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

• Why did George and Ken miss the train?
  为什么乔治和肯误了火车？
• 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 agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa
  肯答应陪我一起去非洲。
• Ken's wife, Vicki, said: 'He's a broken man.'
  肯的妻子薇姬说：“他被毁了。”
• KEN: I'm glad you took him out!
  我很高兴你做掉了他！
• Mr Burlatsky had been invited by his European parliament opposite number, Mr Ken Coates.
  布尔拉茨基先生受到了欧洲议会同级官员肯·科茨先生的邀请。
• I'll tell Ken where you are.
  我将告诉肯恩你在哪里。
• 'Go and have a word with her, Ken,' Webb instructed
  “肯，去和她谈谈吧，”韦布吩咐道。
• I can jump with my friend Ken.
  我可以和我的朋友肯一起跳。
• 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。