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keep v.保持；保留；继续；贮藏；经营；遵守；供给；照管；饲养；耽搁；保持食物不变质；健康状况如何；保守（秘密@）；记录；遵守；保护n.生计；保存；城堡主楼；监狱；围墙 (1) 他无论在什么地方,总是与我们保持联系。(2) 这是五镑的钞票－－零钱不用找了。(3) 进展虽慢(4) 你把清洁剂放在哪儿了？(5) 开店容易经营难。(6) 一旦做出承诺(7) 她一个星期给家里200美元。(8) 我已经养了20年的热带鱼了。(9) 我只耽搁你几分钟。(10) 把馅饼都吃了吧—搁不住。(11) 她对我们所有人都避而不谈她的过去。(12) 她记了二十多年的日记。(13) 一旦做出承诺(14) 她戴上帽子遮阳，保护眼睛。(15) 保罗靠帮助他年迈的房东干活来维持生计。(16) 这家具保存得很好。 Keep has many senses in English, and shows up in a lot of our common expressions, like “keep out!" and "keep your shirt on!" The word generally has the senses of hold onto, maintain, stay, continue, or protect from harm. Food that will not spoil yet will keep. You can keep a secret, keep a diary, or keep your little sister safe. You can also keep a ritual or religious custom by practicing it –- like to keep kosher. Whatever you do, “just keep going.”

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英 [kiːp] 美 [kiːp] (1) He would keep in touch with us wherever he was.(2) Here's a five-pound note-- you can keep the change.(3) Progress is slow but we keep battling on.(4) Where do you keep the detergent?(5) It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it.(6) Once you make a promise, you should keep it.(7) She keeps the family on two hundred dollars a week.(8) I have been keeping tropical fish for twenty years.(9) I'll only keep you a few minutes.(10) Finish off the pie-it won't keep.(11) She kept her past secret from us all.(12) She kept a diary for over twenty years.(13) Once you make a promise, you should keep it.(14) She wears a hat to keep the sun out of her eyes.(15) Paul earns his keep by helping his elderly landlord.(16) The furniture was in good keep. To keep means to have and hold on to something — like to keep your wallet in your pocket. It also means to continue; if you keep hula hooping you’ll break the world record! 1[V-LINK-ERG连系动词（及物/不及物）]（使）保持 If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it.   [V n adj/prep]  [V adj/prep]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。For several years I kept in touch with her.几年来，我一直和她保持联系。2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）处于；（使）留在 If you keep or you are kept in a particular position or place, you remain in it.   [V adv/prep]  [V n with adv]  [V n prep]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。Doctors will keep her in hospital for at least another week.医生会让她再住至少一个星期的院。3[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（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.   [V prep/adv]  [V n prep/adv]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 动词]阻止（或防止、阻碍）…做 If someone or something keeps you from a particular action, they prevent you from doing it.   [V n from -ing]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 动词]忍住（或克制）不做 If you try to keep from doing something, you try to stop yourself from doing it.   [V from -ing]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 动词]保守；隐瞒 If you keep something from someone, you do not tell them about it.   [V n from n]She knew that Gabriel was keeping something from her.她知道加布里埃尔有事瞒着她。7[VERB 动词]重复；继续 If you keep doing something, you do it repeatedly or continue to do it.   [V -ing]  [V P -ing]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keepDid 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 动词]（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.   [V n]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 动词]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.   [V n]'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 动词]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.   [V n prep/adv]  [V n adj]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 动词]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.   [V n]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 动词]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.   [V n]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 动词]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.   [V n]  [V pron-refl]  [V n in n]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 单数名词]生活费用 Someone's keep is the cost of food and other things that they need in their daily life.   [poss N]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 动词]饲养 If you keep animals, you own them and take care of them.   [V n]  [V n as n]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 动词]开设；经营；管理 If you keep a business such as a small shop or hotel, you own it and manage it.   [V n]His father kept a village shop.他父亲经营一家乡村商店。17[VERB 动词]使耽搁；使延误 If someone or something keeps you, they delay you and make you late.   [V n]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 动词]（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.   [V]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 动词]（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.   [V adv]  [only cont]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 可数名词]（中世纪的）城堡主楼 A keep is the main tower of a medieval castle, in which people lived. 21[PHRASE 短语]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.   [V inflects]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 短语]永远；永不更改地 Something that is for keeps is permanent and will not change.   [v-link PHR]  [INFORMAL 非正式]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 短语]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.   [keep inflects]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 短语]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.   [v-link PHR]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 短语]继续努力 If you keep it up, you continue working or trying as hard as you have been in the past.   [V inflects]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 短语]把…秘而不宣；不将…说出去 If you keep something to yourself, you do not tell anyone else about it.   [V inflects]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 短语]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.   [V inflects]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

英语单词	keep
英美音标	英 [kiːp] 美 [kiːp]
中文释义	v.保持；保留；继续；贮藏；经营；遵守；供给；照管；饲养；耽搁；保持食物不变质；健康状况如何；保守（秘密@）；记录；遵守；保护 n.生计；保存；城堡主楼；监狱；围墙
英语例句	(1) He would keep in touch with us wherever he was. (2) Here's a five-pound note-- you can keep the change. (3) Progress is slow but we keep battling on. (4) Where do you keep the detergent? (5) It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it. (6) Once you make a promise, you should keep it. (7) She keeps the family on two hundred dollars a week. (8) I have been keeping tropical fish for twenty years. (9) I'll only keep you a few minutes. (10) Finish off the pie-it won't keep. (11) She kept her past secret from us all. (12) She kept a diary for over twenty years. (13) Once you make a promise, you should keep it. (14) She wears a hat to keep the sun out of her eyes. (15) Paul earns his keep by helping his elderly landlord. (16) The furniture was in good keep.
中文例句	(1) 他无论在什么地方,总是与我们保持联系。 (2) 这是五镑的钞票－－零钱不用找了。 (3) 进展虽慢 (4) 你把清洁剂放在哪儿了？ (5) 开店容易经营难。 (6) 一旦做出承诺 (7) 她一个星期给家里200美元。 (8) 我已经养了20年的热带鱼了。 (9) 我只耽搁你几分钟。 (10) 把馅饼都吃了吧—搁不住。 (11) 她对我们所有人都避而不谈她的过去。 (12) 她记了二十多年的日记。 (13) 一旦做出承诺 (14) 她戴上帽子遮阳，保护眼睛。 (15) 保罗靠帮助他年迈的房东干活来维持生计。 (16) 这家具保存得很好。
vocabulary简明	To keep means to have and hold on to something — like to keep your wallet in your pocket. It also means to continue; if you keep hula hooping you’ll break the world record!
vocabulary扩展	Keep has many senses in English, and shows up in a lot of our common expressions, like “keep out!" and "keep your shirt on!" The word generally has the senses of hold onto, maintain, stay, continue, or protect from harm. Food that will not spoil yet will keep. You can keep a secret, keep a diary, or keep your little sister safe. You can also keep a ritual or religious custom by practicing it –- like to keep kosher. Whatever you do, “just keep going.”
柯林斯解释	1 [V-LINK-ERG 连系动词（及物/不及物） ]（使）保持 If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it. [V n adj/prep] [V adj/prep] 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。 For several years I kept in touch with her. 几年来，我一直和她保持联系。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）处于；（使）留在 If you keep or you are kept in a particular position or place, you remain in it. [V adv/prep] [V n with adv] [V n prep] 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。 Doctors will keep her in hospital for at least another week. 医生会让她再住至少一个星期的院。 3 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（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. [V prep/adv] [V n prep/adv] 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 动词]阻止（或防止、阻碍）…做 If someone or something keeps you from a particular action, they prevent you from doing it. [V n from -ing] 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 动词]忍住（或克制）不做 If you try to keep from doing something, you try to stop yourself from doing it. [V from -ing] 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 动词]保守；隐瞒 If you keep something from someone, you do not tell them about it. [V n from n] She knew that Gabriel was keeping something from her. 她知道加布里埃尔有事瞒着她。 7 [VERB 动词]重复；继续 If you keep doing something, you do it repeatedly or continue to do it. [V -ing] [V P -ing] 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 动词]（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. [V n] 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 动词]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. [V n] '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 动词]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. [V n prep/adv] [V n adj] 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 动词]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. [V n] 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 动词]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. [V n] 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 动词]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. [V n] [V pron-refl] [V n in n] 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 单数名词]生活费用 Someone's keep is the cost of food and other things that they need in their daily life. [poss N] 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 动词]饲养 If you keep animals, you own them and take care of them. [V n] [V n as n] 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 动词]开设；经营；管理 If you keep a business such as a small shop or hotel, you own it and manage it. [V n] His father kept a village shop. 他父亲经营一家乡村商店。 17 [VERB 动词]使耽搁；使延误 If someone or something keeps you, they delay you and make you late. [V n] 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 动词]（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. [V] 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 动词]（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. [V adv] [only cont] 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 可数名词]（中世纪的）城堡主楼 A keep is the main tower of a medieval castle, in which people lived. 21 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] 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 短语]永远；永不更改地 Something that is for keeps is permanent and will not change. [v-link PHR] [INFORMAL 非正式] 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 短语]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. [keep inflects] 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 短语]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. [v-link PHR] 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 短语]继续努力 If you keep it up, you continue working or trying as hard as you have been in the past. [V inflects] 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 短语]把…秘而不宣；不将…说出去 If you keep something to yourself, you do not tell anyone else about it. [V inflects] 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 短语]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. [V inflects] 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

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