key
美 [ki] 
英 [kiː]
- n.关键；钥匙；答案；要诀
- v.键入；用键盘输入；用钥匙划坏（汽车）
- adj.最重要的；主要的；关键的
- 网络密钥；键值；关键字
词形变化
复数：keys 现在分词：keying 过去式：keyed 同义词
英汉双解
开锁工具tool for lock
1. | 钥匙a specially shaped piece of metal used for locking a door, starting a car, etc. |
| to insert/turn the key in the lock 把钥匙插入锁孔；转动锁孔中的钥匙 |
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| the spare key to the front door 前门备用钥匙 |
| We'll have a duplicate key cut(= made) . 我们会配一把钥匙。 |
最重要的事most important thing
2. | [ususing] 关键；要诀a thing that makes you able to understand or achieve sth |
| The key to success is preparation. 成功的关键是准备。 |
| The driver of the car probably holds the key to solving the crime. 这位汽车司机很可能掌握侦破这一罪案的关键证据。 |
| The key is , how long can the federal government control the inflation rate? 关键在于联邦政府对通货膨胀率的控制能维持多久？ |
计算机on computer
3. | （计算机或打字机的）键any of the buttons that you press to operate a computer or typewriter |
| Press the return key to enter the information. 按回车键录入信息。 |
乐器on musical instrument
4. | （钢琴或其他乐器的）键any of the wooden or metal parts that you press to play a piano and some other musical instruments |
音乐music
5. | 调a set of related notes, based on a particular note. Pieces of music are usually written mainly using a particular key |
| a sonata in the key of E flat major 一首降 E 大调奏鸣曲 |
答案answers
6. | 答案；题解a set of answers to exercises or problems |
| Check your answers in the key at the back of the book. 用书后的解答核对答案。 |
地图on map
7. | （地图或平面图的）符号说明，图例an explanation of the symbols used on a map or plan |
1. | ~ sth (in).~ sth (into sth) 用键盘输入；键入to put information into a computer using a keyboard |
| Key (in) your password. 用键盘输入密码。 |
2. | 用钥匙划坏（汽车）to deliberately damage a car by scratching it with a key |
1. | [ubn] 最重要的；主要的；关键的most important; essential |
| the key issue/factor/point 关键问题╱因素；要点 |
| He was a key figure in the campaign. 他是这场运动的关键人物。 |
| She played a key role in the dispute. 她在争论中起着举足轻重的作用。 |
| ‘Caution’ is the key word in this situation. 在此情形之下，caution 为关键词。 |
| Good communication is key to our success. 良好的沟通是我们成功的关键。 |
| His contribution could be key. 他的贡献可能是最重要的。 |
英汉解释
n. | 7. 【乐】调,主音调;(思想,表现等的)基调,调子 |
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英英解释
例句
I think refining the compounds in terms of the balance of their activities is really key, but that's not to say that's trivial .
我认为，以平衡药物各项作用的方式来改进化合物的确是关键，但是这并非小事，它需要时间。
The source also said that Danyang Zhao has been low - key, so the matter entirely out of personal growth in the course of a pursuit.
该人士同时表示，赵丹阳向来低调，做这件事完全出于个人成长过程中的一个追求。
A key turning point for the global casino sector took place in 2006 when Macau gaming revenue beat that of the Las Vegas strip.
2006年，澳门博彩业收入超过拉斯维加斯，世界博彩业发生了重要转折。
This remark provides the key to the problem, how much truth there is in solipsism.
这一段话为解决唯我论中有多少真理的问题提供了钥匙。
You could say that I ordered takeout with such frequency that my dialing finger practically started to evolve into the shape of a phone key.
可以说，频繁按动叫外卖的电话号码，我的手指也快变成电话的按键了。
Linton, who had been conveyed up to the little parlour soon after I left, was terrified into fetching the key before his father re-ascended.
林惇在我走后就被搬到楼上小客厅里去，他被吓得趁他父亲还没有再上楼，就拿到了钥匙。
Obama has set a goal of doubling U. S. exports to $3. 14 trillion a year by the end of 2014 and he said Asia is key to that goal.
奥巴马制定了在2014年底将美国出口额增加一倍到3.14万亿，而亚洲是完成这一策略的关键。
The key to delegating is recognizing that your ability to do things perfectly isn't as highly valued as you think it is.
在委派中关键要承认自己把事情做到完美的能力在别人眼里看来没有自认为那么重要。
Note that this name is separate from the name used to identify the key in the key container specified in step 1.
请注意，此名称不同于用来标识步骤1中指定的密钥容器中的密钥的名称。
The subjectivity was the key concept of traditional aesthetics. It was that rationality was concretely embodied in literature texts.
主体性是传统美学的核心概念，它是理性在文学文本中的具体表现。
The key is, to not think of death as an end, but as more of a very effective way to cut down on your expenses.
关键是，不要把死亡当作一种终结，而是从更积极的角度去把它当作一种削减开销的手段。
This indicated that the man before whom that door had just opened had not a hook but a key.
这说明这个开门的人用的不是弯钩，而是一把钥匙。
"Almost finished, " he said cheerfully. And then his voice dropped into a lower key. "My dad made good on his promise last spring. "
“快完工了，”他兴奋地说着。之后他的声音突然降了八度音。“这个春天那个承诺，我爸没有食言。”
Camshaft is one of the key components of the Engine, and its contour accuracy has a direct impact on performance and life of the engine.
凸轮轴是发动机的关键零部件之一，其轮廓精度直接影响到发动机的性能和寿命。
Same-store sales are sales at stores open at least a year and are considered a key indicator of a retailer's health.
同店销售额只过去至少一年中开得店面的销售额，它作为反应零售商健康状况的重要指标。
One of the key elements of any network environment is to be able to identify what is on your network.
对于所有的网络环境，都可以确定一些关键的要素，其中之一是网络的运行状况。
Today, the object I bring with me is a key chain. Although it appears to be quite a common object, it has a very particular meaning to me.
今天我带来的东西是一个小钥匙链，虽然它看起来是一件很普通的东西，但对我来说，意义重大。
"One of the key drivers of that growth is going to be broadband penetration" , Zwillenberg said.
“对这种增长的主要动力之一将是宽带普及渗透”，Zwillenberg说。
Mr Hsuan said key advantages for the company were its low production costs and a strong record in research and development.
宣建生表示，公司的主要优势在于生产成本较低和研发方面的优良记录。
Do not get discouraged; it may be the last key in the bunch that opens the door. --Stansifer.
你不要失望，也许最后的一把钥匙，它才是替你开了门。
But, alas! Either the locks were too large, or the key was too small.
可是天哪，不是锁太大，就是钥匙太小。
He left his key at home and asked the gatekeeper to open the door for him.
他把钥匙落在家里了，所以叫看门人帮他开门。
This is the key to it all.
一切的解答都在这里。
This key admits to the house.
这把钥匙能进这间屋子。
We are falling about the lost key.
我们大家四处寻找那把丢失的钥匙。
A safe must have a key.
一个保险箱一定有一把钥匙。
They increased the tempo of their key changes, from every 15 days to every day.
他们的密码底改变得越来越快，从十五天一变改为一天一变。
He said that the key was lost, and further, that there was no hope of its being found.
他说那钥匙遗失了，而且也没有希望找到它。
He saw only family members and a few key officials who relayed information to him and decisions from him.
他只见家庭成员，以及向他汇报情况和传达他的决定的少数重要官员。
It's not easy to pass into this key university.
他考上这所重点大学不容易。
At sundown the massive double wooden gates of the ghetto were closed and locked with a large iron key.
在太阳落山时，贫民区的笨重的两扇大木门便被关上，锁上一把大铁锁。
Our top management went to New York to speak to a group of a hundred key bankers and stock analysts.
我们公司的高级经理人员曾前往纽约，与一批主要银行家和股票行情分析家会谈。
"Oh, I'm not dangerous, " he said in the same key.
“呵，我这个人并不危险！”他用同样的语气回敬道。
As organizations, they have been key forces on behalf of political independence in the former colonial countries.
作为团体组织，它们在前殖民地国家已成为代表政治独立的关键力量。
Troops were reported to be guarding the key points there.
据报告，部队正守卫着那儿的要塞。
The machine in hardware store can reproduce a key in two minutes.
以硬件存储的机器可在2分钟后复印出答案。
The small boat rescues had retrieved nearly forty people from the key before.
在此之前，一些小救生船从岛上救出了大约四十人。
Music students learn how to add other parts to a given tune, and how to modulate to a related key.
音乐学生学习给一个现有的调子配上其他各部，还要学习怎样转成和声调。
"Everyone ready? " He loosed the chains and turned the big key.
“大家全准备好了吧？”他解开铁链，转动了大钥匙。
The president appears likely to change course on some key issues.
总统看起来可能要在某些重要问题上改变方针。
She went back to the table, half hoping she might find another key on it.
她回到桌子跟前，希望还能在桌上找到另一把钥匙。
The neoclassical theories described in Chapter 11 rely on the use of the market as a key element in the development process.
第十一章所叙述的新古典主义理论是把利用市场作为经济发展进程中的关键因素。
To bring out the key points, we have made simplifying "small-country" assumptions in Figure 9. 1.
为了阐明主要论点，在图9-1中，我们作了一些使之简化的“小国”假设。
He pitched the tune in a lower key.
他把调子定得较低。
Which door does this key belong to?
这把钥匙是开哪个门的？
A computer can soak up all you key into it.
计算机你键入什么它都能记住。
Turn the key clockwise.
顺时针方向转动钥匙。
The size of the contribution is not what matters most. The key here is to have the heart to do it.
贡献的大小不是重点，重要的是你要有颗真诚的心。
Business composition: Be familiar with the key businesses that make up the company and their respective revenue and profit contributions.
业务构成：应该了解一个公司的主要业务构成以及各业务部门的营业额和利润贡献。
The researchers said the key to the mystery lies in their discovery of a road on the tiny Pacific island.
研究学者指出，解谜关键在于这座太平洋小岛上新发现的一条道路。
They said no. Their reason was that if I lost the key, the wrong person may find it and steal things from the building.
他们说没有，他们的理由是担心如果我丢了钥匙，坏人捡到了偷了公寓的什么东西。
In addressing the scourge of the Osama bin Laden, the U. S. seems to use a speech after the end of the low-key.
在解决了拉登这个心腹大患之后，美国看起来要用一场演讲终结此前的低调。
He has a key to the front door so he will be able to let himself in.
他有前门的钥匙，自己能开门进来。
If someone do not use his talent, just like iron in useless key . it is very easy to get rust. in the end he could not finish his own work.
如果一个人有才而不用，就像废弃钥匙上的铁一样，这些才能很快就会生锈，并最终无法完成安排给自己的工作。
Homochiral cyanohydrins are of synthetic interest as they may be elaborated into a number of key multifunctional intermediates.
氰醇是合成一些多官能基化合物的重要中间体。
As the key turned the lock, a slight movement caught Andy's attention and he found himself staring into a pair of dark eyes.
当钥匙把锁打开了，一个轻微的动作吸引了Andy的注意，他发现自己凝视着一双深邃的眼睛。
Vancouver missed out on the top spot because its infrastructure score had fallen due to periodic closures of a key motorway.
温哥华之所以与第一名失之交臂，原因就在于关闭了一个重要的高速公路而导致“基础设施”这项得分下降。
Both Israel and the U. S. see Mr. Abbas as the key to reviving the peace process and ending more than five years of bloodshed.
美国和以色列都把阿巴斯看作是恢复和平进程、以及结束5年多流血冲突的关键人物。
The cache key for the fragments needs to be computed such that the complete navigational state of the portlet contributes to this key.
需要计算片段的缓存键，以确定是否向此键提供了Portlet的完整导航状态。
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, a key national Communist leader, says the American president "has gone out of his mind. "
印度西孟加拉邦首席部长布达戴布.巴塔恰吉是印度共产党的一位全国性领袖，他说，布什总统简直“不知所云”。
He said the key was to "break the link" between people coming to the UK to work and gaining citizenship, which increased the population.
他说关键是“剪断纽带”，人们来到英国工作并且获得国籍，造成人口增长。
The subjects had to predict, as fast as possible, the direction of the ball and where it would land, by hitting a keyboard key.
这些被试必须在预测来球的方向和球落地的位置后尽快击中键盘上的一个键。
Former Brazil star Rai believes Lucas Leiva is beginning to blossom into a key player for both club and country.
前巴西球星拉易相信卢卡斯将会在俱乐部和国家队开始绽放光芒…
To avoid trying to handle the header of the CSV, I first check to see if the byte count (the key object) is not zero.
为了避免除了CSV头部，首先检查是否字节数（key对象）为零。
But he remained vague about thetimingofa key issue, and he said the quantity of fuel involved should be up to Iran.
但他对时间，关键事项则表示模糊，而他说其中包括的能源数量应该由伊朗决定。
here ' s another way to look at it : one of the smallest parts of a car is the ignition key . yet , without it , you don ' t move forward.
不妨从另一角度来看：车的启动钥匙是最小的组件，可是没有它，您却寸步难前。
ShareThis is a great example of the kind of company that could become a key foundation for innovation in the next era of the web.
如果有一类公司对于下一代网络的创新有着关键的基础作用的话，那么ShareThis就是一个很好的例子。
