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

• Ben and Ken often study together.
  本和肯经常一起读书。
• Ken began to lament the death of his only son
  肯开始对独子的死悲痛不已。
• I can't repair a car engine; it's quite beyond my ken.
  我不会修理汽车引擎，这超出了我的知识范围。
• Ken and Jane were there, too.
  肯和简也去了。
• 'Go and have a word with her, Ken,' Webb instructed
  “肯，去和她谈谈吧，”韦布吩咐道。
• Ken agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa
  肯答应陪我一起去非洲。
• I'll tell Ken where you are.
  我将告诉肯恩你在哪里。
• But Ken and I are very happy.
  但我和肯很兴奋。
• I like the three of them: Ken, Roger, and Joseph.
  我喜欢他们三个：肯，罗杰，和约瑟夫。
• 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。