keyhole 'surgery noun [u] {especially 6/-£) medical operations which involve only a
very small cut being made in the patient’s body 微仓ijf 术 key-note /'kirnaut; NAmE -nout/ noun 1 [usually sing.] the
central idea of a book, a speech, etc.(书、演说等的■) 要旨，…主题，基调：Choice is the
keynote 〇/ the new education
poHcy.新教育政策的主导原则是容许选择。◊ a keynote speech/speaker (= a very important
one, introducing a meeting or its subject):.主题金言；主要发 ■言人 2 (mws/c 音）the note on which the key is based;主 ^ ► key-noter noun ： For the first time, a woman will be the
keynoter at the convention this year.
会上将首界由一位女it当主要发酋乂。
key-pad
/'kiipaed/
noun a small set of buttons
with numbers on used to operate a telephone, television, etc.; the buttons on
the right of a computer keyboard (用于操作电话、电视等的.)小键盘；（电话）按键；
(计算机）辅助键盘
key-pal /'kiipael/ noun [informal) a person that you regu-
larly send emails to, often sb you have never met 键友 ,,(轻亨用电子邮件联系，徉徉不曾谋面）
'key ring noun a small ring that you
put keys on to keep them together钥匙圈；钥匙环
’key
signature nown
(mws/.c 音）the set of marks at the beginning of a
printed piece of music to show what key the piece is in 兩号 一 picture
o music key-stone /'kiistaun; NAmE -stoun/ noun 1 [architecture the central stone at the
top of an arch that keeps all the other stones in
position 拱顶石 2
[usually sing.] the most important part of a plan or argument that the
otherpartsdependon 计划、论振的）主旨，基础
key-stroke
/'kiistrauk;
NAmE -stroak/ noun a single action of
pressing a key on a computer or typewriter keyboard击键；按键
key-word /'ki:w3：d; NAmE -W3：rd/ noun 1 a word that tells you
about the main idea or subject of sth 主题词： When you’re studying a language,
the keyword is patience.学匀一门语言，最重要的是有耐心。2 a
word or phrase that you type on a computer keyboard to give an instruction or
to search for information about sth 关键词，关键字（用于檣令或检索）：£nter the keyword ‘restaurants’
and dicfc on Search.键入关键词 restaurants,
点击 Search
按钮。
kg (p/. kg or kgsj (in writing) kilogram(s)(书与形
式）千克，舍斤：20故*10公斤 the KGB /,kei d3i： 'bi:/ noun [sing.] the state security police of the
former USSR克格勃（前苏联国家安全委员
会，p政治警察及安全机构）
khaki /'ka:ki/ noun [U] 1 a strong greenish or
yellowish brown cloth, used especially for making military uniforms 咔Bjl布（尤用 做军会_) 2 a dull greenish or
yellowish brown colour 暗_色；黄褐色► khak丨 :
fchafci um/omw黄褐色咔叽军装
khan
/ka:n/
noun a title given to rulers
in some Muslim countries可汗，汗（一些穆斯林国家统治者的称号）
khan-ate
/'kaineit/
noun 1 the
area which is ruled by a khan 可件的领土 2
the position of a khan 可汗之位_ khanga
(also
kanga)
/'kaeqga/
(also lesso)
noun {EAfr£) a large piece of light
cloth with designs printed on it and worn by women around the waist and legs or
over the head and shoulders肯加围巾布（东非女子用作围腰布或
围巾的印花薄布）
khat /ka:t/ noun [U] the leaves of a
plant that grows in Arabia and Africa, which people chew or drink in tea as a
dr^ig阿拉伯茶叶（产于阿拉伯和非洲，有药用）
khazi
/'ka:zi/
(also kharzy
/*ka:zi;
NAmE 'kairzi/) noun (p/. -ies) (o/d-jash/oned, BrE, sfang) a toilet 劂所；茅坑 kho-khd /'kau kau; NAmE 'kou kou/ noun [U] a S Asian game
played by teams of twelve players who try to avoid being touched by members of
the opposing team (南亚的）捉人游戏（每队十二人，尽可能不让对手触
摸到）
kHz 〇仙r. (in
writing) kilohertz (书写形式）千赫（兹）
kia
ora /(kia 'o:ra/ exclamation (A/Z£) a greeting wishing good health你好；祝你健康
kib.bled /’kiWd/ [usuaMy before noun] (of grain 谷粒) crushed
into rough pieces 痦成粗粒的；—磨的
kib-butz
/ki'bats/
noun {pi. kib-butz-im /(kibut'si:m/) (in
ki-bosh /'kaibDj; NAmE -barj/ noun [sing.] ITM1 put the 'kibosh on sth (informal) to stop sth from happening; to
spoil sb’s
plans—止某畚发生；挫败计划
kick /kik/ verb, noun
m verb 1 [often +adv./prep.] to hit sb/sth with your
foot 踢；踹：[VN] She was punched and
fcfcfced by her attacfcers.她遭到袭击者的拳打脚踢。◊ The boys Were a baH
around I'n
the
yard.男孩们在院子里踢球。
◊
Vandals had fcfcfced the door down. ‘坏公私者门踹
倒了。◊ [V] Stop fcicfcin^—hurts/
别踢了 ^ 好痛 _
[also VN-ADJ] 2 to move your legs as if
you were kicking sth 踢蹬；踢（腿）：[VN] 77ie dancers fcfcfced their Zegs in
t/ie air.舞蹈员做了空中踢腿的动作。◊ [V] TTie child was dragged away, kicking
and screaming.
又叫地被拖走了。 3 [VN]〜yourse 丨 f (//i/ormai) to be
annoyed with yourself because you have done sth stupid, missed an opportunity,
etc.(因千了蠢事、.失去 良机等）对（自己）生气：价沿fcicfc ftimseZ/ vWien
he out he couZd have had the job•—旦发现彳4本可以得
到这个工作，他会感到懊恼的。4 [VN] (in sports such as
football (soccer) and rugby体育运动，如足球和橄榄
球）to score points, by kicking the ball 踢球得斗；_门
得分：to fcicfc a pena〖ty/goa〖点球得分；射门得分
kick (some/sb^) 'ass [slang, especially NAm£) to punish or defeat sb 惩初，击败（某人■丨 kkk the ’bucket or /?t//r?〇A〇ws) to die 七；翘辫子；蹬腿
JL kick the habit, drug, booze,
etc. to
stop doing sth harmful that you have done for a long time 戒除恶 习；戒毒；戒酒 kick
your heels (gr£) to have nothing to do while you are waiting for
sb/sth 无聊地等待：We were 以ddng our heeZs,
warring/or some customers•我们 見无聊赖地等待顾客光临。kick sb in the ’teeth to treat sb badly or
fail to give them help when they need it粗暴对待某人；使极度失望kick over the Iraces {old-fashioned, BrE) to start to behave
badly and refuse to accept any discipline or control (开始 5 不听话，不 守规矩，不受管束 kick up a _fuss，’stink，etc.
to
complain loudly about sth 吵闹；闹事；起哄 kick up your 'heels (informal, especially NAm£) to be relaxed and
enjoy yourself 轻轻崧松；尽情享乐 kick
sb up'stairs {informal) to move sb to a job
that seems to be more important but which actually has less power or influ-
ence使某人明升暗降；以升迁为名排斥某人kick sb when theyVe 'down to continue to hurt sb
when they are already defeated, etc•落井下石 一more at alive, hell .kick a'bout/a'round (informal) 1 (usually
used in the progressive
tenses 通常虑于进行时）to be lying somewhere
not being used ^ 闲置；闲置不用：
There’s
a pen fcicfcing around on my desfc somewhere.我 书桌上什么地方有支钢笔老放着。2 to go from one place
to another with no particular purpose (.无目的 地）四处游荡，闲逛，到处走：They spent the summer
fcicfcin^ aroimd Europe.他们在欧洲畚地晃悠了一夏天。
.kick sb
a'round (informal) to treat sb in a
rough or unfair way粗暴地蚣待某人；虐待；凌辱，kick sth a'bout/a'round (informal) to discuss an idea, a
plan, etc. in an informal way $正式谈论（或讨论）某事；随
便谈谈 ’kick against sth to protest about or
resist sth 反分，反抗，抵抗（某事 > :Young people often
kick against
the ruZes•年轻人常常违反规定。，kick 'back [especially NAmQ to relax 放松：Kick back and enjoy
the summer.轻松愉快地享受这夏日的时光吧。，kick'in 1 to begin to take effect 开始生效（或见
效）：.JRe/orms wi'H /ci’dc
in Zater this year.改革树于今年
卡半年开始见效。2 (also ,kick _in sth) (both to give your
share of money or help 捐 M;捐助；i 付 .kick 'off 1 when a football (soccer) game or a team, etc. kicks off, the game starts (足球比赛等 > 开球开 始一related noun kick-off
o note at start 2 to
suddenly become angry or violent 发怒；动怒，kick ’off (with sth) (/n/orwfl/) to start 开始：What time shaH we