ken

英 [ken]

美 [ken]

n.  视野; 知识范围; 理解范围
v.  知道; 懂得

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习惯用语

n.

beyond your ken
• 为某人所不理解；在某人的知识范围之外
  if sth is beyond your ken , you do not know enough about it to be able to understand it

牛津词典

noun

noun

verb

• 知道；懂得
  to know

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 为…所不理解；在…的知识范围之外
  If something isbeyondyourken, you do not have enough knowledge to be able to understand it.
  1. The subject matter was so technical as to be beyond the ken of the average layman.
     该主题专业性太强，一般的外行人很难理解。

英英释义

noun

• the range of vision
  1. out of sight of land
  Synonym:sight
• range of what one can know or understand
  1. beyond my ken
  Synonym:cognizance

双语例句

• My friend Ken is a man of ambition.
  我的朋友肯是一个野心勃勃的人。
• When Ken Hom wrote his first book for the BBC he was asked to tone down the spices and garlic in his recipes.
  当肯·霍姆为英国广播公司写第一本书的时候，他被要求在菜谱里少用些香料和大蒜。
• KEN: I'm glad you took him out!
  我很高兴你做掉了他！
• Ken was in the act of paying his bill when Neil came up behind him.
  当尼尔从后面走过来时，肯正在付账。
• Why did George and Ken miss the train?
  为什么乔治和肯误了火车？
• I'll tell Ken where you are.
  我将告诉肯恩你在哪里。
• My name's ken. ken's my name.
  我是肯。肯是我的名字。
• Ken agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa
  肯答应陪我一起去非洲。
• Ken and I liked it, too.
  肯和我也都喜欢。
• Ken: You do the talking! Andy, I am too nervous.
  你和她说吧，我太紧张了。