key Meaning | BeDict

noun

钥匙，密钥

An object designed to open and close a lock.

Examples :

"The key to the front door was lost, so we couldn't get in. "

通往前门的钥匙丢了，所以我们进不去。

noun

键，销钉

An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.

Examples :

"The lock on my school locker needed a new key to open it. "

我学校储物柜上的锁需要一个新的键才能打开。

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noun

关键，要点。

A crucial step or requirement.

Examples :

"The key to solving this problem is persistence."

解决这个问题的关键在于坚持。

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noun

图例，说明。

A guide explaining the symbols or terminology of a map or chart; a legend.

Examples :

"The key says that A stands for the accounting department."

图例上说，A代表会计部门。

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noun

答案，题解

A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.

Examples :

"Some students cheated by using the answer key."

有些学生作弊，偷看了答案。

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noun

按键, 键

One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.

Examples :

"Press the Escape key."

按下Esc键.

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noun

琴键，键。

In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.

Examples :

"The clarinet player pressed the key to change to a higher note. "

单簧管演奏者按下琴键，换到了更高的音符。

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noun

琴键，键。

In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.

Examples :

"The organist pressed the correct key on the pipe organ to play the high C. "

管风琴师按下了管风琴上正确的琴键，弹出了高音C。

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noun

主音，基调

The lowest note of a scale; keynote.

Examples :

"The key of the song we're learning in music class is C. "

我们音乐课上学的这首歌的主音是C。

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noun

调，音调

In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.

Examples :

"The song is in the key of C major. "

这首歌是C大调的。

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noun

调，音调.

In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.

Examples :

"The piece of music was in the key of C major. "

这首乐曲是C大调。

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noun

谱号，调号

In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.

Examples :

"The music teacher explained that the key of the song was C major. "

音乐老师解释说，这首歌的调号是C大调。

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noun

调，基调

The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.

Examples :

"The key to her presentation was enthusiasm; everyone felt excited about the project. "

她演讲的基调是热情洋溢，大家都对这个项目感到兴奋。

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noun

关键词, 关键信息.

A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.

Examples :

"The marketing team created a key to their advertisement for parents, focusing on the benefits of the new after-school program. "

营销团队针对家长对广告进行了关键词调整，着重强调了新课后项目的益处。

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noun

翅果

An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.

Examples :

"The maple tree produced many keys, which scattered in the wind. "

这棵枫树结了很多翅果，它们随风飘散。

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noun

电键，摩尔斯电码键。

A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.

Examples :

"The Morse code key was used by the radio operator to send urgent messages to the ship. "

无线电员使用摩尔斯电码键向船只发送紧急信息。

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noun

密码，密钥

A piece of information (e.g. a passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.

Examples :

"The key to unlocking the secret message was a special passphrase. "

解锁这条秘密信息的密钥是一段特殊的密码短语。

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noun

密码，口令

A password restricting access to an IRC channel.

Examples :

"The key to the student forum IRC channel is "secret123". "

学生论坛IRC频道的密码是“secret123”。

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noun

外键，索引键。

In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).

Examples :

"The student ID number is a key in the student database that links to a separate table containing each student's grades. "

学生ID号码是学生数据库中的一个外键，它关联到另一个包含每个学生成绩的表格。

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noun

键，关键词.

A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.

Examples :

"The student's unique ID number is the key to accessing their online school account. "

学生的唯一识别码是访问他们在线学校账户的关键词。

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noun

禁区，罚球区

The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.

Examples :

"He shoots from the top of the key."

他从禁区顶端投篮。

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noun

检索表，鉴别指南

A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.

Examples :

"The biologist used a key to identify the different types of birds she saw in the park. "

这位生物学家使用检索表（鉴别指南）来辨认她在公园里看到的各种鸟类。

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noun

楔子, 垫木.

A piece of wood used as a wedge.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a small key to wedge the door shut. "

木匠用一个小的垫木把门楔紧了。

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noun

楔子，末板。

The last board of a floor when laid down.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully laid the key board to finish the floor of the classroom. "

木匠小心翼翼地铺设好末板，完成了教室的地板铺设。

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noun

拱心石，关键。

A keystone.

Examples :

"The archway's keystone was made of a special, strong stone. "

拱门的拱心石是用一种特殊的坚固石头制成的。

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noun

灰泥键，泥灰扣。

That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.

Examples :

"The key of the plaster holds the laths together, creating a solid wall. "

灰泥键将木条紧紧扣在一起，从而形成坚固的墙壁。

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noun

轨枕垫板, 轨枕垫块

A wooden support for a rail on the bullhead rail system.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully placed the key under the rail to support it. "

木匠小心地把轨枕垫块放在铁轨下面，用来支撑它。

"The carpenter carefully placed the key beneath the rail to support it. "

木匠小心地把轨枕垫板放在铁轨下面，以支撑它。

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noun

附着力, 咬合力

The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.

Examples :

"The door panel should be sanded down carefully to provide a good key for the new paint."

门板应该仔细打磨，以便为新油漆提供良好的附着力。

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noun

钥匙牌 (Yàoshí pái), 关键牌 (Guānjiàn pái)

The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.

Examples :

"The key card in my Lenormand reading is the "thirty-third card." "

在我的雷诺曼卡牌解读中，那张钥匙牌，也就是第三十三张牌。 (Zài wǒ de léinuòmàn kǎpái jiědú zhōng, nà zhāng yàoshí pái, yě jiùshì dì sānshísān zhāng pái.)

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noun

油墨层，黑色油墨。

(print and film) The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.

Examples :

"The printer's key color needs adjustment to create a darker blue. "

打印机里的黑色油墨需要调整，才能印出更深的蓝色。

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noun

键，色键

A color to be masked or made transparent.

Examples :

"The artist used a special key color to make the background of the painting transparent. "

这位艺术家使用了一种特殊的色键，让画作的背景变得透明。

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verb

配钥匙，用钥匙开（锁）。

To fit (a lock) with a key.

Examples :

"The locksmith needs to key the new front door so we can all get in. "

锁匠需要给新前门配把钥匙，这样我们大家都能进来了。

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verb

用键固定，用销连接

To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.

Examples :

"The carpenter keyed the drawer to the cabinet, ensuring it would open and close in the right position. "

木匠用键将抽屉和柜子固定在一起，确保它能在正确的位置打开和关闭。

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verb

标记，标明。

To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.

Examples :

"The teacher keyed the students' papers, marking each one with a check mark if they had completed the assignment. "

老师在学生的作业上做了标记，凡是完成作业的，都用勾号标明了。

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verb

按键，发报。

(telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).

Examples :

"The operator keyed the telegraph to send the urgent message about the school bus delay. "

操作员按键发报，发送了关于校车延误的紧急信息。

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verb

按键, 发射信号.

To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).

Examples :

"To talk to his friend at the park, he keyed the radio transmitter. "

为了和在公园的朋友说话，他按键发射了无线电信号。

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verb

输入，录入

(more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.

Examples :

"Our instructor told us to key in our user IDs."

我们的老师让我们把用户ID输入进去。

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verb

划 (huá)，刮花 (guā huā)。

To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.

Examples :

"He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot."

他把占了他车位的车给划了。

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verb

对应，关联。

To link (as one might do with a key or legend).

Examples :

"The teacher keyed the different colored shapes on the map to specific types of plants. "

老师把地图上不同颜色的形状对应到特定的植物种类。

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verb

检索，辨认

To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.

Examples :

"Using the plant identification key, the student was able to key the unknown flower as a species of daisy. "

通过植物鉴定检索表，这位学生成功地将这种不知名的花检索为雏菊的一种。

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verb

针对，锁定。

To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.

Examples :

"The marketing team keyed the advertisement for student discounts, focusing on language that would appeal to high schoolers. "

营销团队针对学生折扣对广告进行了修改，侧重于能吸引高中生的语言。

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verb

定调，校准。

To attune to; to set at; to pitch.

Examples :

"The musician needed to key the piano to the correct pitch before the concert. "

音乐家需要在音乐会之前把钢琴的音调校准到正确的音高。

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verb

锁紧，固定。

To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.

Examples :

"The carpenter keyed the wooden door shut with a strong metal wedge. "

木匠用一个结实的金属楔子把木门牢牢地楔紧锁住。

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adjective

关键的，至关重要的

Indispensable, supremely important.

Examples :

"He is the key player on his soccer team."

他是他足球队里最关键的球员。

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adjective

重要的，关键的。

Important, salient.

Examples :

"She makes several key points."

她提出了几个关键的论点。

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noun

小岛，岛屿.

One of a string of small islands.

Examples :

"the Florida Keys"

佛罗里达群岛

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noun

码头，埠头

A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

Examples :

"The cargo ship docked at the key, allowing workers to unload the crates. "

货船停靠在码头，工人们开始卸载那些板条箱。

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noun

千克，公斤

In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg

Examples :

"The scientist measured the mass of the sample in kilograms, the key unit of mass in the metric system. "

科学家用千克测量了样品的质量，千克是公制系统中质量的关键单位。

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noun

千克

The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.

Examples :

"The kilogram is the key unit of weight in the science lab. "

千克是科学实验室中关键的重量单位。

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Meanings

钥匙， 密钥

Examples :

"The key to the front door was lost, so we couldn't get in. "

通往前门的钥匙丢了，所以我们进不去。

键，销钉

Examples :

"The lock on my school locker needed a new key to open it. "

我学校储物柜上的锁需要一个新的键才能打开。

关键，要点。

Examples :

"The key to solving this problem is persistence."

解决这个问题的关键在于坚持。

图例，说明。

Examples :

"The key says that A stands for the accounting department."

图例上说，A代表会计部门。

答案，题解

Examples :

"Some students cheated by using the answer key."

有些学生作弊，偷看了答案。

按键, 键

Examples :

"Press the Escape key."

按下Esc键.

琴键，键。

Examples :

"The clarinet player pressed the key to change to a higher note. "

单簧管演奏者按下琴键，换到了更高的音符。

琴键，键。

Examples :

"The organist pressed the correct key on the pipe organ to play the high C. "

管风琴师按下了管风琴上正确的琴键，弹出了高音C。

主音，基调

Examples :

"The key of the song we're learning in music class is C. "

我们音乐课上学的这首歌的主音是C。

调，音调

Examples :

"The song is in the key of C major. "

这首歌是C大调的。

调，音调.

Examples :

"The piece of music was in the key of C major. "

这首乐曲是C大调。

谱号，调号

Examples :

"The music teacher explained that the key of the song was C major. "

音乐老师解释说，这首歌的调号是C大调。

调，基调

Examples :

"The key to her presentation was enthusiasm; everyone felt excited about the project. "

她演讲的基调是热情洋溢，大家都对这个项目感到兴奋。

关键词, 关键信息.

Examples :

"The marketing team created a key to their advertisement for parents, focusing on the benefits of the new after-school program. "

营销团队针对家长对广告进行了关键词调整，着重强调了新课后项目的益处。

翅果

Examples :

"The maple tree produced many keys, which scattered in the wind. "

这棵枫树结了很多翅果，它们随风飘散。

电键，摩尔斯电码键。

Examples :

"The Morse code key was used by the radio operator to send urgent messages to the ship. "

无线电员使用摩尔斯电码键向船只发送紧急信息。

密码，密钥

Examples :

"The key to unlocking the secret message was a special passphrase. "

解锁这条秘密信息的密钥是一段特殊的密码短语。

密码，口令

Examples :

"The key to the student forum IRC channel is "secret123". "

学生论坛IRC频道的密码是“secret123”。

外键，索引键。

Examples :

"The student ID number is a key in the student database that links to a separate table containing each student's grades. "

学生ID号码是学生数据库中的一个外键，它关联到另一个包含每个学生成绩的表格。

键，关键词.

Examples :

"The student's unique ID number is the key to accessing their online school account. "

钥匙，密钥