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's wife, Vicki, said: 'He's a broken man.'
  肯的妻子薇姬说：“他被毁了。”
• 'Go and have a word with her, Ken,' Webb instructed
  “肯，去和她谈谈吧，”韦布吩咐道。
• Ken began to lament the death of his only son
  肯开始对独子的死悲痛不已。
• 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。
• Ben and Ken often study together.
  本和肯经常一起读书。
• Ken: I'm going to turn our program on.
  肯：我要启动我们的计划了。
• Ken: Well, that's why you married me!
  肯：当然，这就是为什么你会嫁给我！
• 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 and I liked it, too.
  肯和我也都喜欢。
• I can jump with my friend Ken.
  我可以和我的朋友肯一起跳。