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

• 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。
• Ken: Hello, My name's Ken. What's your name?
  肯：你好，我的名字叫肯，你叫什么名字？
• But Ken and I are very happy.
  但我和肯很兴奋。
• I want you to go to Ken and tell him I took that needle.
  我想要你找肯恩而且告诉他我带了那一根针。
• I can jump with my friend Ken.
  我可以和我的朋友肯一起跳。
• Ken agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa
  肯答应陪我一起去非洲。
• Ken and Jane were there, too.
  肯和简也去了。
• Ken: Well, that's why you married me!
  肯：当然，这就是为什么你会嫁给我！
• Ken's jaw jutted with determination.
  肯坚定地扬起下颌。
• Ken: I'm going to turn our program on.
  肯：我要启动我们的计划了。