be keen on 和be keen to的区别 - 百度知道 "be keen on sb"则表示对某人的喜爱,例如对某人的深情厚意或者对某人的专业技能的赞赏。 总的来说,"keen to"强调的是对还未完成的事情的渴望,而"keen on"则涵盖了对事物的热爱和对人的喜爱,两者在表达程度和语境上有所不同。
keen to or keen on - WordReference Forums (keen on studying= I think it´s a good idea to study hard for exams I like the idea of studying hard for the exams so therefore I study hard for the exams general assertion) and some comments on the sentences I gave in this thread because I´m interested in clarifying their meaning,
keen to vs keen on - WordReference Forums John was very keen on helping = he was enthusiastic about helping John was very keen to help = he was willing and eager to help I wasn't too keen to go to the party = I wasn't too keen on going to the party These mean pretty much the same The captain wasn’t keen to have him in the team = The captain wasn’t keen on having him in the team
keen learner - WordReference Forums "Keen student of (x)" is a set phrase in English, in my experience, even in American English For instance, you can be a keen student of golf, meaning you study golf and practice playing it and do your best to improve You can be a keen student of the violin in the same way So you can also be a keen student of English
keen to versus keen on - WordReference Forums BE Keen to start work = eager to start work One would not normally say "Keen on starting work", however "keen on" is very commonly used in expressions like "I am very keen on cycling, and I race at the weekend", or "I like opera and ballet, and I am keen on Placido Domingo"
to be keen on to be fond of - WordReference Forums 'Keen on' means some fairly high degree of enthusiasm about a topic of interest or an activity I am keen on my hobbies, interests, aims and various social and political causes, otherwise I would not pursue them or support them In this respect, I've decided as I write this post that 'keen on' is a rather casual, informal term
be keen on与 be keen to的区别 - 百度知道 - "be keen on"是一个固定短语,其中的介词"on"后面通常接名词或动名词,用来表达对特定事物的兴趣或热爱。例句中的主语通常是人。 - "be keen to"是由动词"keen"后面加上不定式构成的短语,用来表示渴望或急切地想要做某事。例句中的主语通常是人。
Keen on +ing and keen to - WordReference Forums Also, I think the original poster may have been thinking of the usage "keen on doing something " This is basically synonymous and interchangeable with "keen to": "He's very keen to go to the party" or "He's very keen on going to the party " "Keen on," unlike "keen to," can also be used with non-verbal nouns: "He's very keen on his new car "
be fond of vs. be keen on - WordReference Forums Similarly, if we said, "The chief of police is keen to reduce crime in her areas", we could not replace keen with fond There is a special case in colloquial English; if someone is "keen on" someone else it may mean they are sexually attracted to that person and fond might be used with similar (but not identical) meaning
keen on fond of - WordReference Forums As Lingobingo said, 'keen on' is very widely used still in B E But I think the sense in which it is now rather old-fashioned in B E is in the case of personal relationships - 'like' and 'love' are notoriously difficult to distinguish, but I think 'keen on' involves sexual attraction (= more recent 'fancy'), whereas 'fond of' suggests a liking which does not involve sexual attraction - 'Do