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

• 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。
• Ken began to lament the death of his only son
  肯开始对独子的死悲痛不已。
• KEN: I'm glad you took him out!
  我很高兴你做掉了他！
• Ken passed the books to Sergeant Parrott
  肯把那些书递给帕罗特警官。
• 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。
• 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。
• But Ken and I are very happy.
  但我和肯很兴奋。
• Ken and Jane were there, too.
  肯和简也去了。
• Ken: You do the talking! Andy, I am too nervous.
  你和她说吧，我太紧张了。
• 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。