key过去式

1. 钥匙
2. 答案，谜底
3. （达到目的或解决问题的）方法，手段，关键，要诀
4. 题解，解释，逐字译本，密码本
5. 略语表，发音表，符号表，凡例
6. （地理上的）要冲，门口，（对形势等的）控制权
7. 键
8. 【音】调，主音
9. 关键人物
10. 外形或用途类似钥匙的器具，扳手
11. 声调，基调，调子
12. （感情、行动等的）激烈程度
13. 基本色调
14. 【植】翅果
15. 【篮】罚球区
16. 低岛，礁，暗礁，珊瑚礁
17. （大麻等麻醉品的）一公斤

1. 主要的，关键性的，极重要的

1. 用键盘输入，键控，发报
2. 用钥匙锁上
3. 插上（栓、销子等）
4. 拴住
5. 【音】为...调音
6. 【建】用拱顶石装饰
7. 为（演说、文章等）定基调
8. 使（绘画等）具有特定色调
9. 使协调，使和谐，使适应
10. 使用（检索表）鉴定（生物标本）
11. 为...提供题解（答案、略语表等）
12. 用楔子绷紧担架帆布

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.

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

1.钥匙
Akey is a specially shaped piece of metal that you place in a lock and turn in order to open or lock a door, or to start or stop the engine of a vehicle.

key是什么意思

e.g. They put thekey in the door and entered...
他们用钥匙打开门进去了。
e.g. She reached for her coat and car keys.
她伸手拿外套和汽车钥匙。

2.（计算机或打字机的）键
Thekeys on a computer keyboard or typewriter are the buttons that you press in order to operate it.

3.（钢琴或风琴的）键
Thekeys of a piano or organ are the long narrow pieces of wood or plastic that you press in order to play it.

4.（音乐的）调
In music, akey is a scale of musical notes that starts on one specific note.

e.g. ...thekey of A minor.
A小调

5.（地图、图解或科技书籍的）略语表，符号表，凡例
Thekey on a map or diagram or in a technical book is a list of the symbols or abbreviations used and their meanings.

key

e.g. You will find akey at the front of the book.
你会在书的前面找到略语表。

6.最重要的；关键的
Thekey person or thing in a group is the most important one.

key的近义词

e.g. He is expected to be thekey witness at the trial...
他将成为审判的关键证人。
e.g. Education is likely to be akey issue in the next election.
在下届选举中教育可能成为最重要的一个议题。

7.关键；要诀
Thekey to a desirable situation or result is the way in which it can be achieved.

e.g. Thekey to success is to be ready from the start...
成功的关键在于从一开始就要准备充分。
e.g. Diet and relaxation are two important keys to good health.
限制饮食和放松身心是保持健康的两个要诀。

8. see also: master key
under lock andkey -> see lock

相关词组：key in

1. This lock has a special key.
   这个锁有把特别的钥匙。
2. This bunch of keys is yours.
   这串钥匙是你的。
3. He cried that he had found the key.
   他大声叫喊找到了钥匙。
4. I spent ten minutes searching through the drawer for the key, and it was in my bag all the time!
   我花了十分钟翻遍抽屉找钥匙,原来钥匙一直在我包里。
5. He left his keys in his bed.
   他把钥匙遗忘在床上了。
6. I didn't miss the key until I got home and found it wasn't in my bag.
   直到我回到家想从包里拿钥匙时,才发现它不见了。
7. Where is the key to the office?
   办公室的钥匙在哪儿?
8. I lost the key to the door.
   我把门钥匙丢了。
9. Have you got the key to this door?
   你有这个门的钥匙吗?
10. He used his key to open the door.
    他用钥匙开门。
11. Transport has always been the master key of trade.
    运输一向是贸易的关键。
12. The key to the whole affair was his jealousy.
    整个事件的症结就是因为他妒忌。
13. Education becomes the key to progress.
    教育成为进步的关键。
14. Diligence is the key to success.
    勤奋是成功的秘诀。
15. Diet and exercise are the key to good health.
    吃规定食物和锻炼是身体健康的关键。
16. The key to good health is to eat and sleep regularly.
    保持身体健康的秘诀是饮食和睡眠要有规律。
17. Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.
    直布罗陀是地中海的要害。
18. Her fingers touched the keys of the typewriter speedily and accurately.
    她的手指迅速而准确地触动打字机的键。
19. A key is the part of a piano that you touch to make music.
    琴键是钢琴上用手指敲击的部件，它能使钢琴发出乐音。
20. Piano keys are either black or white.
    钢琴键不是黑色的就是白色的。
21. The instruments were tuned to the key of E.
    乐器都调为E调。
22. The letter was written in an angry key.
    这封信是用愤怒的口吻写成的。
23. Her speech was all in the same key.
    她的演说自始至终是一个基调。
24. I don't know the key to the puzzle.
    我不知道这个谜语的谜底。
25. He is a key man.
    他是个重要人物。
26. Beijing University is one of the key universities in China.
    北京大学是中国的一所重点大学。

1. I have keyed this sentence three times, and it's still wrong!
   我把这个句子输入了三次,可是仍然不对。
2. The company keyed its factories to produce more goods.
   该公司使他的各工厂能够生产更多的货物。
3. The concert was a failure because the instruments were wrongly keyed.
   那场音乐会失败了,因为乐器定错调了。

• I tried the lock with one of my own keys, and managed to open the trunk.

  出自：A. S. Neill

• She has a key and lets herself in.

  出自：W. Wharton

• A..Mustang with the driver's window open and the key in the ignition.

  出自：J. Gores

• Lean young skyscrapers..key in with Rome's general virtuosity.

  出自：E. Bowen

key of, key to

key的后置定语可由of引起,也可由to引起,其区别是：

1.作“钥匙”解时, of后接“房间,建筑物”等, to后接“门,锁”等

2.作“关键”解时, of后接一般事物, to后接“成功”等结果名词

3.作“…的键”解时,用of,作“通往…的要冲”“…的答案”解时,用to。总之,含有方向、结果等意味时接to,表示所属时用of。