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keep
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vt.

vi.

n.

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1. V-LINK-ERG （使）保持 If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it. 

  • The noise kept him awake...

    噪音吵得他一直没有睡着。

  • Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar...

    雷吉一直在柜台后忙活。

  • To keep warm they burnt wood in a rusty oil barrel...

    他们在一只生锈的油桶里烧木柴来保暖。

2. V-ERG （使）处于；（使）留在 If you keep or you are kept in a particular position or place, you remain in it. 

  • Keep away from the doors while the train is moving...

    列车运行过程中要远离车门。

  • He kept his head down, hiding his features...

    他低头掩面。

  • It was against all orders to smoke, but a cigarette kept away mosquitoes...

    吸烟违反所有规章，但香烟可以驱蚊。

3. V-ERG （使）坚持（避免或不卷入） If you keep off something or keep away from it, you avoid it. If you keep out of something, you avoid getting involved in it. You can also say that you keep someone off ,away from or out of something. 

  • I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods...

    我努力做到了只吃规定饮食，不沾甜食。

  • He's going to be a fantastic player if he keeps away from booze and women...

    如果能不近酒色，他将成为一名出色的运动员。

  • The best way to keep babies off sugar is to go back to the natural diet and eat lots of fresh fruit.

    避免婴儿摄入食糖的最好办法是让其回归自然的饮食，多吃新鲜水果。

4. VERB 阻止（或防止、阻碍）…做 If someone or something keeps you from a particular action, they prevent you from doing it. 

  • Embarrassment has kept me from doing all sorts of things...

    我总是害怕受窘，什么事都不敢去做。

  • He kept her from being lonely...

    他不让她感到孤独。

  • What can you do to keep it from happening again?

    你怎样防止它再次发生？

5. VERB 忍住（或克制）不做 If you try to keep from doing something, you try to stop yourself from doing it. 

  • She bit her lip to keep from crying...

    她咬住嘴唇不哭。

  • He had to lean on Dan to keep from falling.

    他不得不靠在丹身上以免摔倒。

6. VERB 保守;隐瞒 If you keep something from someone, you do not tell them about it. 

  • She knew that Gabriel was keeping something from her.

    她知道加布里埃尔有事瞒着她。

7. VERB 重复；继续 If you keep doing something, you do it repeatedly or continue to do it. 

  • I keep forgetting it's December...

    我总是忘了现在是12月了。

  • I turned back after a while, but he kept walking...

    我过了一会就往回走了，但他还接着走。

  • Keep on means the same as keep .keep on 同keep

    • Did he give up or keep on trying?...

      他是放弃了还是在继续努力？

    • My wife keeps on saying that I work too hard.

      我妻子总说我工作太辛苦了。

8. VERB （与某些名词连用，表示持续一段时间或继续做某事）持续，继续（持有或控制） Keep is used with some nouns to indicate that someone does something for a period of time or continues to do it. For example, if you keep a grip on something, you continue to hold or control it. 

  • Until last year, the regime kept a tight grip on the country...

    直到去年，那个国家还处于该政权的严密控制之下。

  • One of them would keep a look-out on the road behind to warn us of approaching vehicles...

    他们中会有一人看着后面的路，提醒我们注意过来的车辆。

  • His parents kept a vigil by his bedside as he was given brain and body scans.

    在他做脑扫描和全身扫描时，他的父母守护在他床边。

9. VERB 保留；保有；留有 If you keep something, you continue to have it in your possession and do not throw it away, give it away, or sell it. 

  • 'I like this dress,' she said. 'Keep it. You can have it,' said Daphne...

    “我喜欢这件连衣裙，”她说。“留下吧。给你了，”达夫妮说道。

  • Lathan had to choose between marrying her and keeping his job.

    莱森不得不在娶她和保住工作之间作出选择。

10. VERB 存放；储存 If you keep something in a particular place, you always have it or store it in that place so that you can use it whenever you need it. 

  • She kept her money under the mattress...

    她把钱放在床垫下。

  • She remembered where she kept the gun...

    她记得放枪的地方。

  • To make it easier to contact us, keep this card handy.

    把这张卡放在手边，以便于和我们联系。

11. VERB 遵守；笃守；恪守 When you keep something such as a promise or an appointment, you do what you said you would do. 

  • I'm hoping you'll keep your promise to come for a long visit...

    我希望你遵守诺言来这儿多呆几天。

  • He had again failed to keep his word.

    他又食言了。

12. VERB 记下；记录；记载 If you keep a record of a series of events, you write down details of it so that they can be referred to later. 

  • Eleanor began to keep a diary...

    埃莉诺开始记日记了。

  • The volunteers kept a record of everything they ate for a week.

    志愿者记录下他们一周所吃的所有食物。

13. VERB 供养；抚养；养活 If you keep yourself or keep someone else, you support yourself or the other person by earning enough money to provide food, clothing, money, and other necessary things. 

  • She could just about afford to keep her five kids...

    她勉勉强强能养得起自己的5个孩子。

  • I just cannot afford to keep myself...

    我难以维持生计。

  • The pay was enough to keep him in whisky for a day or two.

    这笔钱够他喝一两天威士忌了。

14. N-SING 生活费用 Someone's keep is the cost of food and other things that they need in their daily life. 

  • Ray will earn his keep on local farms while studying...

    雷求学期间会在当地的农场干活赚取生活费。

  • I need to give my parents money for my keep.

    我需要付给父母我的生活费。

15. VERB 饲养 If you keep animals, you own them and take care of them. 

  • I've brought you some eggs. We keep chickens...

    我给你带了些鸡蛋。我们养鸡。

  • This mad writer kept a lobster as a pet.

    这个疯狂的作家把龙虾当宠物养。

16. VERB 开设；经营；管理 If you keep a business such as a small shop or hotel, you own it and manage it. 

  • His father kept a village shop.

    他父亲经营一家乡村商店。

17. VERB 使耽搁;使延误 If someone or something keeps you, they delay you and make you late. 

  • Sorry to keep you, Jack...

    很抱歉让你久等了，杰克。

  • 'What kept you?' — 'I went in the wrong direction.'

    “你为什么晚了？”——“我走错了方向。”

18. VERB （食物）保持不坏 If food keeps for a certain length of time, it stays fresh and suitable to eat for that time. 

  • Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, where it will keep for 2-3 weeks.

    剩下的东西都可以放进冰箱，可以保持两到三个星期不坏。

19. VERB （用于询问健康状况）保持健康 You can say or ask how someone is keeping as a way of saying or asking whether they are well. 

  • She hasn't been keeping too well lately...

    她最近身体不太好。

  • How are you keeping these days?

    你这些天身体怎么样？

20. N-COUNT （中世纪的）城堡主楼 A keep is the main tower of a medieval castle, in which people lived. 
21. PHRASE 继续做；坚持干 If you keep at it, you continue doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop. 

  • It may take a number of attempts, but it is worth keeping at it...

    可能要试几次，但还是值得坚持的。

  • 'Keep at it!' Thade encouraged me.

    “坚持下去！”萨德鼓励我道。

22. PHRASE 永远；永不更改地 Something that is for keeps is permanent and will not change. 

  • Ensure that whatever you gain now will be for keeps...

    确保你现在所获得的一切永远不会失去。

  • He advised them to leave town for keeps.

    他建议他们离开镇子，永远别再回来。

23. PHRASE 继续移动;坚持干 If you keep going, you continue moving along or doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop. 

  • She forced herself to keep going...

    她强迫自己继续下去。

  • I was shouting: 'Keep going, keep going!'

    我喊着：“坚持，坚持！”

24. PHRASE 协调/不协调;一致/不一致 If one thing is in keeping with another, it is suitable in relation to that thing. If one thing is out of keeping with another, it is not suitable in relation to that thing. 

  • His office was in keeping with his station and experience...

    他的办公室与其身份和阅历相称。

  • In keeping with tradition, the Emperor and Empress did not attend the ceremony...

    按照传统，皇帝和皇后未参加该仪式。

  • His own response to it seemed to be out of keeping with his earlier expressed opinions.

    他自己对此的反应与其早前表达的看法并不一致。

25. PHRASE 继续努力 If you keep it up, you continue working or trying as hard as you have been in the past. 

  • There are fears that he will not be able to keep it up when he gets to the particularly demanding third year...

    有人担心他到了要求极其严格的第3年时会坚持不下去。

  • You're doing a great job! Keep it up!

    你们干得非常棒！继续好好干吧！

26. PHRASE 把…秘而不宣；不将…说出去 If you keep something to yourself, you do not tell anyone else about it. 

  • I have to tell someone. I can't keep it to myself...

    我得找人说说。我心里憋不住。

  • There's one thing you can do for me. But keep it to yourself.

    有件事你能帮我做。但你要保密。

27. PHRASE 离群索居；不与人来往 If you keep yourself to yourself or keep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people. 

  • He was a quiet man who kept himself to himself...

    他是个喜欢安静、不爱与人来往的人。

  • Since she knows little Italian, she keeps to herself.

    因为不怎么懂意大利语，她很少和人交往。

28.   to keep someone company→see: company;  to keep your end up→see: end;  to keep a straight face→see: face;  to keep your hand in→see: hand;  to keep your head→see: head;  to keep house→see: house;  to keep pace→see: pace;  to keep the peace→see: peace;  to keep a secret→see: secret;  to keep time→see: time;  to keep track→see: track; 
相关词组：
keep back  keep down  keep in with  keep on  keep on about  keep on at  keep to  keep up 
Noun

1. the financial means whereby one lives;

  • "each child was expected to pay for their keep"
  • "he applied to the state for support"
  • "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

2. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

3. a cell in a jail or prison

Verb

1. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean";

  • "hold in place"
  • "She always held herself as a lady"
  • "The students keep me on my toes"

2. continue a certain state, condition, or activity;

  • "Keep on working!"
  • "We continued to work into the night"
  • "Keep smiling"
  • "We went on working until well past midnight"

3. retain possession of;

  • "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"
  • "She kept her maiden name after she married"

4. prevent from doing something or being in a certain state;

  • "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"
  • "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"
  • "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

5. conform one's action or practice to;

  • "keep appointments"
  • "she never keeps her promises"
  • "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"

6. observe correctly or closely;

  • "The pianist kept time with the metronome"
  • "keep count"
  • "I cannot keep track of all my employees"

7. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of;

  • "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

8. maintain by writing regular records;

  • "keep a diary"
  • "maintain a record"
  • "keep notes"

9. supply with room and board;

  • "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"
  • "keep boarders"

10. allow to remain in a place or position;

  • "We cannot continue several servants any longer"
  • "She retains a lawyer"
  • "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"
  • "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"
  • "We kept the work going as long as we could"

11. supply with necessities and support;

  • "She alone sustained her family"
  • "The money will sustain our good cause"
  • "There's little to earn and many to keep"

12. fail to spoil or rot;

  • "These potatoes keep for a long time"

13. celebrate, as of holidays or rites;

  • "Keep the commandments"
  • "celebrate Christmas"
  • "Observe Yom Kippur"

14. keep under control; keep in check;

  • "suppress a smile"
  • "Keep your temper"
  • "keep your cool"

15. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger;

  • "May God keep you"

16. raise;

  • "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"
  • "he keeps bees"

17. retain rights to;

  • "keep my job for me while I give birth"
  • "keep my seat, please"
  • "keep open the possibility of a merger"

18. store or keep customarily;

  • "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"

19. have as a supply;

  • "I always keep batteries in the freezer"
  • "keep food for a week in the pantry"
  • "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"

20. maintain for use and service;

  • "I keep a car in the countryside"
  • "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

21. hold and prevent from leaving;

  • "The student was kept after school"

22. prevent (food) from rotting;

  • "preserved meats"
  • "keep potatoes fresh"

体育

  • 1.控制球

法律

  • 1.维持
1. Study is like sailing against the current; either you keep forging ahead or you keep falling behind.
学如逆水行舟，不进则退。

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2. A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.
缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。

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3. A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.
一副拼图就能让我沉醉几个小时。

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4. A policeman has to keep on his toes all the time he's on duty.
警察在执勤时必须时刻保持警覺。

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5. A slow learner can keep back the whole class.
反应迟钝的学生会影响全班的进步。

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6. A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.
一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。

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7. A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.
一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。

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8. After he came out of prison, he was determined to keep his nose clean.
出狱以后，他下决心要安分守己。

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9. After promising to keep the book for me, he broke his word and sold it to someone else.
他答应把书留给我之后，却食言而把它卖给了别人。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10. All vehicles should keep to the right.
车辆一律靠右走。

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11. Although it was late, there was still enough time to keep the rendezvous.
虽然很晚了，但还有足够的时间去赴这个约会。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. Always keep food covered to prevent contamination by flies.
时常把食物盖着以防苍蝇污染。

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13. Always keep sight of your main purpose in life.
要始终把自己的人生主要目标记在心里。

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14. Any person who refuses to keep silent will be conducted out of the room.
不愿意保持安静者将被逐出房间。

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15. Are these pillars strong enough to keep up that dome?
这几根柱子撑得住那个圆形屋顶吗？

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16. Are you able to keep both the gardeners on?
你还能继续雇用这两名花匠吗？

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17. As a doctor, Brooks has to keep track of the latest developments in medicine.
作为一名医生，布鲁克斯必须了解医学的最新发展动态。

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18. As long as you can keep away from them, you're safe.
只要你离他们远一点，你就会安全。

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19. As the police could not keep order in the city, the military were called in to help.
由于警察无法维持城里的秩序，所以军队被召去加以协助。

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20. At the approach of cold weather, the troops were unable to keep holding the field.
寒冷的天气到来时，部队无力继续作战。

来自《简明英汉词典》