keep
[ki:p]
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
n.监狱, 围墙
例句与用法：
Keep straight on until you get to the church.
一直朝前走就走到教堂了。
Please keep me a place in the queue.
排队时请给我占个位置。
You must keep your promise.
你必须遵守诺言。
That shop keeps everything you will need.
那商店经销所有你需要的东西。
I'll only keep you a few minutes.
我只耽搁你几分钟。
词形变化：
动词过去式: kept | 动词过去分词: kept | 动词现在分词: keeping | 动词第三人称单数: keeps |
vt.
1. (长期或永久)持有, 保有
I kept it all the time to remind me of you.
我一直保存着它, 以此唤起我对你的记忆。
2. (一时)拥有; 保管
Please keep the watch for me while I go swimming.
我去游泳, 请代我保管这表。
3. 存放, 保留, 保存
We keep food in a refrigerator.
我们把食物存放在冰箱里。
4. 使……保持在(某一状态)[O][O4][O7][O8][O9]
Those toys kept the children amused.
那些玩具使孩子们玩得很开心。
She kept the child quiet.
她让孩子别作声。
5. 整理, 料理
Mother keeps the house.
母亲料理家务。
6. 履行; 遵守; 保守
Everyone must keep the law.
每个人都必须守法。
7. 阻止, 妨碍; 控制住[(+from)]
Robbie couldn't keep the child from yelling.
罗比没法使孩子不大叫大嚷。
8. 记(日记、帐等)
Mary keeps a diary.
玛丽天天记日记。
9. 抚养; 饲养
He needs more money to keep his wife and children.
他需要更多的钱来抚养妻子儿女。
10. 雇用
She keeps a maid.
她雇一个女佣人。
11. 经营, 开设(商店等)
They kept a small hotel in the town.
他们在城里开了一家小旅店。
12. 守卫; 看守[(+from)]
He has kept goal for our team.
他一直是我们队的守门员。
13. 庆祝; 守(宗教节日等)
They keep Christmas as well as Spring Festival in their house.
他们家既过春节, 也过圣诞节。
vi.
1. 保持着某一状态[Q][L]
Please keep quiet.
请保持安静。
2. (食物)保持不坏
Will this food keep in hot weather?
这种食品在热天能经久不坏吗?
3. 继续不断[+v-ing]
The child kept asking me questions.
这孩子老是问我问题。
4. 搁, 拖
Sorry to disturb you, but this problem won't keep.
对不起, 打扰你了, 可是这个问题急待处理。
5. 【口】居住, 逗留
Just where she kept in Boston is unknown to history.
她在波士顿到底住在什么地方, 历史上无人知晓。
n.
1. 生活费, 生计[U]
2. 【史】要塞; 堡垒中最强固的部分[C]
短语词组：
keep at
1. 继续做
I am going to keep them at their task.
我将使他们继续工作。
keep away
1. 不接近; 使离开
Keep away from the machine.
不要靠近机器。
keep from
1. 阻止; 避开
I kept the children from going out.
我不让孩子们出去。
2. 克制
He couldn't keep from laughing.
他忍不住大笑。
keep in
1. 不出外
It's best to keep in while the temperature is too low.
气温太低时最好呆在屋里。
2. 抑制
She tried to keep her anger in.
她力图抑制心头的愤怒。
3. 隐瞒
Please keep the secret in.
请保守秘密。
keep off
1. (使)不接近; 挡开
He drew the curtain to keep the sun off.
他拉上窗帘遮住阳光。
keep on
1. 继续
He kept on talking.
他讲个不停。
2. 继续雇用
He kept Bob on as a manager.
他继续留用鲍勃当经理。
3. 继续拥有
She'll keep the apartment on through the summer.
整个夏天她将继续租用那间公寓。
keep out
1. (使)不进入
Warm clothing helps to keep out the cold.
保暖的衣服可以御寒。
keep to
1. 遵守
You have to keep to your promise.
你得遵守诺言。
2. 坚持
We must keep to the style of plain living.
我们必须保持朴实的生活作风。
keep up
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 with
1. 跟上
They walked so fast that I could not keep up with them.
他们走得那么快, 我没法跟上。
2. 和……保持联系
She has kept up with some of her friends since her retirement.
她退休后一直同一些朋友保持着联系。
keep
过去式：kept
过去分词：kept
现在进行时：keeping
名词复数：keeps
词形变化：
动词过去式: kept | 动词过去分词: kept | 动词现在分词: keeping | 动词第三人称单数: keeps |
同义词：
maintain | save | preserve | store | hold | conserve | guard | tend | protect | have | retain | continue | withhold | observe | hang onto | hide | honor | dungeon | detain | take care of | livelihood | stay | own | farm | reserve | embalm | security | hoard | fulfil | stock | husband | tower | cell | celebrate | support | hold on | go along | keep back | sustain | bread and butter | living | go on | sustenance | keep on | donjon | prevent | restrain | hold open | hold back | proceed | raise | feed |
反义词：
词义辨析：
同义:
vt.保管; 保留; 保持
have
hold
maintain
preserve
conserve
save
tend
protect
guard
vt.持有; 保存; 保护
save
preserve
conserve
tend
protect
guard
hold
同义参见:
save1
retain
reserve
embalm
dungeon
husband
observe
cell
livelihood
store
conserve1
withhold
hoard
fulfil
stock
tower
security
反义:
vt.保存; 保留; 阻止
lose
omit
discard
break
release
反义参见:
violate
forsake
keep[ki:p]vt.1.■保留，保存，留下：May I keep the book?我可以留下这本书吗?2.■保管，存放：I'll keep it for a souvenir.我要将它保存下来作为纪念。Please keep my suitcase while I leave for a ticket.我去买票时请替我保管一下手提箱。3.■保守(秘密等)：to keep a secret保守秘密4.■履行(诺言)，遵守(惯例、常规、饮食规定等)，维护：to keep a promise守约to keep law守法5.■开设，管理，经营：to keep a shop经营商店His mother came to keep house for them.他的母亲来为他们料理家务。6.■照顾，养活，抚养：She kept her sister's children for a week while she was ill.在她姐姐生病的一周时间里她替姐姐照看孩子。to keep a family养家7.■庆祝，纪念；过(节、生日等)：to keep one's birthday庆祝生日to keep Christmas过圣诞节8.■经销，经售：Do you keep postcards?你们经销明信片吗?9.■喂养，饲养(牲畜)：They keep cattle on their farm.他们在农场上养牛。10.■记载，记录；记(账、日记等)：to keep a diary记日记to keep books记账11.■记住：to keep something in mind记住某事12.■雇用：to keep servants雇用仆人13.■防止，制止；预防，妨碍，耽搁：What kept her from coming yesterday?她昨天为什么没来?You must keep the little boy from hurting himself.你一定要提防那小男孩伤了自己。14.■拘留，扣留，监禁：to keep somebody in prison把某人关进监狱里15.■阻止离开，留住：The children behaved badly and so the teacher kept them after school.孩子们表现极差，所以放学后老师把他们留下来。16.■保卫，守卫，守护：to keep a town against the enemy保卫城市不被敌人占领to keep goal守(球)门17.■合着(节拍等)，跟上(节奏等):to keep time合节拍18.■使继续保持着(某种状态):The employer kept them working all day.那位雇主让他们整天干活。Keep the fire burning.让火一直烧着。19.■与…交往：to keep good friends交好朋友20.■留在(某处)，保持在(床上等)不动：to keep the house足不出户He was so ill that he kept his bed all day.他病得很厉害，一整天都卧床不起。vi.1.■保持，维持，继续(处于某种状态)：Don't keep silent!不要保持沉默!I would have soon found the one I wanted if the books had kept in order.如果书籍摆放整齐了，我本可以很快就会找到我想要的那本书了。2.■(食物等)能保存；能持久不坏，保存好：The meat will keep overnight.这肉过夜不会坏。How long will this butter keep?这黄油能保存多久?3.■可拖延，能耽搁，不要求马上注意：The problem won't keep till tomorrow.这问题不能拖到明天。4.■[美国口语](商店等)开着；(学校)继续上课：This cafe keeps late into the night.这家咖啡馆一直开到深夜。Will school keep all day?学校全天开课吗?5.■(路线、方向等)被保持住：Traffic in China keeps to the right.在中国车辆靠右侧行驶。6.■(秘密)被守住：I don't think the secret will keep.我认为这秘密没法保得住。7.■交往：He is able to keep with his classmates well.他与他的同学交往很融洽。8.■[英国口语]住，呆，逗留：Where do you keep in town?你在城里住哪?9.■【美式橄榄球】(枢纽前卫佯传后)继续控球n.1.■2.■照管，照顾3.■供养，抚养4.■5.■生活，生计6.■饲料；牧草7.■放牧，饲养8.■拘留，监禁；看守9.■【历史】(中古)城堡主塔；要塞，堡垒；城堡10.■照管者，抚养者；饲养者11.■监狱12.■【机械学】定位器，盖子，帽13.■【美式橄榄球】比赛继续14.■[用复数，用作单数]玻璃弹子游戏15.■[罕用语]保持，保养earn one's keep谋生，挣生活费，挣饭吃值得雇用；值得豢养for keeps约定(奖品)归赢者所有永远地，永久地，完全地；终于严肃地，认真地[澳大利亚英语]【板球】取守势地in good keep保存得好，在良好状态中；(马等)豢养得好in keep with与…一致，和…协调in low keep保管得不好；(马等)豢养得不好变形vt.keptkeeping
keepkeep[ki:p]vt.(kept [kept])1.■保持,保存;保守(秘密)2.■保藏,收藏, 防护3.■使保持(某种状态)4.■履行; 遵守5.■庆祝; 过(年、节); 举行(仪式)6.■整理; 料理7.■备有(商品等); 经售8.■记(日记、帐等)9.■赡养; 雇用10.■饲养11.■经营, 开设12.■留住, 挽留; 拘留13.■保持...(状态, 活动等)14.■防止, 预防15.■保卫, 保证16.■继续遵循keep a stick in one's hand手里拿一根棍子keep a town against the enemy保卫城市抗击敌人be kept dry保持干燥keep one's head保持冷静keepone's temper强压怒火keep one's word履行诺言keep one's birthday祝寿keep a school开办学校keep chickens养鸡keep a family养家活口keep the law守法keep sb. long耽搁某人很久keep sb. in custody拘留某人keep the middle of the road一直沿着路中间走keep nothing from sb.什么事都不瞒某人keep sb. from hurting himself防止某人受伤keep time合节拍keep watch担任警戒K-the change.不必找钱了。
词性变化keep[ki:p]vi.1.■保持着某种状态2.■继续不断3.■(食物等)保持不坏4.■[口](店铺等)开着; (学校等)上课5.■拖延6.■[口]逗留, 住, 呆7.■保持某种路线(方向, 距离, 活动等)keep smiling笑脸常开keep indoors留在家中不出来 K-dry! 切勿受潮! K-silent! 别作声。News of successes keeps pouring in.捷报频传。He kept us going in beer.他长期供应我们啤酒。Meat doesn't keep in hot weather.热天, 肉保存不住。School keeps till four o'clock.学校上课到四点钟。The matter will keep till tomorrow.这件事搁到明天再说。Traffic keeps to the right.车辆靠右行驶。K-straight on.直向前进。K-off the grass.请勿踏草坪。keep[ki:p]n.1.■保持; 保养; 管理2.■生计, 衣食; 饲料3.■【史】要塞; 城堡的高楼(最坚固部分)be worth one's keep值得保存[饲养]
参考词汇keep;retain;withhold;reserve;都含“保持”、“保存”的意思。1.■keep 系常用词, 指“使继续下去”“使较长时期地置于不脱离控制、掌握、照料或变化之下”, 如:keep the room clean.保持室内清洁。2.■retain 较正式, 强调“继续保持”, 特指“保持使不失去或被夺走”, 如:He has managed to retain most of his fortune.他设法保存了他的大部分财产。3.■withhold 强调“保留”、“隐匿”, 指“阻止其离去或泄漏”, 如:Fear made him withhold the truth.恐惧使他不敢说实话。4.■reserve 指“为一目的保持, 或保存一段时间”, 如:A great future is reserved for you.光明的前程在等待着你。relinquish;
(past and past participle kept kɛpt)
[with obj.]
- have or retain possession of
拥有，占有；保留，保持
my father would keep the best for himself.
我父亲将把最好的东西留给他自己。
she had trouble keeping her balance.
她在保持平衡方面有问题。
■retain or reserve for use in the future
保留，保存（以备将来之需）
return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files.
把一份副本还给我，你保留另一份存档。
■put or store in a regular place
保管；存放
the stand where her umbrella was kept.
存放她雨伞的架子。
■retain one's place in or on (a seat or saddle, the ground, etc.) against opposition or difficulty
（在座位、鞍子或地面上等克服障碍或困难）坐稳；站稳
can you keep your saddle, or shall I carry you on a pillion?.
你能在马鞍上坐稳吗，或者我用后鞍带你？。
■delay or detain; cause to be late
耽搁；延迟；耽误
I won't keep you, I know you've got a busy evening.
我不会耽误你的，我知道你这个晚上很忙。 - continue or cause to continue in a specified condition, position, course, etc.
（使）继续处于某情形（或位置、过程等），保持
[no obj., with complement]she could have had some boyfriend she kept quiet about.
她可能有个她始终缄口不提的男朋友。
keep left along the wall.
沿墙一直靠左。
[with obj. and complement]she might be kept alive artificially by machinery.
她或许可以靠机器来维持生命。
■[no obj., with present participle]continue doing or do repeatedly or habitually
继续做；重复做；习惯性地做
he keeps going on about the murder.
他对谋杀继续展开调查。
■[no obj.](of a perishable commodity) remain in good condition
（易腐烂商品）保质
■[no obj., with adverbial](Brit.)be in a specified state of health
(英)处于某种健康状态
he had not been keeping well for the past three months.
他在过去的三个月里身体一直不太好。
■[with obj. and present participle]make (someone) do something for a period of time
使（某人）在一段时间里做（某事）
I have kept her waiting too long.
我已经让她等得太久了。
■(archaic)continue to follow (a way, path, or course)
(古)继续沿（道路、小径或路线）行走
the friars and soldiers removed, keeping their course towards Jericho.
修道士和士兵离开了，继续沿着他们的路线朝耶利哥方向走去。 - provide for the sustenance of (someone)
抚养，赡养，养活（某人）
he had to keep his large family in the manner he had chosen.
他不得不以他所选择的方式养活他的一大家子。
■provide (someone) with a regular supply of a commodity
定期供给（某人）,供应
the money should keep him in cigarettes for a week.
这钱应该能供他抽一周的烟。
■own and look after (an animal) for pleasure or profit
（为消遣或赢利）饲养（动物）
■own and manage (a shop or business)
经营，管理，开（店铺或商行）
■guard; protect
守卫，看守；保护
his only thought is to keep the boy from harm.
他一心想保护这个男孩，使他免受伤害。
■support (someone, especially a woman) financially in return for sexual favours
（为性爱）包养（某人，尤指女性）
■[no obj.]act as a goalkeeper or wicketkeeper
守门 - honour or fulfil (a commitment or undertaking)
承兑，兑现；实现，履行（义务或诺言）
I'll keep my promise, naturally.
自然，我会履行我的诺言。
■observe (a religious occasion) in the prescribed manner
（按规定）守，纪念，庆祝（宗教时节）
today's consumers do not keep the Sabbath.
今天的消费者们不再守安息日了。
■pay due regard to (a law or custom)
尊重（法律或习俗） - make written entries in (a diary) on a regular basis
经常在（日记）上写
the master kept a weekly journal.
主人经常写周记。
■write down as (a record)
记录
keep a note of the whereabouts of each item.
把每样物品的下落记录在册。
- [mass noun]food, clothes, and other essentials for living
（食物、衣服等）生活必需物品
the Society are paying for your keep.
社会出钱维持你的生活所需。
■the cost of such items
维持起码生活的花费 - [mass noun](archaic)charge; control
(古)照管；控制
if from shepherd's keep a lamb strayed far.
如果一只羊羔远离了牧羊人的照管。 - the strongest or central tower of a castle, acting as a final refuge
（做最后避难所的）城堡最强固的（或中心）塔楼
you can't keep a good man (或 woman) down
- (informal)a competent person will always recover well from setbacks or problems
(非正式)有能力的人是不会被挫折或问题吓倒
- (informal)permanently; indefinitely
(非正式)永远地；无限期地
- manage not to fall
站稳，不跌倒
- (chiefly Soccer)act as a goalkeeper
(主英足)守球门
- make an effort to live normally when in a difficult situation
（困难时）努力维持正常生活
- provide general hospitality
好客
- avoid contact with others
避开与人接触，独处
- refuse to disclose or share something
守口如瓶
- try to maintain the same social and material standards as one's friends or neighbours
与人攀比（试图与朋友或邻居保持同样的社会地位和物质水平）
- (Cricket)act as a wicketkeeper
(板球)守板球门
keepable
adjective
语源
- late Old English cēpan 'seize, take in', also 'care for, attend to', of unknown origin
keep someone after
- (US)make a pupil stay at school after normal hours as a punishment
(美)（作为对小学生的惩罚）放学后留校
- persist (or force someone to persist) with
继续努力，坚持不懈；强迫某人继续不停地做
it was the best part of a day's work but I kept at it.
这是一天工作里最难的，但是我坚持下来了。
- stay away (or make someone stay away)
离开，避开；使离开，使避开
keep away from the edge of the cliff.
离开悬崖边。
- remain (or cause someone or something to remain) at a distance
留在远处，不靠近；阻止靠近
he had kept back from the river when he could.
他尽可能地不靠近小河。
- make a pupil repeat a year at school because of poor marks
（因其成绩不好）使（小学生）留级
■(Brit.)make a pupil stay at school after normal hours as a punishment
(英)（作为对小学生的惩罚）放学后留校
- retain or withhold something
保留，扣留，扣下
the father kept back £5 for himself.
父亲扣下了五英镑留给自己。
■decline to disclose something
守口如瓶，拒绝透露
■prevent tears from flowing
忍住泪水
- stay hidden by crouching or lying down
（隐蔽）趴下，卧倒
Keep down! There's someone coming.
卧倒！有人过来了。
- make a pupil repeat a year at school because of poor marks
（因其成绩不好）使（小学生）留级 - hold someone in subjection
征服，镇压，制服（某人）
- cause something to remain at a low level
把…控制在较低水平上
the population of aphids is normally kept down by other animals.
蚜虫的数量通常被其他动物控制在较低水平上。 - retain food or drink in one's stomach without vomiting
不呕吐出
- avoid (or cause someone to avoid) doing something
避免做某事；使某人避免做某事
Dinah bit her lips to keep from screaming.
黛娜为了不发出尖叫而咬住了自己的嘴唇。
he could hardly keep himself from laughing.
他不禁大笑。
- cause something to remain a secret from (someone)
对（某人）保密，隐瞒 - cause something to stay out of
使避开，使不受影响
she could not keep the dismay from her voice.
她无法避免嗓音中流露出的沮丧。
- remain on good terms with (someone)
和（某人）保持关系良好
- confine someone indoors or in a particular place
限制某人留在室内（或某个地方）
he should be kept in overnight for a second operation.
他应当留下过夜以待第二次手术。
- restrain oneself from expressing a feeling
抑制感情
he wanted to make me mad, but I kept it all in.
他想逼我发火，但是我抑制住了。
- avoid encroaching on or touching
避免侵占；不接近
■avoid consuming or smoking
避免消费；避免抽烟
the first thing was to keep off alcohol.
第一件事就是要滴酒不沾。
■avoid (a subject)
避开（话题） - (of bad weather) fail to occur
（坏天气）没有发生，没有出现
- prevent someone or something from encroaching on or touching
使某人（或某物）避免侵占；使某人（或某物）不接近
keep your hands off me.
你的手不要碰我。
- prevent someone from attending (school)
使（某人）辍（学）
- continue to do something
继续做某事
they would have preferred to keep on working.
他们本想继续工作。
- speak about (something) repeatedly
就（某事）喋喋不休
- annoy (someone) by making frequent requests
对…纠缠不休
he'd kept on at her, wanting her to go out with him.
他对她纠缠不休，要她跟他出去。
- continue to use or employ someone or something
继续使用（或雇用）
- remain (or cause someone or something to remain) outside
留在外面；不让…进来
cover with cheesecloth to keep out flies.
用薄纱布盖住，防止苍蝇飞进来。
- avoid leaving (a path, road, or place)
不离开，留在（某条小路，道路或某地方）
■adhere to (a schedule)
遵循（时间表）
■observe (a promise)
遵守（诺言）
■confine or restrict oneself to
只涉及，只限于
nothing is more irritating than people who do not keep to the point.
没有比总是说话跑题的人更让人恼火的了。
- hold a person or group in subjection
压服，制服，征服（人，群体）
the local people are kept under by the army.
当地人处于军队压制之下。
- move or progress at the same rate as someone or something else
跟上
often they had to pause to allow him to keep up.
他们时常不得不暂停下来，等他跟上来。
■meet a commitment to pay or do something regularly
许诺定期支付或做（某事）
if you do not keep up with the payments, the loan company can make you sell your home.
如果你不按期付款，贷款银行就会让你卖房子。
- learn about or be aware of (current events or developments)
了解或知道时事或进展
■continue to be in contact with (someone)
保持与（某人）接触
- prevent someone from going to bed or to sleep
不让（某人）睡觉，熬夜
- maintain or preserve something in the existing state; continue a course of action
保持现有的状态；继续事态发展
keep up the good work.
继续好好干。
■keep something in an efficient or proper state
使某物处于高效（或恰当）的状态
the rector could not afford to keep up the grounds.
教区长花不起维护好场地的费用。
■make something remain at a high level
使某物保持高涨
he was whistling to keep up his spirits.
他吹口哨以使自己的情绪高昂。
keep
名词 keep:
the financial means whereby one lives
同义词：support, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
a cell in a jail or prison
同义词：hold
动词 keep:
keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
同义词：continue, go on, proceed, go along
retain possession of
同义词：hold on
prevent from doing something or being in a certain state
同义词：prevent
conform one's action or practice to
同义词：observe
observe correctly or closely
look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
maintain by writing regular records
同义词：maintain
supply with room and board
allow to remain in a place or position
同义词：retain, continue, keep on, keep going
supply with necessities and support
fail to spoil or rot
同义词：stay fresh
celebrate, as of holidays or rites
keep under control; keep in check
同义词：restrain, suppress, keep back, hold back
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
同义词：preserve
raise
retain rights to
同义词：keep open, hold open, save
store or keep customarily
have as a supply
maintain for use and service
同义词：maintain
hold and prevent from leaving
prevent (food) from rotting
同义词：preserve
keep
■Do not keep all the eggs in one basket.
[谚]不要孤注一掷。
■Great trees keep down the little ones.
[谚]大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米。
■A business must stay in the black to keep on.
一个公司必须盈利才能维持。
■For one thing they keep the water clean.
一方面，他们可以保持水的清洁。
■Keep on go till you come to a red brick building.
一直往前走直到一座红砖楼为止。
■Keep straight on until you get to the church.
一直朝前走就走到教堂了。
■I keep a warm coat at work in case it suddenly turns cold.
上班时我总带件温暖的上衣，以防天气突然变冷。
■Try as you might, you can't keep the lost time.
不管你怎么努力，失去的时间无法赶上。
■Don't stick at small difficulties, but keep going.
不要因为小小的困难就丧失信心，要继续坚持做下去。
■Keep away from that house. They have scarlet fever.
不要接近那一家，他们在患猩红热。
■Keep your hands off me; or I'll knock you down.
不要碰我，当心我把你打倒在地。
■Whatever may happen, you must keep calm.
不论什么事发生，你必须保持冷静。
■He can keep up until ten o'clock tonight.
今天晚上他能坚持到10点钟不睡。
■It is all he can to keep out of debt.
他仅可凭此而免于负债。
■They went to absurd lengths to keep the affair secret.
他们为了保密无所不用其极。
■They sang songs to keep their morale up.
他们唱 歌以保持高昂的士气。
■They should try to keep prices from rising.
他们应该设法阻止价钱上涨。
■They knew full well that he wouldn't keep his promise.
他们很清楚地知道他不会遵守诺言。
■They lit a fire to keep wild animals off.
他们燃起篝火防止野兽接近。
■They always keep their kitchen spick and span.
他们的厨房总是很整洁。
■Their wages are barely enough to keep the wolf from the door.
他们的工资勉强够维持生活的。
■He bastes juices to keep it moist during cooking.
他倒了些汁液以防烤干。
■He whistled to his friend to keep hidden.
他吹口哨通知朋友继续隐蔽。
■He could scarcely keep in his indignation.
他愤怒得难以自持。
■He got a friend to keep shop for him.
他找了一个朋友替他看店。
■He rubbed his hands to keep them warm.
他揉搓着双手来取暖。
■His father ordered that he (should) keep a diary in English.
他的父亲规定他要用英文写日记。
■He proved he could keep straight.
他的表现证明他能规规矩矩地做人。
■Rarely did he fail to keep his promise.
他真的很难得失信。
■He give me a box in which to keep the toy.
他给了我一个装着玩具的盒子。
■He express the hope that we will keep in touch with his firm.
他表示希望我们与他的公司保持联系。
■One always has to keep in practice.
任何人都必须经常练习以求熟练。
■The people lived in that city can keep sanitation clean.
住在那个城市的人们能保持公共卫生的清洁。
■You can't keep up the pretence any longer.
你不能再假装下去了。
■You should keep out of these things.
你不能牵涉进这些事。
■If you keep rubbing, the paint will come off.
你再多擦擦颜色就能掉了。
■You should keep clear of that fellow.
你应避开那个家伙。
■You must keep your clothes clean.
你必须保持衣着整洁。
■You ought to keep indoors with that heavy cold.
你患重感冒应该留在屋里。
■You may as well keep it a secret.
你最好将这件事保密。
■Keep your opinions to yourself in future!
你有意见留 自己用吧！
■Can you keep a secret? All right I'll tell you.
你能保守秘密吗？那我就告诉你。
■It was very thoughtless of you to keep her waiting so long.
你让她等那么久也太不体谅人了。
■Keep this exchange memo for reconversion into foreign currency.
保存好这张兑换水单以便兑换回外币。
■Keep cool: it will be all one a hundred years hence.
保持冷静吧，自今起百年之后，全都一样啦。
■Keep a level head and phone the Fire Department.
保持冷静，打电话给消防署。
■Keep calm; don't lose your composure.
保持镇静，不要惊慌失措。
■The car park is covered in, to keep my car dry.
停车场加了顶盖，使我的轿车免遭雨雪。
■Farmers usually keep chickens in their backyard.
农民们通常在自己的后院养鸡。
■Keep a cool head when thing go wrong.
出问题时要保持冷静的头脑。
keep at
1. 继续做
I am going to keep them at their task.
我将使他们继续工作。
keep away
1. 不接近; 使离开
Keep away from the machine.
不要靠近机器。
keep from
1. 阻止; 避开
I kept the children from going out.
我不让孩子们出去。
2. 克制
He couldn't keep from laughing.
他忍不住大笑。
keep in
1. 不出外
It's best to keep in while the temperature is too low.
气温太低时最好呆在屋里。
2. 抑制
She tried to keep her anger in.
她力图抑制心头的愤怒。
3. 隐瞒
Please keep the secret in.
请保守秘密。
keep off
1. (使)不接近; 挡开
He drew the curtain to keep the sun off.
他拉上窗帘遮住阳光。
keep on
1. 继续
He kept on talking.
他讲个不停。
2. 继续雇用
He kept Bob on as a manager.
他继续留用鲍勃当经理。
3. 继续拥有
She'll keep the apartment on through the summer.
整个夏天她将继续租用那间公寓。
keep out
1. (使)不进入
Warm clothing helps to keep out the cold.
保暖的衣服可以御寒。
keep to
1. 遵守
You have to keep to your promise.
你得遵守诺言。
2. 坚持
We must keep to the style of plain living.
我们必须保持朴实的生活作风。
keep up
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 with
1. 跟上
They walked so fast that I could not keep up with them.
他们走得那么快, 我没法跟上。
2. 和……保持联系
She has kept up with some of her friends since her retirement.
她退休后一直同一些朋友保持着联系。
习惯用语earn one's keep1.■挣钱维持生活2.■值得雇用; 值得豢养for keeps1.■[美俚]最后地; 永远地; 认真地; 永远占有in bad keep1.■保存得不好in low keep1.■保存得不好in good keep1.■保存得好in high keep1.■保存得好keepabreast (of, with)1.■与...并进, 跟上, 不落后于...keep after1.■一直追赶, 不断追踪2.■不断地说, 反复地说keep ahead (of)1.■保持(对...的)领先地位keep at1.■(=keep on at)纠缠(某人)2.■(=keep sb. at sth.) 强迫某人不停地做某事3.■坚持不懈地做(某事)keep at it1.■[口]加油干, 使劲, 别松劲!keep away1.■离开, 避开keep back1.■退缩; 隐瞒; 留[扣]下; 阻止keep clear of1.■避开, 躲避keep down1.■蹲下; 控制; 阻止增长; 缩减; 用小活字排印; 使(食物, 药等)不吐出来keep from1.■避开; 禁止; 隐瞒; 克制keep going1.■维持下去2.■使继续下去keep in1.■扣留; 抑制; 隐瞒; 使(火)不熄灭; 使维持(某种)状态keep in with sb.1.■与某人友好相处; 不断讨好keep indoors1.■呆在家里, 不外出keep it up1.■不松劲, 照原样继续下去keep off1.■避开; 不(让)接近; 防止; (雨雪)没有下keep on1.■继续; 穿[戴]着不脱2.■继续下去, 坚持下去3.■继续雇用(某人)4.■(与 about 连用)继续谈论keep on at1.■纠缠不休; 继续不断地抱怨(某人)keep on with1.■继续(做某事)keep to oneself1.■不与人交往, 离群独居keep out1.■把...关在外面; 阻止入内; 不参加; 不进去;【刷】疏排keep out of1.■置身于...之外, 使不参预或不卷入keep sb. advised in sth.1.■使某人随时知道某事的进展情况keep sb. going in sth.1.■继续不断地向某人供应某物keep sth. to oneself1.■保守秘密, 不告诉别人keep sb. underfoot1.■控制某人; 把某人长期踩在脚下; 使某人长期处于从属地位keep to1.■坚持; 坚守; 不违背(诺言、计划等)2.■不离开..., 留在...keep together1.■(使)不分散2.■(使)动作协调keep under1.■控制, 压住2.■压迫, 压制3.■使处于麻醉状态keep up1.■坚持; 维持; 继续; 不低落; 不为(疾病等)所屈;【刷】用大写正体排印keep up with1.■跟上, 不落后; 与...并肩前进2.■与...保持接触