key
英 [ki:] 美 [ki]

• 中文拼写：基
• 名字含义：热情人之子
• 名字来源：盖尔语
• 名字类别：男

• Francis Scott Key 弗朗西斯•斯科特•基：
  （1779～1843)，美国国歌的作者和律师。

变形

复数：keys过去式：keyed过去分词：keyed现在分词：keying第三人称单数：keys

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]钥匙 metal instrument shaped so that it will move the bolt of a lock
2. [C]关键,要诀 thing that provides access, control or understanding
3. [C]键 any of the set of levers that are pressed by the fingers to operate a typewriter, piano, etc.
4. [C](乐曲的)调; 口吻,基调 set of related notes, based on a particular note, and forming the basis of a piece of music; general tone or style of sth
5. [C]题解,答案 set of answers to exercise or problems
6. [C]图例,略语表 explanation of the symbols used in a coded message or on a map, diagram, etc.

v.(动词)

1. vt. 用键盘输入 type in (data) using a keyboard
2. vt. 调音 tighten or loosen the strings of a musical instrument so that the right notes are produced
3. vt. 使某事物与他事物相似〔相适应〕 make sth similar to sth else; make sth suitable for sth else

英英释义

key[ ki: ]

• n.
  • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
  • something crucial for explaining

    "the key to development is economic integration"

  • pitch of the voice

    "he spoke in a low key"

  • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

    同义词：tonality

  • a kilogram of a narcotic drug

    "they were carrying two keys of heroin"

  • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

    同义词：samarakey fruit

  • United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)

    同义词：Francis Scott Key

  • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

    同义词：cayFlorida key

  • (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"

    同义词：paint

  • a list of answers to a test

    "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"

  • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
  • 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"

  • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

    同义词：winder

  • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

    同义词：keystoneheadstone

  • a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
• v.
  • identify as in botany or biology, for example

    同义词：identifydiscoverkey outdistinguishdescribename

  • provide with a key

    "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"

  • vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key

    "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"

  • regulate the musical pitch of
  • harmonize with or adjust to

    "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"

• adj.
  • serving as an essential component

    同义词：cardinalcentralfundamentalprimal

  • effective; producing a desired effect

    同义词：operative

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• break the key把钥匙弄断了
• cut a key配一把钥匙
• fit a key配一把钥匙
• introduce the key into the lock把钥匙插入锁内
• keep a key拿着一把钥匙
• lose a key丢失一把钥匙
• make a key做一把钥匙
• pocket a key把钥匙放进兜里
• put the key in the lock把钥匙插入锁内
• put the key under the door闭户而去
• turn the key转动钥匙
• use the key用钥匙
• afford the key提供线索
• discover the key to发现…的线索
• find a key找到答案
• have the key有了办法
• hold the keys of〔to〕掌握,控制,支配…
• offer the key提供线索
• pound the keys弹键
• press a key按键
• strike a key按键
• tap the keys弹键
• play in the key of C用C调演奏

形容词+～

• dead key死键
• golden key金钥匙
• high key高音调
• low key低音调
• major key大调
• master key万能钥匙
• right key正确答案
• soft key软键

～+名词

• key factor重要因素
• key figure关键人物
• key industry基本工业
• key issue关键问题
• key man关键人物
• key position重要位置
• key post重要职位
• key role关键性作用
• key speech重要发言
• key university重点大学

介词+～

• in a key用某一个调
• in the key of用…调演奏
• in the same key单调地,千篇一律地
• off key不合调,走调
• under lock and key严密监禁

～+介词

• key for the use of teachers供教师用的题解
• key in the lock插在锁头里的钥匙
• key of开…的钥匙
• key of C major C大调
• key of the door开门的钥匙
• key of the lock开锁的钥匙
• key of the position要害地点
• key of the room开房间的钥匙
• key to开…的钥匙
• key to an understanding of the situation了解形势的线索
• key to good health健康的诀窍
• key to success成功的秘诀
• key to the difficulty解决困难的办法
• key to the door开门的钥匙
• key to the lock开锁的钥匙
• key to the room开房间的钥匙
• key to the secret秘密的线索

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• key one's mood使某人的情绪适合
• key the factories使工厂适合
• key the programme使这个节目适合
• key this sentence输入这个句子

～+介词

• key to the needs适合需要

词组短语

key point关键点；要点

key factor关键因素；主要因素

key in[计]键入

on key上机

key issue关键议题

key link关键环节；中心环节

key component主要组成部份；关键组分

public key[计]公开密钥

key management密钥管理

key project重点项目，关键项目；枢纽工程

key phrase关键短语

key position关键部位，要害部位；位置关键帧

key parameter关键参数

key word[计]关键字；保留字

key area关键区，关键地区；标题区

key chain钥匙扣；钥匙链

key on接通；楔入；用键固定

private key私人密钥，个人密钥（用于把即将发送的消息进行加密的密钥）

press any key按任意键

key way键槽

更多收起词组短语

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. He is striking the key of his typewrite.
   他敲打着打字机的字键。
2. To exit from this page, press the return key.
   退出本页面按返回键。
3. The key here is to set up a responsibility system.
   关键是建立责任制。
4. This was the key to success of our initial talks.
   这就是我们当初会谈取得成功的关键所在。
5. The key to an entertainer's success is personality.
   一个演员成功的关键在于他是否有个性。
6. I have mislaid my key to the door.
   我不知道把门钥匙放到哪里了。
7. She inserted the key into the lock.
   她把钥匙插入锁中。
8. Do you know the key to the question?
   你知道问题的答案吗?

用作形容词(adj.)

1. They zeroed in on the key issues.
   他们集中讨论了关键问题。
2. The key factor to success is hard work.
   成功的关键因素是努力工作。
3. He is a key witness in this case.
   在这个案件中，他是一个主要见证人。
4. This is a key feature of our society.
   这是我们社会的一个主要特点。
5. We must take firm hold the key link of our work.
   我们要牢牢抓住工作的主要环节。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. She keyed in all the new data.
   她键入了所有的新数据。
2. I've keyed this sentence (in) three times, and it's still wrong!
   我把这个句子输入了三次，可是仍然不对！
3. To make matter worse, I locked my key in the car.
   更糟的是，我把钥匙锁在车里了。
4. Keeping an extra key in a coat pocket may assist drivers who lock their keys in their cars during a chaotic situation.
   在外衣兜里留一把另外的钥匙对在混乱情况中将其钥匙锁在车内的司机来可能是有帮助的。
5. Please key the piano up to concert pitch.
   请调高钢琴的音,达到合奏的音调。

权威例句

Public key cryptosystem and a signature scheme based on discrete logarithms
A Public Key Cryptosystem and a Signature Scheme Based on Discrete Logarithms
A public key cryptosystem and a signature scheme based on discrete logarithms
A public key cryptosystem and a signature scheme based on discrete logarithms
A Public Key Cryptosystem and the signature Scheme based on Discrete Logarithms
A method for obtaining digital signatures and public-key cryptosystems
A method for obtaining digital signatures and public-key cryptosystems
A Method for Obtaining Digital Signatures and Public-Key Cryptosystems
Lowe, D.G.: Distinctive Image Features from Scale-Invariant Key-points. Int. J. Comput. Vision 60(2), 91-110
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