keep up
保持 继续 维持 跟上(时代)
例句与用法:
The house is becoming too expensive for them to keep up.
他们的房子维修费用贵得越来越修不起了。
The high cost of raw materials is keeping prices up.
原料费用昂贵使得产品价格居高不下。
The enemy kept up their bombardment day and night.
敌军一直日夜不停地狂轰滥炸。
1. (使)不停止
Rain kept up all day.
雨下了一整天。
2. 保持
He kept up a correspondence with Tom.
他和汤姆保持通信联系。
keep up
词义辨析:
同义参见:
sustain
shoulder
keep up1.■保持,继续(做某事):to keep up friendship保持友谊Keep up the struggle till you succeed.继续战斗直到你们取得胜利。2.■持续下去,继续不变:I hope the good weather will keep up.我希望好天气会继续下去。3.■(使)不低落;(使)保持高昂:Prices have kept up the whole year.全年物价都很高。The good news kept our spirits up.好消息使我们情绪高昂。4.■维护;保养,保持良好状态:to keep up a house保养房子They tried to keep up the reputation of their firm.他们试图维护他们公司的信誉。5.■跟上,不落后:He had to run to keep up.他不得不跑着跟上。6.■(被)支撑,(被)抬起:What keeps the roof up?是什么支撑着屋顶?The lifeboat kept him up till the rescue crew came.救生艇一直把他支撑到救援队到来。7.■(使)不倒下;(使)熬夜:The house is strong enough to keep up in a storm.这座房子很坚固,足以抵挡风暴。He used to keep up late into the night.他过去常常熬到深夜。8.■【印刷】用大写字母排印,使(铅字、排版)保持原状
见:keep: keep up
keep up
动词 keep up:
maintain a required pace or level
lengthen or extend in duration or space
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
同义词:conserve, preserve, maintain
keep informed
同义词:keep abreast, follow
prevent from going to bed at night
keep up