English Dictionary

key into

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

(transitive) To put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.). / (intransitive) To cohere with; to accord with, to be in keeping with.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）人を特定の状態や感情に導く、あるいは追い込む / （自動詞）～と合致する、調和する、一致する

A comedian's timing can key into the audience's emotions, making the room erupt in laughter.

コメディアンの間合いは観客の感情を強く喚起し、会場を笑いで沸かせることがある。

意味（1）

(transitive) To put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.).

意味（2）

(intransitive) To cohere with; to accord with, to be in keeping with.

[T]he sheer insistence here on these myths of Greek victory, and the repeated variations on the theme through different legendary cycles, key into the idea of the Parthenon as a monument of Athenian triumph.

意味（3）

(transitive) To make (someone) focus or concentrate on (something); to make (someone) understand.

Walter wasn't on the same page as the rest of us at first, but we talked about it and keyed him into it.

keys into （ present singular third-person ）

keying into （ participle present ）

keyed into （ participle past ）

keyed into （ past ）