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 can jump with my friend Ken.
  我可以和我的朋友肯一起跳。
• 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。
• 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”。
• Why did George and Ken miss the train?
  为什么乔治和肯误了火车？
• KEN: I'm glad you took him out!
  我很高兴你做掉了他！
• Ken began to lament the death of his only son
  肯开始对独子的死悲痛不已。
• Ken: You do the talking! Andy, I am too nervous.
  你和她说吧，我太紧张了。
• 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。
• Ken's wife, Vicki, said: 'He's a broken man.'
  肯的妻子薇姬说：“他被毁了。”
• Tom, Jim and Ken are good friends.
  汤姆、吉姆和肯是好朋友。