keep
v (pt, pp kept )
1
(a) [La, Ipr, Ip]
continue to be in the specified condition or position; remain or stay 继续处於某状态或地位; 留下; 保留
She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency. 她有处变不惊的本事.
Please keep quiet -- I'm trying to get some work done. 请安静--我要处理一些工作.
You ought to keep indoors with that heavy cold. 你患重感冒应该留在屋里.
The notice said `Keep off (ie Do not walk on) the grass'. 布告牌上写著`勿踏草地'.
Keep back! The building could collapse at any moment. 别靠近! 那建筑物随时可能倒塌.
(b) [Ip] ~ (on) doing sth continue doing sth; do sth repeatedly or frequently 继续做某事物; 重复做某事物
keep eating, laughing, smiling, walking 一直在吃、 笑、 微笑、 走
Keep (on) talking amongst yourselves, I'll be back in a minute. 你们继续谈, 我一会儿就回来.
How can I trust you if you keep lying to me? 你要是一直欺骗我, 我怎麽能相信你呢?
I do wish you wouldn't keep interrupting me! 希望你别老来打扰我!
My shoe laces keep (on) coming undone. 我的鞋带总是松开.
Keep going (ie Do not stop) until you reach a large roundabout. 继续走就走到一个宽阔的环状交叉路口了.
This is exhausting work, but I manage to keep going somehow. 这个工作很费力气, 但是我尽量设法做下去.
(c) [Ipr, Ip]
continue to move in the specified direction 继续朝某方向前进
Traffic in Britain keeps to the left, ie drives on the left-hand side of the road. 在英国, 车辆靠左行驶.
Keep straight on until you get to the church. 一直朝前走就走到教堂了.
The sign says `Keep Left', so I don't think we can turn right here. 路标上写著`靠左行', 我想不能从这儿向右拐.
2 [Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a, Cn.g]
cause sb/sth to remain in the specified condition or position 使某人[某事物]保持某状态或某地位
If your hands are cold, keep them in your pockets. 要是手冷, 就揣在口袋里.
Extra work kept him (late) at the office. 他因有额外的工作, (很晚)仍留在办公室里.
Don't keep us in suspense any longer -- what happens at the end of the story? 别再让我们蒙在鼓里了, 结局究竟怎麽样?
keep sb amused, cheerful, happy, etc 使某人一直高兴、 快乐、 幸福等
These gloves will keep your hands warm. 这种手套保暖好.
Give the baby her bottle; that'll keep her quiet for a while. 把瓶子给孩子, 那就能让她安静一会儿.
He's in a coma and is being kept alive by a life-support machine. 他处於昏迷状态, 靠生命维持器活著.
I'm sorry to keep you waiting. 对不起, 让您久等了.
Add some more coal to keep the fire going. 再添些煤, 别让火灭了.
3 [Tn] detain or delay (sb) 留住或耽搁(某人)
You're an hour late; what kept you? 你晚了一小时, 是什麽事给耽误了? Cf 参看 keep sb from sth/doing sth.
4 [Tn]
(a) continue to have (sth); retain 保有, 留下(某物)
You can keep that book I lent you; I don't want it back. 我借给你的那本书你可以留下, 不用还我.
Here's a five-pound note -- you can keep the change. 这是五镑的钞票--零钱不用找了.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n]
~ sth (for sb) look after sth (for sb); retain sth (为某人)照顾某事物; 保留某事物
Could you keep my place in the queue (for me)(ie prevent anybody else from taking it)? 我排在队里的位置可以给我留著吗?
Please keep me a place in the queue. 排队时请给我占个位置.
(c) [Tn, Tn.pr]
have (sth) in a particular place; store 在某处存放(某物); 贮藏
Where do you keep the cutlery? 你的餐具在哪里?
We haven't enough shelves to keep all our books on. 我们的书架不够用, 放不下这麽多书.
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🔁 扩展释义
*[ki:p]n. 生计, 维持, 保持vt. 保持, 保存, 遵守, 看守, 整理, 维持, 履行, 经营, 拘留, 记帐vi. 保持, 继续不断【经】 保持, 遵守, 记(帐)相关词组: keep in with sb keep one's head keep someone company earn one's keep keep at keep away keep back keep sth back keep down keep from keep sth back from sb keep in keep in with keep off keep sth on keep on at keep oneself to oneself keep out of keep pace with keep sb going in sth keep under keep to sth keep to the subject keep sth to oneself keep sth up keep up sth keep sb up late keep up with the Joneses keep alive keep an eye on keep good time keep one's bed keep one's word keep regular hours