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

• I'll tell Ken where you are.
  我将告诉肯恩你在哪里。
• It's not like how you and Ken worked out, you know.
  “它是不相似的你和肯恩如何试算，你知道”。
• 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！
• 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。
• 'Go and have a word with her, Ken,' Webb instructed
  “肯，去和她谈谈吧，”韦布吩咐道。
• Ken and Jane were there, too.
  肯和简也去了。
• Ken: I'm going to turn our program on.
  肯：我要启动我们的计划了。
• 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？
• Aunt June played the accordion while my uncle Ken danced with his sister, my mother.
  肯舅舅和他的姐姐，也就是我的妈妈跳舞的时候，琼恩姑妈演奏了手风琴。