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karma /'karma; NAmE 'kairme/ noun [U] 1 (in Buddhism and Hinduism flEpjS!#!0 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 H jff , ik ( ) 2 good/bad ~

{informaf) the good/bad effect of doing a particular thing, being in a particular place, etc. # ; M. ;

S ^ : Vegetarians believe that eating meat is bad

karma, t

kart/kart; NAmE karrt/ noun a small motor vehicle used for racing

kart ing /'kaitirj; NAmE 'karrt-/ noun [U] the sport of racing in karts

kas bah (also cas bah) /'kaezbar/ noun a castle on high ground in a N African city or the area around it ( it #

artjfitflM ) MM, ka-tabolism = 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 ( 0 iH ^ 1$ ) — compare hiragana

kayak /‘kaiaek/ noun a light canoe in which the part where you sit is covered over ( ^(ftf$74iiiiStJ3|5(ft ) -34 7k#, ^-A^ljT¹, —picture o canoe ► kayak ing

noun [u]: to go kayaking A£i]34 A# kayo /kei'au; NAmE -'ou/ noun (pi. kayos) = KO kazoo /ka'zur/ 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 A

KB (also Kb) abbr. (in writing ft A) kilobyte(s) -f-

Kbps abbr. (in writing 4$A) kilobits per second; a unit for measuring the speed of a modem Afv##, #

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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. %g|3EM&# M 1*1,

A#M ( A King’s Counsel ) — compare QC kebab /ki'baeb/ (also 'shish kebab especially in NAmE) noun small pieces of meat and vegetables cooked on a wooden or metal stick $ — see also doner kebab kecks /keks/ noun [pi.] (BrE, informal) underpants or trousers lAW; MW; W7

kedg eree /'ked3ari:/ noun [u] a hot dish of rice, fish and eggs cooked together keel /kill/ noun, verb

mnoun 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 it in a vertical position in the water ( (ft ) /£ # narai see even adj.

mverb [V, VN] ~ (over) | ~ sth (over) (of a ship or boat jJ&R) to fall over sideways; to make sth fall over sideways ( ) MM, fBPJ 1333capsize HIM ,keel 'over to

fall over unexpectedly, especially because you feel ill/ sick ( AMiMPJAii ) ^m\T, mm-. Several of them keeled over in the heat. 3M34¹ AAFJl^yi^vAZE0§4l^cft #JTo

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 IE ( 7jc¥- ) j|£ ( ) 2 (humorous) to punish sb very severely

or speak very angrily to sb Jr^; keen 0-w /kirn/ adj., verb madj. (keen-er, keen est)

► EAGER/ENTHUSIASTIC 1 (especially BrE) ~ (to

do sth) | ~ (that ... ) | ~ (on doing sth) wanting to do sth or wanting sth to happen very much MW; ;

ES33 eager: John was very keen to help. £4 ft 31 <L", H M W it e 0 We are keen that our school

should get involved too. f^f] 04# § B ^ A o 0

I wasn’t too keen on going to the party. AAiH A# tin

jiA A H A ₀ 2 [usually before noun] enthusiastic about an activity or idea, etc. (ft; t&ZXft: a keen sportsman j(ftA 0 one of the keenest supporters of the team

► LIKING SB/STH f g 3 ~ on sb/sth/on doing sth (BrE,

informal) liking sb/sth very much; very interested in sb/sth 1IM; ( /}••• ) WAS*: Tom’s very keen

on Anna. o She’s not keen on being told

what to do. c> note at like

► CLEVER #&($ 4 [only before noun] quick to understand Jg.

41 Jl. (ft; 411? : a keen mind/intellect &

4S(ftiS% / A® Ei771 ACUTE, SHARP

► IDEAS/FEELINGS /g. B; lilt 5 [usually before noun] strong

or deep J¥ W ; U J9- (ft : a keen sense of

tradition 3M0(ftff <> He took a keen interest in

his grandson’s education. !4M#7(ftffcW3il!SA@o

► SENSES iBf 6 [only before noun] highly developed

(ft; i$[|&(ft 0311 sharp: Dogs have a keen sense of smell. $](ft 0 My friend has a keen eye for (= is

good at noticing) a bargain.

► COMPETITION Z5 A 7 involving people competing very hard with each other for sth #£<[(ft; MA(ft: There is keen competition for places at the college. /E iA #f A PA

► PRICES \j\ Ed 8 (especially BrE) kept low in order to

compete with other prices (ft; #- A (ft HTTI

COMPETITIVE, SHARP

► WIND Jxl 9 (literary) extremely cold |l<^!£$ij#(ft

► KNIFE 73 10 [usually before noun] (literary) having a sharp edge or point #4>J (ft; HUM (ft

► keen ly adv.: a keenly fought contest #-AP$i$|(ft tk% 0 We were keenly aware of the danger. keen ness noun [U] IT»T71 (as) .keen as 'mustard (BrE, informal) wanting very much to do well at sth; enthusiastic — more at mad

mverb [V] (usually used in the progressive tenses A tSTt W) (old-fashioned) to make a loud high sad sound, when sb has died ( Al^E# ) keep Oir/ki:p/ verb, noun mverb (kept, kept/kept/)

► STAY t# 1 to stay in a particular condition or position; to make sb/sth do this ( (4 ) ^ 3#, A¹: [V-ADJ] We huddled together to keep warm. 4£d$fZE—®

0 [V +adv./prep.] The notice said ‘Keep ojf (= Do not walk on) the grass’. „ O

Keep left along the wall. 0 [VN-ADJ] She

kept the children amused for hours. AF71

^yh^/J^NN‘o o [VN, usually +adv./prep.] He kept his coat on. (4 “ It lA# A A o 0 Don’t keep us in suspense —what happened next?

#JL? 0 She had trouble keeping her balance.

^ A ® )li o 0 [VN -ing] I’m very sorry to keep you waiting. ttffcA^To

► CONTINUE 2 [V -ing] ~ (on) doing sth to continue

doing sth; to do sth repeatedly MM. ( ) :

Keep smiling! 0 Don’t keep on interrupting

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► DELAY «fc w 3 [VN] to delay sb H33

hold sb UP: You’re an hour late—what kept you? 3^04

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► NOT GIVE BACK Ailii 4 [VN] to continue to have sth and not give it back or throw it away ^#; if H; AiliS: Here’s a five dollar bill—please keep the change. &J!—

fSAM#! 0 I keep all her

letters.

► SAVE FOR SB A^Af£l§ 5 ~ sth (for sb) | ~ sb sth (especially BrE) to save sth for sb ( A^A ) @T : [VN,

VNN] Please keep a seat for me. 0

Please keep me a seat.

► PUT/STORE tk / fffyt 6 [VN +adv./prep.] to put or store

sth in a particular place A, It# ( ) :

Keep your passport in a safe place. 3E # W d M tkfEfxlk

► SHOP/RESTAURANT d/A ; 41 tt 7 [VN] (especially BrE) to own and manage a shop/store or restaurant ff ^

Her father kept a grocer’s

shop.

► ANIMALS 8 [VN] to own and care for animals #;

to keep bees/goats/hens / ill #- /