keyboard

noun
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːd/
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːrd/
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  1. the set of keys for operating a computer or typewriter, or the set of letters that you can touch to write on a smartphone or tablet (计算机或打字机的)键盘;(智能手机或平板电脑的)虚拟键盘
    • The program locks the keyboard until a password is given.这个程序锁住了键盘,需要输入密码。
    • keyboard shortcuts键盘快捷键
    Extra Examples
    • Arianne was tapping away at her keyboard.阿里安妮在键盘上敲打开来。
    • Filled with inspiration, he started pounding his keyboard.他充满灵感,开始奋力敲击键盘。
    • Using the mouse is quicker than typing it on the keyboard.用鼠标比敲键盘快。
    Topics Computersb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • qwerty
    • standard
    • computer
    verb + keyboard
    • tap
    • tap at
    • tap on
    keyboard + noun
    • command
    • short cut
    • port
    preposition
    • on the keyboard
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  2. the set of black and white keys on a piano or other musical instrument(钢琴或其他乐器的)琴键,键盘
    • a piano keyboard钢琴键盘
    Topics Musicb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • organ
    • piano
    • etc.
    keyboard + noun
    • instrument
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  3. an electronic musical instrument that has keys like a piano and can be made to play in different styles or to sound like different instruments键盘式电子乐器
    • She plays keyboard and guitar.她演奏电子琴和吉他。
    • on (a) keyboard He played the song on his keyboard.他用电子琴弹奏了这首歌。
    • The recording features Herbie Hancock on keyboard.这张唱片特别收录了赫比・汉考克的电子琴演奏。
    • at a keyboard She sat down at the keyboard and started to play.她坐在键盘上开始演奏。
    compare synthesizerTopics Musicb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • digital
    • electric
    • electronic
    preposition
    • at the keyboard
    • on (a/​the) keyboard
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keyboard

verb
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːd/
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːrd/
[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they keyboard
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːd/
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːrd/
he / she / it keyboards
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːdz/
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːrdz/
past simple keyboarded
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːdɪd/
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːrdɪd/
past participle keyboarded
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːdɪd/
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːrdɪd/
-ing form keyboarding
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːdɪŋ/
🔊/ˈkiːbɔːrdɪŋ/
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  1. keyboard (something) to type information into a computer用键盘输入;将(信息)键入计算机