key 音标拼音: [k'i]
n . 键,解答,关键,要害,基调,线索,答案,暗礁
vt . 调音,锁上,钥匙
键,解答,关键,要害,基调,线索,答案,暗礁调音,锁上,钥匙
key 键; 关键号
key 排序钥
key 键 钥 关键
key adj 1 :
serving as an essential component ; "
a cardinal rule ";
"
the central cause of the problem "; "
an example that was fundamental to the argument "; "
computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure " [
synonym : {
cardinal },
{
central }, {
fundamental }, {
key }, {
primal }]
n 1 :
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock '
s mechanism can be rotated 2 :
something crucial for explaining ; "
the key to development is economic integration "
3 :
pitch of the voice ; "
he spoke in a low key "
4 :
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music [
synonym : {
key }, {
tonality }]
[
ant : {
atonalism }, {
atonality }]
5 :
a kilogram of a narcotic drug ; "
they were carrying two keys of heroin "
6 :
a winged often one -
seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple [
synonym : {
samara }, {
key fruit }, {
key }]
7 :
United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812 ;
the poem was later set to music and entitled `
The Star -
Spangled Banner ' (
1779 -
1843 ) [
synonym : {
Key }, {
Francis Scott Key }]
8 :
a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [
synonym : {
key },
{
cay }, {
Florida key }]
9 : (
basketball )
a space (
including the foul line )
in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court ;
usually painted a different color from the rest of the court ; "
he hit a jump shot from the top of the key "; "
he dominates play in the paint " [
synonym : {
key }, {
paint }]
10 :
a list of answers to a test ; "
some students had stolen the key to the final exam "
11 :
a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations 12 :
a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access ; "
a safe -
deposit box usually requires two keys to open it "
13 :
mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (
as a clock ) [
synonym : {
winder }, {
key }]
14 :
the central building block at the top of an arch or vault [
synonym : {
keystone }, {
key }, {
headstone }]
15 :
a lever (
as in a keyboard )
that actuates a mechanism when depressed v 1 :
identify as in botany or biology ,
for example [
synonym :
{
identify }, {
discover }, {
key }, {
key out }, {
distinguish },
{
describe }, {
name }]
2 :
provide with a key ; "
We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building "
3 :
vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key ; "
His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot "
4 :
regulate the musical pitch of 5 :
harmonize with or adjust to ; "
key one '
s actions to the voters '
prevailing attitude "
Key \
Key \ (
k [=
e ]),
n . [
OE .
keye ,
key ,
kay ,
AS .
c [
ae ]
g .]
1 .
An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn ;
usually ,
a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning in its place .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A small device which is inserted into a mechanism and turned like a key to fasten ,
adjust ,
or wind it ;
as ,
a watch key ;
a bed key ;
the winding key for a clock ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
One of a set of small movable parts on an instrument or machine which ,
by being depressed ,
serves as the means of operating it ;
the complete set of keys is usually called the keyboard ;
as ,
the keys of a piano ,
an organ ,
an accordion ,
a computer keyboard ,
or of a typewriter .
The keys may operate parts of the instrument by a mechanical action ,
as on a piano ,
or by closing an electrical circuit ,
as on a computer keyboard .
See also senses 12 and 13 .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
4 .
A position or condition which affords entrance ,
control ,
pr possession ,
etc .;
as ,
the key of a line of defense ;
the key of a country ;
the key of a political situation .
Hence ,
that which serves to unlock ,
open ,
discover ,
or solve something unknown or difficult ;
as ,
the key to a riddle ;
the key to a problem .
Similarly ,
see also senses 14 and 15 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Those who are accustomed to reason have got the true key of books . --
Locke .
[
1913 Webster ]
Who keeps the keys of all the creeds . --
Tennyson .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up ,
make fast ,
or adjust to position .
[
1913 Webster ]
6 . (
Arch .)
(
a )
A piece of wood used as a wedge .
(
b )
The last board of a floor when laid down .
[
1913 Webster ]
7 . (
Masonry )
(
a )
A keystone .
(
b )
That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place .
[
1913 Webster ]
8 . (
Mach .)
(
a )
A wedge to unite two or more pieces ,
or adjust their relative position ;
a cotter ;
a forelock .
See Illusts .
of {
Cotter },
and {
Gib }.
(
b )
A bar ,
pin or wedge ,
to secure a crank ,
pulley ,
coupling ,
etc .,
upon a shaft ,
and prevent relative turning ;
sometimes holding by friction alone ,
but more frequently by its resistance to shearing ,
being usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the crank ,
pulley ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
9 . (
Bot .)
An indehiscent ,
one -
seeded fruit furnished with a wing ,
as the fruit of the ash and maple ;
a samara ; --
called also {
key fruit }.
[
1913 Webster ]
10 . (
Mus .)
(
a )
A family of tones whose regular members are called diatonic tones ,
and named key tone (
or tonic )
or one (
or eight ),
mediant or three ,
dominant or five ,
subdominant or four ,
submediant or six ,
supertonic or two ,
and subtonic or seven .
Chromatic tones are temporary members of a key ,
under such names as "
sharp four ," "
flat seven ,"
etc .
Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key .
(
b )
The fundamental tone of a movement to which its modulations are referred ,
and with which it generally begins and ends ;
keynote .
[
1913 Webster ]
Both warbling of one song ,
both in one key .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
11 .
Fig :
The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance .
[
1913 Webster ]
You fall at once into a lower key . --
Cowper .
[
1913 Webster ]
12 . (
Teleg .)
A metallic lever by which the circuit of the sending or transmitting part of a station equipment may be easily and rapidly opened and closed ;
as ,
a telegraph key .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
13 .
any device for closing or opening an electric circuit ,
especially as part of a keyboard ,
as that used at a computer terminal or teletype terminal .
[
PJC ]
14 .
A simplified version or analysis which accompanies something as a clue to its explanation ,
a book or table containing the solutions to problems ,
ciphers ,
allegories ,
or the like ;
or (
Biol .)
a table or synopsis of conspicuous distinguishing characters of members of a taxonomic group .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
15 . (
Computers )
A word or other combination of symbols which serves as an index identifying and pointing to a particular record ,
file ,
or location which can be retrieved and displayed by a computer program ;
as ,
a database using multi -
word keys .
When the key is a word ,
it is also called a {
keyword }.
[
PJC ]
{
Key bed }.
Same as {
Key seat }.
{
Key bolt },
a bolt which has a mortise near the end ,
and is secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut .
{
Key bugle }.
See {
Kent bugle }.
{
Key of a position }
or {
Key of a country .} (
Mil .)
See {
Key },
4 .
{
Key seat } (
Mach .),
a bed or groove to receive a key which prevents one part from turning on the other .
{
Key way },
a channel for a key ,
in the hole of a piece which is keyed to a shaft ;
an internal key seat ; --
called also {
key seat }.
{
Key wrench } (
Mach .),
an adjustable wrench in which the movable jaw is made fast by a key .
{
Power of the keys } (
Eccl .),
the authority claimed by the ministry in some Christian churches to administer the discipline of the church ,
and to grant or withhold its privileges ; --
so called from the declaration of Christ ,
"
I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven ."
--
Matt .
xvi .
19 .
[
1913 Webster ]
key \
key \,
a .
Essential ;
most important ;
as ,
the key fact in the inquiry ;
the president was the key player inthe negotiations .
[
PJC ]
Key \
Key \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Keved };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Keying }.]
1 .
To fasten or secure firmly ;
to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges . --
Francis .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Computers )
To enter (
text ,
data )
using keys ,
especially those on a keyboard ;
to keyboard ;
as ,
to key the data in by hand .
[
PJC ]
3 .
To adjust so as to be maximally effective in a particular situation ; --
of actions ,
plans ,
or speech ;
as ,
to key one '
s campaign speech to each local audience .
[
PJC ]
4 .
To furnish with a key or keys .
[
PJC ]
{
To key up }.
(
a ) (
Arch .)
To raise (
the whole ring of an arch )
off its centering ,
by driving in the keystone forcibly .
(
b ) (
Mus .)
To raise the pitch of .
(
c )
Hence , (
fig .),
to produce nervous tension in ;
as ,
the whole team was keyed up for the championship game .
[
1913 Webster ]
Quay \
Quay \,
n . [
F .
quai .
See {
Key }
quay .]
A mole ,
bank ,
or wharf ,
formed toward the sea ,
or at the side of a harbor ,
river ,
or other navigable water ,
for convenience in loading and unloading vessels . [
Written also {
key }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
Cotter \
Cot "
ter \ (
k [
o ^]
t "
t [~
e ]
r ),
n .
1 .
A piece of wood or metal ,
commonly wedge -
shaped ,
used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure .
It is driven into an opening through one or all of the parts .
Note : [
See Illust .]
In the United States a cotter is commonly called a {
key }.
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A toggle .
[
1913 Webster ]
316 Moby Thesaurus words for "
key ":
French pitch ,
Rasputin ,
Svengali ,
TelAutography ,
Teletype ,
Teletype network ,
Teletyping ,
VIP ,
access ,
accommodate ,
accord ,
achromatism ,
adapt ,
adjust ,
adjust to ,
aerophone ,
ait ,
amplification ,
archipelago ,
assimilate ,
atoll ,
attune ,
axial ,
bad influence ,
bang ,
bar ,
barricade ,
batten ,
batten down ,
bell ,
big wheel ,
bilingual text ,
bolt ,
bottle opener ,
button ,
button up ,
can opener ,
cast ,
catchword ,
cay ,
centermost ,
central ,
centralized ,
centric ,
centroidal ,
centrosymmetric ,
choke ,
choke off ,
chromatism ,
chromism ,
church key ,
clap ,
clarification ,
classical pitch ,
clavis ,
close ,
close up ,
closed -
circuit telegraphy ,
clue ,
code ,
color ,
color balance ,
color harmony ,
color scheme ,
coloration ,
coloring ,
complexion ,
concentrated ,
constrict ,
contain ,
continental island ,
contract ,
coordinate ,
coral head ,
coral island ,
coral reef ,
corkscrew ,
court ,
cover ,
crib ,
critical ,
crucial ,
cue ,
cue word ,
cut to ,
decipherment ,
decoding ,
decorator color ,
depth ,
description ,
dominant ,
double reed ,
duplex telegraphy ,
electricity ,
embouchure ,
eminence grise ,
equalize ,
essential ,
evidence ,
explanation ,
explication ,
facsimile telegraph ,
faithful translation ,
fasten ,
fit ,
five -
percenter ,
fix ,
fold ,
fold up ,
free translation ,
frequency ,
friend at court ,
gear to ,
geocentric ,
gloss ,
glossary ,
good influence ,
gray eminence ,
guide ,
harmonize ,
heavyweight ,
height ,
hidden hand ,
high pitch ,
hint ,
holm ,
homologate ,
homologize ,
horn ,
hot lead ,
hue ,
humor ,
important ,
indication ,
indicator ,
influence ,
influence peddler ,
influencer ,
ingroup ,
insularity ,
interlinear ,
interlinear translation ,
interrupter ,
intimation ,
island ,
island group ,
islandology ,
isle ,
islet ,
key signature ,
key to ,
key word ,
keynote ,
kingmaker ,
latch ,
latchkey ,
latchstring ,
lead ,
legend ,
level ,
lip ,
lobby ,
lobbyist ,
lock ,
lock out ,
lock up ,
loose translation ,
lords of creation ,
low pitch ,
main ,
major ,
major key ,
make plumb ,
make uniform ,
man of influence ,
manipulator ,
master key ,
measure ,
mediant ,
metaphrase ,
middle ,
middlemost ,
midmost ,
minor ,
mood ,
mouthpiece ,
multiplex telegraphy ,
natural color ,
necessary ,
new philharmonic pitch ,
news ticker ,
note ,
occlude ,
oceanic island ,
omphalic ,
open sesame ,
opener ,
padlock ,
pallor ,
paraphrase ,
passkey ,
password ,
pedal point ,
philharmonic pitch ,
philosophical pitch ,
pipe ,
pitch ,
pivotal ,
plumb ,
pony ,
powers that be ,
pressure group ,
proportion ,
put in tune ,
quadruplex telegraphy ,
railroad telegraphy ,
receiver ,
reconcile ,
rectify ,
reed ,
reef ,
register ,
regulate ,
restatement ,
rewording ,
right ,
sandbank ,
sandbar ,
scent ,
seal ,
seal off ,
seal up ,
secure ,
sender ,
set ,
set right ,
shade ,
shut ,
shut the door ,
shut up ,
similarize ,
simplex telegraphy ,
single -
current telegraphy ,
sinister influence ,
skeleton key ,
skin color ,
slam ,
slide ,
snap ,
sounder ,
special interests ,
special -
interest group ,
spoor ,
squeeze shut ,
standard pitch ,
stock ticker ,
strangle ,
style ,
subdominant ,
submarine telegraphy ,
submediant ,
subtonic ,
suggestion ,
supertonic ,
sync ,
synchronize ,
tailor ,
telegraphics ,
telegraphy ,
teleprinter ,
teletypewriter ,
teletypewriting ,
telex ,
telltale ,
tenor ,
the Establishment ,
ticker ,
ticket ,
timbre ,
tin opener ,
tinct ,
tincture ,
tinge ,
tint ,
tip -
off ,
tonality ,
tone ,
tonic ,
tonic key ,
tooter ,
trace ,
transcription ,
translation ,
transliteration ,
transmitter ,
trim to ,
trot ,
true ,
true up ,
tune ,
typotelegraph ,
typotelegraphy ,
umbilical ,
undercolor ,
valve ,
very important person ,
vestige ,
vital ,
wheeler -
dealer ,
whiff ,
wind ,
wind instrument ,
wire service ,
wire -
puller ,
zip up ,
zipper
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