英语词汇“to key in”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. transitive. To insert the keystone in (an arch). Cf. sense 5. Now rare.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [verb (transitive)] > insert keystone into

key1735

to key in1751

1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 75 The last Arch was key'd in.

1771 Ann. Reg. 1770 97/2 The new bridge..fell down after it was key'd in.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art. I. 213 To key the arch in, it is usual, to have a brick, and not the joint between two bricks, in the centre.

1880 Carpentry & Building Feb. 38/3 What is the best method, or correct method, of keying in a pointed arch with brick?

1911 H. S. Watson Sewerage Syst. 275 Great care is to be taken in keying in the arch.

1961 J. Fitchen Constr. Gothic Cathedrals 233/1 The brick-layer whose duty it is to key-in the arch stands with his head and shoulders between the brick-work.

2. With with (also to).

a. intransitive. To cohere or be in keeping with something else. Cf. to key into —— 2b at Phrasal verbs 2.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > be suitable, appropriate, or suit [verb (intransitive)] > fit a certain environment, etc.

to key in1921

to key into ——1947

1921 Continent 31 Mar. 369/1 The churches..bother him. They don't exactly key in with his framework thesis—that there is nothing both decent and sensible anywhere along ‘Main Street’.

1960 E. Bowen Time in Rome i. 14 Lean young skyscrapers..key in with Rome's general virtuosity.

1979 M. C. Bateson in M. Bullowa Before Speech ii. 68 What is learned at one stage keys in to what is learned at the next stage.

2007 Wire May 61/3 Andrew Pekler's music has keyed in with the times at various points during his decade-long career.

b. transitive. To cause to cohere or fit in with something else; to link or relate closely. Frequently in passive. Cf. to key into —— 2a at Phrasal verbs 2.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > fit in or into something

to fay in1847

to key in1922

1922 Electr. World 25 Nov. 1190/2 In some cases local newspaper advertising is keyed in with the inauguration and maintenance of the displays.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Mar. 133/3 It [sc. the Book of Mormon] is much longer than the New Testament. Moreover, it is elaborately ‘keyed-in’ to the Bible.

1975 Evening Observer (Dunkirk, N.Y.) 31 Oct. 16/2 The room has a great amount of high interest material, some of which is keyed in with tapes and student instructional magazines.

2002 M. C. Mckenna F. Roosevelt & Great Constit. War ii. 60 By 1935, the country's entire financial structure was keyed in with the newly devalued currency.

3. transitive. Computing. To enter or produce (text or other data) using a keyboard; to type in. Cf. sense 10.

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society > computing and information technology > data > database > data entry > enter data [verb (transitive)]

punch1910

input1946

to key in1963

key1964

keystroke1966

capture1971

1963 R. H. Gregory & R. L. Van Horn Automatic Data-processing Syst. (ed. 2) v. 145 The user makes an inquiry by keying in an address in high-speed or bulk storage.

1972 Physics Bull. Sept. 531/3 Instead of manually selecting individual type slugs from a case..the compositor keys in the copy at a specially laid out keyboard.

1990 InfoWorld 19 Mar. s4/3 Errors such as keying in the wrong data type produce squawks and a helpful diagnostic error window.

2003 Daily Tel. 26 Aug. 28/6 The spyware will also log the..full details of the data you are keying in, such as your user ID and password.

4. intransitive. Originally and chiefly U.S. With on. To pay particular attention to a person or thing; to focus or concentrate. Cf. to key on —— at Phrasal verbs 2.

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1967 Black World Dec. 91/1 The new theater..is keying in on black theater for Harlem, black plays by black writers.

1977 M. Torres in R. P. Rettig et al. Manny ii. 43/2 We keyed in on big-volume grocery stores. They were the easiest marks.

2003 M. Gilfillan Rivers & Birds 120 Another good-sized bird farther off on a power pole, keying in on us.

单词	to key in
释义	> as lemmas to key in to key in 1. transitive. To insert the keystone in (an arch). Cf. sense 5. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [verb (transitive)] > insert keystone into key1735 to key in1751 1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 75 The last Arch was key'd in. 1771 Ann. Reg. 1770 97/2 The new bridge..fell down after it was key'd in. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art. I. 213 To key the arch in, it is usual, to have a brick, and not the joint between two bricks, in the centre. 1880 Carpentry & Building Feb. 38/3 What is the best method, or correct method, of keying in a pointed arch with brick? 1911 H. S. Watson Sewerage Syst. 275 Great care is to be taken in keying in the arch. 1961 J. Fitchen Constr. Gothic Cathedrals 233/1 The brick-layer whose duty it is to key-in the arch stands with his head and shoulders between the brick-work. 2. With with (also to). a. intransitive. To cohere or be in keeping with something else. Cf. to key into —— 2b at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > be suitable, appropriate, or suit [verb (intransitive)] > fit a certain environment, etc. to key in1921 to key into ——1947 1921 Continent 31 Mar. 369/1 The churches..bother him. They don't exactly key in with his framework thesis—that there is nothing both decent and sensible anywhere along ‘Main Street’. 1960 E. Bowen Time in Rome i. 14 Lean young skyscrapers..key in with Rome's general virtuosity. 1979 M. C. Bateson in M. Bullowa Before Speech ii. 68 What is learned at one stage keys in to what is learned at the next stage. 2007 Wire May 61/3 Andrew Pekler's music has keyed in with the times at various points during his decade-long career. b. transitive. To cause to cohere or fit in with something else; to link or relate closely. Frequently in passive. Cf. to key into —— 2a at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > fit in or into something to fay in1847 to key in1922 1922 Electr. World 25 Nov. 1190/2 In some cases local newspaper advertising is keyed in with the inauguration and maintenance of the displays. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Mar. 133/3 It [sc. the Book of Mormon] is much longer than the New Testament. Moreover, it is elaborately ‘keyed-in’ to the Bible. 1975 Evening Observer (Dunkirk, N.Y.) 31 Oct. 16/2 The room has a great amount of high interest material, some of which is keyed in with tapes and student instructional magazines. 2002 M. C. Mckenna F. Roosevelt & Great Constit. War ii. 60 By 1935, the country's entire financial structure was keyed in with the newly devalued currency. 3. transitive. Computing. To enter or produce (text or other data) using a keyboard; to type in. Cf. sense 10. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > data > database > data entry > enter data [verb (transitive)] punch1910 input1946 to key in1963 key1964 keystroke1966 capture1971 1963 R. H. Gregory & R. L. Van Horn Automatic Data-processing Syst. (ed. 2) v. 145 The user makes an inquiry by keying in an address in high-speed or bulk storage. 1972 Physics Bull. Sept. 531/3 Instead of manually selecting individual type slugs from a case..the compositor keys in the copy at a specially laid out keyboard. 1990 InfoWorld 19 Mar. s4/3 Errors such as keying in the wrong data type produce squawks and a helpful diagnostic error window. 2003 Daily Tel. 26 Aug. 28/6 The spyware will also log the..full details of the data you are keying in, such as your user ID and password. 4. intransitive. Originally and chiefly U.S. With on. To pay particular attention to a person or thing; to focus or concentrate. Cf. to key on —— at Phrasal verbs 2. ΚΠ 1967 Black World Dec. 91/1 The new theater..is keying in on black theater for Harlem, black plays by black writers. 1977 M. Torres in R. P. Rettig et al. Manny ii. 43/2 We keyed in on big-volume grocery stores. They were the easiest marks. 2003 M. Gilfillan Rivers & Birds 120 Another good-sized bird farther off on a power pole, keying in on us. extracted from keyv. < as lemmas
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