keyboard
UK/'ki:bɒ:d/US
TOEFLB1
Definitions
n.
A panel of keys for operating a computer, typewriter, or musical instrument
键盘（操作电脑、打字机或乐器的一排按键）
v.
To enter data by typing on a keyboard
用键盘输入；打字录入
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedkey + board = a board covered with keys. First used for the row of keys on a piano, then carried over to typewriters and computers. board keeps its plainest meaning here: a flat surface.
Root board still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.computer keyboard电脑键盘
- 2.on-screen keyboard屏幕键盘
- 3.keyboard shortcut键盘快捷键
- 4.play the keyboard弹电子琴
Example Sentences
- 1.
She spilled coffee all over her laptop keyboard.
- 2.
He learned to play keyboard before he tried the piano.
- 3.
Just keyboard the figures into the spreadsheet.