keyed up
抠了,抠门了,抠门的,抠门
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Definitions
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plural keys.
- : a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- : any of various devices resembling or functioning as a key: the key of a clock.
- : key card.
- : something that affords a means of access: the key to happiness.
- : something that secures or controls entrance to a place: Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.
- : something that affords a means of clarifying a problem.
- : a book, pamphlet, or other text containing the solutions or translations of material given elsewhere, as testing exercises.
- : a systematic explanation of abbreviations, symbols, etc., used in a dictionary, map, etc.: pronunciation key.Compare legend.
- : the system, method, pattern, etc., used to decode or decipher a cryptogram, as a code book, machine setting, or keyword.
- : one of a set of marked parts, designated areas, or levers pressed in operating a typewriter, computer terminal, calculator, etc.
- : a manually operated lever for opening and closing an electric circuit, used to produce signals in telegraphy.
Phrases
- key up
- in key
- under lock and key
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Some former and current officials say they do not think ex-Washington officials will move many voters in key states.
The latest decision is another blow to the third-party ticket and a win for Democrats, who worried that the Green Party could siphon votes from presidential nominee Joe Biden in the key battleground state.
In two cases, key reports were delayed, with officials suggesting their timing was for political reasons.
Nadia will play a key role in that, both for Slack and for our customers.
With the pandemic still raging, key voters may not be willing to change the subject.
Getting men to do their share of care and domestic work is a key overlooked strategy in reducing poverty.
By contrast, Solomon can tell us a great deal about what really changed the country—because at key moments, he was there.
The second lesson is that no one writing before the twentieth century holds a key to our problems.
As with so many things, keeping screen time in moderate amounts seems key.
The opposition responded with a month-long Occupy Abay (like Occupy Wall St) campaign, in which Udaltsov was one of key figures.
Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.
Mr. Collingwood, taking the key from his mother, locked the little door in the boarding, after them.
About her neck was hung a covered basket and a door-key; and Davy at once concluded that she was Sindbad's house-keeper.
The girl smiled, and drew out a large key, and nodded, still smiling as she replaced it.