍵盤輸入（數據）
I've keyed this sentence (in) three times, and it's still wrong!我把這個句子輸入了三次, 可是仍然不對!
2 [Tn] roughen (a surface) so that plaster or paint will stick to it 將（表面）弄粗糙（以便附著灰漿或顏料）.
3 (phr v) key sth to sth
(a) make sth similar to sth else 使某事物與他事物相似
She keyed her mood to that of the other guests. 她控制住情緒使之與其他客人一致.
(b) make sth suitable for sth else 使某事物與他事物相適應
The farm was keyed to the needs of the local people. 農?quot;吹鋇厝說男枰髁說髡? key sb up (usu passive 通常用於被動語態) make sb excited, nervous or tense 使某人激動或緊張
The manager warned us not to get too keyed up before the big match. 領隊告誡我們在大賽之前不要太激動. key (also cay), n low island or reef, esp in the W Indies and off the coast of Florida 低島, 暗礁, 珊瑚礁（尤指西印度群島和美國佛羅里達州海岸處）.
?? 考研助記
k(打開)+e(鑰匙孔狀): 鑰匙
?? 擴展釋義
*[ki:]n. 鑰匙, 鍵, 解答, 關鍵, 要害, 基調, 線索, 答案, 暗礁vt. 調音, 鎖上, 提供線索vi. 使用鑰匙【計】 鍵, 密鑰【化】 鍵【醫】 電鑰, 栓體, 鍵【經】 關鍵, 要害; 主要的相關詞組: have the key of the street in a minor key key up put the key under the door the key to all in the same key
?? 醫學釋義
①電鑰 ②鍵，按鈕，開關
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Oh yes.
你好。
You can't please everyone.
你不可能討好每一個人。
And it should not be forgotten how small those resources are in a poor and backward country.
不應忘記，在一個貧窮落后的國家里，那部分財力是很有限的。