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karma /'karma; NAmE 'kairme/ noun [U] 1 (in Buddhism and Hinduism 佛教和印度教the sum of sb’s good and bad actions in one of their lives, believed to decide what will happen to them in the next life 羯磨,业 (据信为可决定来生的个人善恶行为)2 good/bad{informal) the good/bad effect of doing a particular thingbeing in a particular place, etc.善报;恶报; 因果报应Vegetarians bdieve that earing meat is bad fcarma.素食者认为吃肉食是造恶业。 kart /ka:t; NAmE ka:rt/ noun a small motor vehicle used for racing小型赛车;卡丁赛车 kart-ing /'kaitiq; NAmE 'kairt-/ noun [U] the sport of racing in karts + 丁车比赛;卡十车运动 kas-bah (also cas-bah) /'kaezba:/ noun a castle on high ground in a N African city or the area around it (北非 城市高地的)城堡,城堡周围地区 ka.tab.ol.ism = catabolism

kata-kana /.kaeta'karna/ noun [U] (from Japanese) a set of symbols used in Japanese writing, used especially to write foreign words or to represent noises .(日■语中 的)' 片假名 compare hiragana kayak /'kaiaek/ noun a light canoe in which the part where you sit is covered over (坐的部分遮盖起来的)独 木舟,单人划子,皮艇 picture o canoe kayaking noun [U]: to go fcayafcing 圣划独木舟 kayo /kei'au; NAmE -'〇〇/ noun {pi. kayos) = KO kazoo /ka'zu:/ noun (pi. -oos) a small simple musical instrument consisting of a hollow pipe with a hole in it, that makes a buzzing sound when you sing into it 卡 佐膜管卡祖笛(两端点有薄膜的短管,通过对着一个 侧孔哼鸣或吟唱)

KB (also Kb) ar. (in writing 书写形式)kilobyte⑻千

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Kbps (in writing 书写形式)kilobits per second; a unit for measuring the speed of a modem 千位每秒,每 秒千比特(调制解调器传输速度单位

KC /,kei 'si:/ noun the highest level of barrister, who can speak for the government in court in Britain. KC is an abbreviation for ‘King’s Counsel’ and is used when there is a king in Britain英国王室法律顾问,英国御用 大律师全写为 King’s Counsel ) —compare QC kebab /ki'baBb/ (also 'shish kebab especially in NAmE) noun small pieces of meat and vegetables cooked on a wooden or metal stick 烤肉串see also doner kebab kecks /keks/ noun [pi.] {BrE, informal) underpants or trousers_;衬裤_

kedg-eree /'ked30ri:/ noun [U] a hot dish of rice, fish and eggs cooked together 鱼蛋絵饭 keel /kill/ noun, verb

noun the long piece of wood or steel along the bottom of a ship, on which the frame is built, and which some­times sticks out below the bottom and helps to keep a vertical position in the water (’ 船的)龙骨 see even adj.

verfr [VVN]over) | sth (over) (of a ship or boat 船只) to fall over sideways; to make sth fall over sideways (使)倾覆,翻倒 dm capsize liiniiq ,keel overto fall over unexpectedly, especially because you feel ill/ sick (尤因病或感到不适突然倒下,晕倒Severed / them fceeed over i’n the heat.他们中有好几个人在酷暑+ 倒下。

keel-haul /'ki:lho:l/ verb [VN] 1 [old use) to punish a sailor by pulling him under a ship, from one side to the other or from one end to the other 把(水手■)拖曳过船 底(作为惩罚2 (/?wmorat«) to punish sb very severely or speak very angrily to sb 重罚;怒斥 keen tHr /ki:n/ adj., verb ■akeen-erkeen_es$

EAGER/ENTHUSIASTIC 热切;热情 1 (e5pec/fl//y ~ (to do sth) | - (that ... ) | ~ (on doing sth) wanting to do sth or wanting sth to happen very much 渴望;热切; 热衷于 SE1 eager: John was very fceen to hdp. @翰 很热心,愿意帮忙◊ We are fceen that our schooZ should get involved too我们盼着自己学校也参与其中

J wasn’t too fceen on gofng to the party•我不太想去参力卩

这次聚会2 [usually before noun] enthusiastic about an activity or ideaetc.热情的;热心的a fceen sportsman 热心运动的人◊ one /the fceenest supporters /the team

这个队最热情的支持者之一

                LIKNG SB/STH 喜爱 3 on sb/sth/on doing sth (8rfinformal) liking sb/sth very much; very interested in sb/sth#爱;(对> 着迷,有兴®: rom’sveyfceen on Anna汤姆迷上了安娜◊ She’s not fceen on being foZd what to do.—不喜欢另丨j人向她发号施令。p note at like

                CLEVER 戚明 4. [only before noun] quick to understand

维敏捷的;机成的;机智的a fceen   ntl/fnteHect

捷的思考/头脑033acute, sharp

                IDEAS/FEEUNGS 思想;感情 5 [usually before noun] strong or deep强烈的;浓厚的;澡厚的a keen sense of tradition 强烈的传统意识◊ ffe toofc a fceen interest fn his grandson’s education.他对孙子的教育很感兴趣。

                SENSES 感官 6 [only before noun] highly developed 灵敏 的;敏锐的 HE1 sharp: Dogs have a keen sense of smell. 狗的 _ 觉很灵敏My )Wend has a fceen eye /or (= is good at noticing) a bargain我的朋友最会发现便宜沒。

                COMPETITION 竞争 7 involving people competing very hard with each other for sth 激烈的紧张的There is keen competition/or pkices at the coHege.要在这所学院 就读竞争是非常激烈的。

                 PRICES.价格 8        £) kept low in order to compete with other prices i的;■有竞争力的 mTl

COMPETITIVE, SHARP

                WIND 9 (//Yera/) extremely cold 寒冷刺骨的

                KNIFE 10 [usually before noun] (//fera/) having a sharp edge or point锋利如锐利的

keen-ly adv. a fceenZy/ought contest 争夺激烈的比赛 We were fceenZy aware the danger.我们無知其危险。 keen-ness noun [U] ITOWI (as) .keen as 'mustard [BrE, informal) wanting very much to do well at sth; enthusi- astic极其渴望;极为热心;非常热情more at mad

verb [Vusually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于 进行时to make a loud high sad sound, when sb has died (为死者)恸哭,哀号

keep 0-w /ki:p/ verb, noun

u verb (kept, kept /kept/)

                STAY .保持 1 to stay in a particular condition or position; to make sb/sth do this ■(使保持,处于[V-ADJ] We huddled together to keep warm,

来保瞳◊ [V      •] TTie notice said ‘Keep ojf (= Do

not walk on) the grass•鈿子上写着“勿践踏草;dong the waH.沿舍墙靠左边◊ [VN-ADj] She the chiidren amused/or hours.她陪孩子p玩了好.几 个小时。〇 [VN, usually +adv./prep.] He kept his coat on. 他一直穿着大永◊ Don’t fceep us in suspense —what happened next?别跟我们卖关子了——然后发生了什么 事儿? She had trouble fceeping her balance.她保持 年衡有困难◊ [VN -ing] J’m very sorry to fceep you waiting.对不起让你久等了。

                CONTINUE 继续 2 [V -ing] ~ (on) doing sth to continue doing sth; to do sth repeatedly 龜续,重复做某事): Jfeep sm沿ng/ 要保持笑容! Don’t keep on interrupting me/别老是跟我打岔!

                DELAY耽搁3 [VN] to delay sb使耽搁;使延误B3 hold sb up You’re an hour late—what fcept you?你晚 了一小时——什么事把你给耽误了?

                NOT GIVE BACK 不退还 4 [VN] to continue to have sth and not give it back or throw it away 保有;留着;不退还: Here’s a five dollar bill—please keep the change.

张五元的钞票——零钱就不用找了keep aH her Zettm.我把她所有的信都保留着。

                SAVE FOR SB 为某人保留 5 ~ sth (for s切丨sb sth (espe- c/fl//y firf) to save sth for sb (为美人)無留,留下[VN, VNN] Hease fceepj seat /or me.请给義留个座位Please keep me a seat.

                PUT/STORE 放;,存放 6 [VN +fljv./pn?p.] to put or store sth in a particular place 放,存放,贮存在某处): Keep your passport in a sa/e piace•把你尚护照放在安全

的地方。

                SHOP/RESTAURANT.商店;餐馆 7 [VN] (espec/’fl//y 8r£) to own and manage a shop/store or restaurant 弁设,■经 营,管理(商店或餐馆):Her father kept a grocer’s shop.她父亲开了个杂货店。

ANIMALS 动物 8 _ to own and care for animals 养; 词养to fceep bees/goats/hens养蜜蜂/_山羊7母鸡