keen [kiːn]

adj. 渴望;热切;热衷于;热情的;热心的;喜爱;(对…)着迷，有兴趣

v. (为死者)恸哭，哀号

第三人称单数： keens 现在分词： keening 过去式： keened 过去分词： keened 比较级： keener 最高级： keenest

派生词： keenly （adv.） keenness （n.）

一般情况下keen可以用作表语、定语等。

1.be keen on/about+(doing)sth热心、渴望、着迷于，对……有强烈兴趣的

I wasn't too keen on going to the party.

我不太想去参加这次聚会。

Tom's very keen on Anna.

汤姆迷上了安娜。

Mick has always been very keen on Carla.

米克一直迷恋卡拉。

Mrs. Miller is very keen on art.

米勒太太对艺术很感兴趣。

She's not keen on being told what to do.

她不喜欢别人向她发号施令。

I'm not keen on spicy food.

我不喜欢加有香料的食物。

I got quite keen on the idea...

我对这个想法燃起了极大的热情。

So you're not mad keen on science then?

那么你对科学并不是太感兴趣了？

You're not keen on going, are you?

你不太想去，是吗？

I got quite keen on the idea

我对这个想法燃起了极大的热情。

She is really keen about the trip.

她渴望去旅行。

.He is so keen about his game as to forget everything else.

他这么专心致志于做游戏,以至把其他一切都忘了。

2. S+be+keen(for sb)+to- v；热心于，乐意（愿意）于，急于，迫切于；想要（非常渴望）做某事

John was very keen to help.

约翰很热心，愿意帮忙。

She's still keen to keep in touch

她仍旧很愿意保持联系。

He is keen to point out the benefits which the family network can provide.

他很乐意指出家庭网络可以带来的好处。

Americans are never too keen to leave their beloved country

美国人从不急于离开他们热爱的国家。

Firms are now keen to hold on to the people they recruit.

各公司现在都急切地想要留住招聘来的员工。

The boy is keen to go to sea.

这孩子很想去航海。

He's keen to pass the examination.

他热切希望能够通过考试。

The government is keen to put some distance between itself and these events.

政府急于想表示自己与这些事件无关。

They are keen to get the negotiating process back on the rails

他们热切希望使谈判重新步入正轨。

The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot

破产事务官想要将这些店铺打包整体出售。

Steve was keen to get all the dirt he could on her

史蒂夫一心想要搜罗关于她的一切丑闻。

They'll be keen to enhance their reputation abroad

他们会非常渴望提高他们在国外的声誉。

3. S+be+keen+that-clause（常用虚拟语气）

The parents were keen that their daughter should become musician.

父母渴望他们的女儿成为音乐家。

We are keen that our school should get involved too.

我们盼着自己学校也参与其中。

My father was keen that I should fulfill my potential.

我的父亲热切地希望我能够发挥出自身的潜力。

真题在线：

I suspect that some experts in the field will be keen to address alternative explanations, such as unassessed variables playing a role in the well-being decline.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

我怀疑这一领域的一些专家会热衷于寻找其他解释，比如在幸福感下降中起作用的未经评估的变量。

After reading some history books on how the first group of Chinese immigrants survived in America of the 19th century, she has become keen on her own family history and that of others.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解

她阅读了一些关于讲述第一批中国移民19世纪来到美洲是怎么生存的书籍以后，开始热衷于她自己和其他人的家族史。