keep 的英语意思
keepkeep1 /kiːp/ verb (past tense and past participle kept /kept/) 
查看全部语言翻译1not change [linking verb, transitive] to stay in a particular state, condition, or position, or to make someone or something do this保持某一状态、情形或位置；或使人或物保持如此keep (somebody/something) warm/safe/dry etc
We huddled around the fire to keep warm.我们围拢在火堆旁取暖。keep calm/awake/sane etc I was struggling to keep awake.我努力撑着不睡着。keep something clean/tidy Keep your room tidy.把你的房间保持整洁。keep somebody busy/amused/occupied some toys to keep the kids amused一些让孩子们玩得开心的玩具 You won’t be able to keep it secret forever.你不可能永远保守这个秘密。 Peter cycles to work to keep fit.彼得骑自行车上班以保持健康。 Don’t keep us in suspense any longer!别再让我们悬心吊胆了！keep (somebody/something) away/back/off/out etc The police put up barriers to keep the crowds back.警察设置了路障以阻止人群向前拥挤。 If I were you, I’d keep away from that area at night.如果我是你，晚上会远离那一带。 a sign saying ‘Danger: Keep Out’写着"危险：请勿入内"的警示牌 The little boy kept close to his mother.小男孩紧跟在妈妈身边。keep (somebody) out of something Keep him out of trouble.不要让他惹麻烦。 You keep out of this, Mother (=do not get involved). It’s no concern of yours.妈妈，你别插手这件事（=不要介入）。这跟你没有关系。 How can I cut your hair if you won’t keep still!你都不愿意保持不动，我怎么给你剪头发！keep left/right (=stay to the left or right of a path or road as you move)（=行进时靠路的左侧或右侧）keep somebody/something doing something Jane kept the engine running.简让发动机一直运转着。GRAMMAR: Linking verbs语法：系动词Keep is used as a linking verb in this meaning. It links the subject of the sentence with an adjective: · I try to keep busy.· The fruit will keep fresh for several weeks.在此含义中，keep 用作连系动词，将句子主语与形容词相连：·我尽量让自己忙碌。·这种水果可以保鲜数周。2continue doing something [intransitive] (also keep on) to continue doing something or to do the same thing many times继续做某事，或多次重复做同一件事keep (on) doing something I keep thinking about Joe, all alone in that place.我不停地想着乔，他一个人待在那个地方。 I keep telling you, but you won’t listen!我一遍遍地告诉你，但你就是不听！ She pretended not to hear, and kept on walking.她假装没听见，继续往前走。GRAMMAR语法Keep is followed by an -ing form, not an infinitive. You say: · He kept talking to me. ✗Don’t say: He kept to talk to me.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSkeep 后接动词 -ing 形式，而非不定式。应说：· He kept talking to me.（他一直和我说话。）✗不要说：He kept to talk to me.语法指南 — 动词3not give back [transitive] to have something and not give it back to the person who had it before持有某物且不归还原来的拥有者: You can keep it. I don’t need it anymore.你留着吧。我不再需要它了。4not lose [transitive] to continue to have something and not lose it or get rid of it继续拥有某物，不丢失也不处置: We decided to keep our old car instead of selling it.我们决定留下旧车，而不是把它卖掉。 I kept his letters for years.我保留了他的信件多年。 In spite of everything, Robyn’s managed to keep her sense of humor.尽管如此，罗宾还是设法保持了幽默感。5store something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily将某物固定放在某一地方，以便随时找到: Where do you keep your teabags?你把茶包放在哪里？ George kept a bottle of whiskey under his bed.乔治在床底下存放了一瓶威士忌。6make somebody stay in a place [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to make someone stay in a place, especially a prison or hospital使某人留在某处，尤指监狱或医院: He was kept in prison for a week without charge.他在未受任何指控的情况下被羁押了一周。7delay somebody [transitive] to delay someone使某人耽搁: He should be here by now. What’s keeping him?他现在应该到了。是什么耽搁了他？8do what you promised [transitive] to do what you have promised or agreed to do履行诺言或按约定行事keep your word/promise How do I know you’ll keep your word?我怎么知道你会信守承诺？ patients who fail to keep their appointments未能如约赴诊的病人9keep a secret to not tell anyone about a secret that you know不将自己知道的秘密告诉任何人: Can I trust you to keep a secret?我能相信你会保守秘密吗？10keep something quiet/keep quiet (about something) to not say anything in order to avoid telling a secret or causing problems为避免泄露秘密或引起麻烦而保持沉默11keep a record/account/diary etc to regularly record written information somewhere定期在某处记录书面信息12keep going a)keep (somebody) going to have or to give someone enough hope and emotional strength to continue living and doing things in a bad situation拥有或给予他人足够的希望和精神力量，以在困境中继续生活和做事: That woman’s been through such a lot – I don’t know how she keeps going.那个女人经历了那么多——我不知道她是怎么撑下来的。 Her letters were the only thing that kept me going while I was in prison.在我入狱期间，她的信件是唯一支撑我坚持下去的东西。 b)keep (something) going if you keep a business, institution, regular event etc going, you keep it open or make it continue to happen若你使企业、机构、例行活动等持续运转，即维持其开放或让其继续进行: The library costs £5 million a year to run, and the council can’t afford to keep it going.图书馆每年的运营费用为500万英镑，议会无力维持其运转。 c)keep going to continue doing something difficult坚持做某件艰难的事: Persevere and keep going until you reach your ideal weight.坚持下去，直到达到理想体重。 d)keep somebody going if something keeps you going, it is enough to satisfy your need while you are waiting to get something bigger or better若某物能让你撑下去，则它足以在你等待更好、更多的事物时满足你的需要: I’ll have a biscuit to keep me going until dinner time.我吃块饼干撑到晚饭时间。13food [intransitive] if food keeps, it stays fresh enough to be eaten若食物能"keep"，则它仍保持足够新鲜可以食用: Eat the salmon because it won’t keep till tomorrow.把鲑鱼吃了吧，因为放到明天就不新鲜了。14animals [transitive] to own and look after animals饲养和照料动物: We keep chickens and a couple of pigs.我们养了一些鸡和几头猪。15stop other people from using something [transitive] to stop other people from using something, so that it is available for someone阻止他人使用某物，以便为某人保留 SYN save: Will you keep a seat for me?你能帮我留个座位吗？16keep somebody waiting to make someone wait before you meet them or see them在见面或会面前让某人等候: Sorry to keep you waiting – I got stuck in a meeting.抱歉让你久等了——我被会议绊住了。17keep guard/watch to guard a place or watch around you all the time守卫某地或时刻保持警觉四周18shop [transitive] British English old-fashioned旧式 to own a small business and work in it经营一家小企业并在其中工作19provide somebody with things [transitive] to provide someone with money, food etc向某人提供金钱、食物等生活所需: He did not earn enough to keep a wife and children.他的收入不足以养活妻子和孩子。keep somebody in something There’s enough money there to keep you in champagne for a year!那笔钱够你喝一年香槟！20protect [transitive] formal正式 to guard or protect someone守护或保护某人: The Lord bless you and keep you.愿主赐福于你，保守你。 His only thought was to keep the child from harm.他唯一的念头就是保护孩子免受伤害。21keep goal/wicket to be the player in a team whose job is to protect the goal or wicket担任球队中负责保护球门或三柱门的球员 → goalkeeper, wicket keeperSPOKEN PHRASES22 keep quiet used to tell someone not to say anything or make any noise用于叫人不要说话或发出声音: Keep quiet! I’m trying to watch the game.安静！我在看比赛。23 how are you keeping? used to ask if someone is well用于询问某人是否安好: ‘Hi, Mark! How are you keeping?’ ‘Oh, not so bad.’"嗨，马克！你最近怎么样？""哦，还不错。"24 keep your hair/shirt on! used to tell someone to be more calm, patient etc用于叫人保持平静、耐心等25somebody can keep something used to say that you do not want or are not interested in something用于表示不想要某物或对某物不感兴趣: She can keep her wild parties and posh friends – I like the quiet life.她的热闹派对和高档朋友圈留给她自己吧——我喜欢安静的生活。26 it’ll keep used to say that you can tell someone something or do something later用于表示某事可以稍后再说或稍后再做: ‘I don’t have time to listen now.’ ‘Don’t worry, it’ll keep.’"我现在没时间听。""别担心，等会儿再说。"THESAURUS同义词辨析– Meaning 5— 释义 5keep to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily将某物固定放在某一地方，以便随时找到: · Where do you keep the scissors?· 剪刀放在哪里？· The keys are kept in my office.· 钥匙存放在我的办公室里。store to put things away and keep them until you need them将物品收存起来，等需要时再用: · Villagers have begun storing wood for the winter.· 村民们已开始为冬天储存木柴。save to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future保留某物以便将来使用或享用: · He had been saving the bottle of champagne for a special occasion.· 他一直把那瓶香槟留着等待特殊场合。· We can save the rest of the pie for later.· 我们可以把剩下的派留到以后吃。file to store papers or information in a particular order or a particular place按特定顺序或在特定地方存放文件或信息: · All the contracts are filed alphabetically.· 所有合同均按字母顺序归档。collect to get and keep objects of the same type because you think they are attractive or interesting因认为同类物品美观或有趣而收集并保存它们: · Kate collects old postcards.· 凯特收藏旧明信片。hold to keep something to be used when it is needed, especially something that many different people may need to use保存某物以备需要时使用，尤指许多不同人员可能需要使用的物品: · Medical records are now usually held on computers.· 医疗记录现在通常存储在电脑上。reserve formal正式 to keep part of something for use at a later time during a process such as cooking在烹饪等过程中将部分材料留存，以便后续使用: · Reserve some of the chocolate so that you can use it for decorating the cake.· 留出一些巧克力，以便用来装饰蛋糕。hoard to keep large amounts of food, money etc because you think you may not be able to get them in the future – used when you do not approve of people doing this because it is not necessary or not fair to other people因担心将来无法获得而大量囤积食物、金钱等——含贬义，指此举既无必要，对他人也不公平: · People have been hoarding food and fuel in case there is another attack.· 人们一直在囤积食物和燃料，以防再次遭受袭击。· Rationing of basic food products was introduced to prevent hoarding.· 为防止囤积，基本食品实行了配给制。keep at something phrasal verb1keep at it spoken口语 to continue to do something, although it is difficult or hard work尽管困难或费力，仍坚持做某事: I know it’s hard, but keep at it! Don’t give up!我知道这很难，但要坚持下去！不要放弃！2keep somebody at something to force someone to continue to work hard and not let them stop强迫某人持续努力工作，不让其停止keep back phrasal verb1 keep something ↔ back to deliberately not tell someone all that you know about something故意不将所知道的全部信息告诉某人: I got the feeling he was keeping something back.我感觉他有所隐瞒。2keep something ↔ back to not show your feelings, even though you want to very much尽管非常想，仍不表露自己的感情: She was struggling to keep back the tears.她努力忍住泪水。3keep somebody ↔ back to prevent someone from being as successful as they could be阻碍某人充分发挥潜力、获得应有的成就 SYN hold back: Fear and stereotypes have kept women back for centuries.数百年来，恐惧和刻板印象阻碍了女性的发展。4keep something ↔ back especially British English to not give or pay something that you were going to give不给予或不支付原本打算给的东西: They kept back some of his wages to pay for the damage.他们扣留了他部分工资用以赔偿损失。keep somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb1to prevent the size, cost, or quantity of something from increasing or being too great防止某物的规模、成本或数量增长或过大: We need to keep costs down.我们需要控制成本。2to succeed in keeping food in your stomach, instead of bringing it up again out of your mouth, when you are ill生病时能够将食物留在胃里而不呕吐出来: I could hardly keep anything down for about three days.大约三天里，我几乎什么都吃不下去。3used to ask someone to make less noise用于请求某人小声一点: Keep your voice down – she’ll hear you!声音小一点——她会听见的！ Can you keep it down – I’m trying to work.能小声点吗——我在努力工作。4to prevent a group of people from becoming as successful and powerful as the other people in a society阻止某一群体获得与社会其他人同等的成功和权力: Plantation owners kept slaves down by refusing them an education.种植园主通过拒绝给予奴隶教育来压制他们。keep from phrasal verb1keep (somebody/something) from something to prevent someone from doing something or prevent something from happening阻止某人做某事或防止某事发生keep somebody from (doing) something His ex-wife had kept him from seeing his children.他的前妻阻止了他探望孩子。 I hope I haven’t kept you from your work.希望我没有耽误你的工作。keep something from doing something Put the pizza in the bottom of the oven to keep the cheese from burning.把披萨放在烤箱下层，以防奶酪烤焦。keep (yourself) from doing something The play was so boring I could hardly keep myself from falling asleep.那出戏太无聊了，我几乎忍不住要睡着。2keep something from somebody to prevent someone from knowing something, by deliberately not telling them about it故意不告诉某人某事，使其无从得知 SYN withhold: The government had wanted to keep this information from the public.政府一直想对公众隐瞒这一信息。keep somebody in phrasal verb1to make someone stay in hospital because they are too ill to go home因病重而让某人留在医院，无法回家: They kept her in overnight for observation.他们让她留院一晚以作观察。2 British English to force someone to stay inside, especially as a punishment in school强迫某人待在室内，尤指学校中的惩罚措施keep in with somebody phrasal verb British English to try to stay friendly with someone, especially because this helps you设法与某人保持友好关系，尤其是因为这对自己有好处: It’s a good idea to keep in with the boss.与老板保持良好关系是个明智之举。keep off phrasal verb1keep something ↔ off to prevent something from touching or harming something防止某物触碰或伤害另一物: She held an old piece of cloth over them both to keep the rain off.她用一块旧布盖住他们两个，遮雨。keep something off something How are we going to keep the flies off this food?我们怎么让苍蝇不沾这些食物？2keep your hands off somebody/something used to tell someone not to touch someone or something用于告诉某人不要触碰某人或某物: Keep your hands off me!不要碰我！3keep (somebody) off something to not eat, drink, or take something that is bad for you, or to stop someone else from eating, drinking, or taking it不吃、不喝或不服用对自己有害的东西；或阻止他人吃、喝或服用: Keep off fatty foods.少吃油腻食物。 a programme aimed at keeping teenagers off drugs旨在使青少年远离毒品的项目4keep off something especially British English to avoid talking about a particular subject, especially so that you do not upset someone避免谈及某一话题，尤其是为了不惹人不快 SYN avoid, stay off5keep something ↔ off if you keep weight off, you do not get heavier again after you have lost weight若你"keep weight off"，即在减重后不再反弹6 British English if rain keeps off, it does not fall若雨"keeps off"，则不降雨keep on phrasal verb1to continue doing something, or to do something many times继续做某事，或多次重复做某事keep on doing something You just have to keep on trying.你只管继续尝试就好。2keep somebody ↔ on to continue to employ someone, especially for longer than you had planned继续雇用某人，尤指超出原计划的时间: If you’re good, they might keep you on after Christmas.如果你表现好，他们可能会在圣诞节后继续留用你。3British English informal非正式 to talk continuously about something or repeat something many times, in a way that is annoying不断地谈论某事或反复重复某事，令人厌烦 SYN go onkeep on about There’s no need to keep on and on about it!没必要一遍遍地说这件事！keep on at If I didn’t keep on at the children, they’d never do their homework.如果我不一直催促孩子们，他们永远不会做作业。keep to something phrasal verb1to stay on a particular road, course, piece of ground etc沿着特定道路、路线或地面行进: It’s best to keep to the paths.最好沿着小路走。2to do what has been decided in an agreement or plan, or what is demanded by law遵守协议、计划中已确定的事项，或法律所要求的规定: Keep to the speed limits.遵守速度限制。3keep to the point/subject etc to talk or write only about the subject you are supposed to be talking about只谈论或书写应该涉及的主题4keep something to something to prevent an amount, degree, or level from becoming higher than it should防止数量、程度或水平超出应有的限度: Costs must be kept to a minimum.成本必须控制在最低限度。5keep something to yourself to not tell anyone about something不将某事告诉任何人: I’d appreciate it if you kept it to yourself.如果你能保密，我会很感激。6keep to yourself (also keep yourself to yourself British English) to live a very quiet private life and not do many things that involve other people过着非常安静、低调的生活，不与外界过多往来keep up phrasal verb1keep something ↔ up to continue doing something继续做某事: I don’t think I can keep this up any longer.我觉得我无法再坚持下去了。keep up the good work! (=continue to work hard and well)（=继续努力且出色地工作）2if a situation keeps up, it continues without stopping or changing若某种状况"keeps up"，则它持续不停或无变化 SYN continue: How long can the economic boom keep up?经济繁荣还能持续多久？3to go as quickly as someone else与他人保持同样的速度keep up with I had to walk fast to keep up with him.我不得不快走才能跟上他。4to manage to do as much or as well as other people设法做到与他人同样多或同样好 OPP fall behindkeep up with Jack’s having trouble keeping up with the rest of the class.杰克在跟上班级其他同学方面有困难。keep up with the Joneses (=try to have the same new impressive possessions that other people have)（=努力拥有与他人相同的引人瞩目的新事物）5to continue to read and learn about a particular subject, so that you always know about the most recent facts, products etc持续阅读和学习某一领域，以掌握最新的事实、产品等动态keep up with Employees need to keep up with the latest technical developments.员工需要跟上最新的技术发展。6keep something ↔ up to make something continue at its present level or amount, instead of letting it decrease维持某事物在现有水平或数量上，而不让其下降: NATO kept up the pressure on the Serbs to get out of Kosovo.北约持续对塞尔维亚人施压，要求其撤出科索沃。7if one process keeps up with another, it increases at the same speed and by the same amount若一个过程与另一个过程"keeps up"，则它们以相同速度和幅度增长keep up with Food production is not keeping up with population growth.食物生产跟不上人口增长的步伐。8keep something ↔ up to continue to practise a skill so that you do not lose it继续练习某项技能以防生疏: I used to speak French, but I haven’t kept it up.我以前会说法语，但后来没有继续练习。9keep somebody up informal非正式 to prevent someone from going to bed让某人无法就寝: I hope I’m not keeping you up.希望我没有影响你休息。10keep your spirits/strength/morale etc up to stay happy, strong, confident etc by making an effort努力保持愉快、坚强、自信等状态: We sang as we marched, to keep our spirits up.我们一边行进一边歌唱，以振奋士气。11keep up appearances to pretend that everything in your life is normal and happy even though you are in trouble, especially financial trouble即使陷入困境（尤其是财务困境），也假装生活一切正常、美好keep up with somebody phrasal verb to write to, telephone, or meet a friend regularly, so that you do not forget each other定期给朋友写信、打电话或见面，以维持彼此的联系
查看全部语言翻译1not change [linking verb, transitive] to stay in a particular state, condition, or position, or to make someone or something do this保持某一状态、情形或位置；或使人或物保持如此keep (somebody/something) warm/safe/dry etc We huddled around the fire to keep warm.我们围拢在火堆旁取暖。keep calm/awake/sane etc I was struggling to keep awake.我努力撑着不睡着。keep something clean/tidy Keep your room tidy.把你的房间保持整洁。keep somebody busy/amused/occupied some toys to keep the kids amused一些让孩子们玩得开心的玩具 You won’t be able to keep it secret forever.你不可能永远保守这个秘密。 Peter cycles to work to keep fit.彼得骑自行车上班以保持健康。 Don’t keep us in suspense any longer!别再让我们悬心吊胆了！keep (somebody/something) away/back/off/out etc The police put up barriers to keep the crowds back.警察设置了路障以阻止人群向前拥挤。 If I were you, I’d keep away from that area at night.如果我是你，晚上会远离那一带。 a sign saying ‘Danger: Keep Out’写着"危险：请勿入内"的警示牌 The little boy kept close to his mother.小男孩紧跟在妈妈身边。keep (somebody) out of something Keep him out of trouble.不要让他惹麻烦。 You keep out of this, Mother (=do not get involved). It’s no concern of yours.妈妈，你别插手这件事（=不要介入）。这跟你没有关系。 How can I cut your hair if you won’t keep still!你都不愿意保持不动，我怎么给你剪头发！keep left/right (=stay to the left or right of a path or road as you move)（=行进时靠路的左侧或右侧）keep somebody/something doing something Jane kept the engine running.简让发动机一直运转着。GRAMMAR: Linking verbs语法：系动词Keep is used as a linking verb in this meaning. It links the subject of the sentence with an adjective: · I try to keep busy.· The fruit will keep fresh for several weeks.在此含义中，keep 用作连系动词，将句子主语与形容词相连：·我尽量让自己忙碌。·这种水果可以保鲜数周。2continue doing something [intransitive] (also keep on) to continue doing something or to do the same thing many times继续做某事，或多次重复做同一件事keep (on) doing something I keep thinking about Joe, all alone in that place.我不停地想着乔，他一个人待在那个地方。 I keep telling you, but you won’t listen!我一遍遍地告诉你，但你就是不听！ She pretended not to hear, and kept on walking.她假装没听见，继续往前走。GRAMMAR语法Keep is followed by an -ing form, not an infinitive. You say: · He kept talking to me. ✗Don’t say: He kept to talk to me.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSkeep 后接动词 -ing 形式，而非不定式。应说：· He kept talking to me.（他一直和我说话。）✗不要说：He kept to talk to me.语法指南 — 动词3not give back [transitive] to have something and not give it back to the person who had it before持有某物且不归还原来的拥有者: You can keep it. I don’t need it anymore.你留着吧。我不再需要它了。4not lose [transitive] to continue to have something and not lose it or get rid of it继续拥有某物，不丢失也不处置: We decided to keep our old car instead of selling it.我们决定留下旧车，而不是把它卖掉。 I kept his letters for years.我保留了他的信件多年。 In spite of everything, Robyn’s managed to keep her sense of humor.尽管如此，罗宾还是设法保持了幽默感。5store something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily将某物固定放在某一地方，以便随时找到: Where do you keep your teabags?你把茶包放在哪里？ George kept a bottle of whiskey under his bed.乔治在床底下存放了一瓶威士忌。6make somebody stay in a place [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to make someone stay in a place, especially a prison or hospital使某人留在某处，尤指监狱或医院: He was kept in prison for a week without charge.他在未受任何指控的情况下被羁押了一周。7delay somebody [transitive] to delay someone使某人耽搁: He should be here by now. What’s keeping him?他现在应该到了。是什么耽搁了他？8do what you promised [transitive] to do what you have promised or agreed to do履行诺言或按约定行事keep your word/promise How do I know you’ll keep your word?我怎么知道你会信守承诺？ patients who fail to keep their appointments未能如约赴诊的病人9keep a secret to not tell anyone about a secret that you know不将自己知道的秘密告诉任何人: Can I trust you to keep a secret?我能相信你会保守秘密吗？10keep something quiet/keep quiet (about something) to not say anything in order to avoid telling a secret or causing problems为避免泄露秘密或引起麻烦而保持沉默11keep a record/account/diary etc to regularly record written information somewhere定期在某处记录书面信息12keep going a)keep (somebody) going to have or to give someone enough hope and emotional strength to continue living and doing things in a bad situation拥有或给予他人足够的希望和精神力量，以在困境中继续生活和做事: That woman’s been through such a lot – I don’t know how she keeps going.那个女人经历了那么多——我不知道她是怎么撑下来的。 Her letters were the only thing that kept me going while I was in prison.在我入狱期间，她的信件是唯一支撑我坚持下去的东西。 b)keep (something) going if you keep a business, institution, regular event etc going, you keep it open or make it continue to happen若你使企业、机构、例行活动等持续运转，即维持其开放或让其继续进行: The library costs £5 million a year to run, and the council can’t afford to keep it going.图书馆每年的运营费用为500万英镑，议会无力维持其运转。 c)keep going to continue doing something difficult坚持做某件艰难的事: Persevere and keep going until you reach your ideal weight.坚持下去，直到达到理想体重。 d)keep somebody going if something keeps you going, it is enough to satisfy your need while you are waiting to get something bigger or better若某物能让你撑下去，则它足以在你等待更好、更多的事物时满足你的需要: I’ll have a biscuit to keep me going until dinner time.我吃块饼干撑到晚饭时间。13food [intransitive] if food keeps, it stays fresh enough to be eaten若食物能"keep"，则它仍保持足够新鲜可以食用: Eat the salmon because it won’t keep till tomorrow.把鲑鱼吃了吧，因为放到明天就不新鲜了。14animals [transitive] to own and look after animals饲养和照料动物: We keep chickens and a couple of pigs.我们养了一些鸡和几头猪。15stop other people from using something [transitive] to stop other people from using something, so that it is available for someone阻止他人使用某物，以便为某人保留 SYN save: Will you keep a seat for me?你能帮我留个座位吗？16keep somebody waiting to make someone wait before you meet them or see them在见面或会面前让某人等候: Sorry to keep you waiting – I got stuck in a meeting.抱歉让你久等了——我被会议绊住了。17keep guard/watch to guard a place or watch around you all the time守卫某地或时刻保持警觉四周18shop [transitive] British English old-fashioned旧式 to own a small business and work in it经营一家小企业并在其中工作19provide somebody with things [transitive] to provide someone with money, food etc向某人提供金钱、食物等生活所需: He did not earn enough to keep a wife and children.他的收入不足以养活妻子和孩子。keep somebody in something There’s enough money there to keep you in champagne for a year!那笔钱够你喝一年香槟！20protect [transitive] formal正式 to guard or protect someone守护或保护某人: The Lord bless you and keep you.愿主赐福于你，保守你。 His only thought was to keep the child from harm.他唯一的念头就是保护孩子免受伤害。21keep goal/wicket to be the player in a team whose job is to protect the goal or wicket担任球队中负责保护球门或三柱门的球员 → goalkeeper, wicket keeperSPOKEN PHRASES22 keep quiet used to tell someone not to say anything or make any noise用于叫人不要说话或发出声音: Keep quiet! I’m trying to watch the game.安静！我在看比赛。23 how are you keeping? used to ask if someone is well用于询问某人是否安好: ‘Hi, Mark! How are you keeping?’ ‘Oh, not so bad.’"嗨，马克！你最近怎么样？""哦，还不错。"24 keep your hair/shirt on! used to tell someone to be more calm, patient etc用于叫人保持平静、耐心等25somebody can keep something used to say that you do not want or are not interested in something用于表示不想要某物或对某物不感兴趣: She can keep her wild parties and posh friends – I like the quiet life.她的热闹派对和高档朋友圈留给她自己吧——我喜欢安静的生活。26 it’ll keep used to say that you can tell someone something or do something later用于表示某事可以稍后再说或稍后再做: ‘I don’t have time to listen now.’ ‘Don’t worry, it’ll keep.’"我现在没时间听。""别担心，等会儿再说。"THESAURUS同义词辨析– Meaning 5— 释义 5keep to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily将某物固定放在某一地方，以便随时找到: · Where do you keep the scissors?· 剪刀放在哪里？· The keys are kept in my office.· 钥匙存放在我的办公室里。store to put things away and keep them until you need them将物品收存起来，等需要时再用: · Villagers have begun storing wood for the winter.· 村民们已开始为冬天储存木柴。save to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future保留某物以便将来使用或享用: · He had been saving the bottle of champagne for a special occasion.· 他一直把那瓶香槟留着等待特殊场合。· We can save the rest of the pie for later.· 我们可以把剩下的派留到以后吃。file to store papers or information in a particular order or a particular place按特定顺序或在特定地方存放文件或信息: · All the contracts are filed alphabetically.· 所有合同均按字母顺序归档。collect to get and keep objects of the same type because you think they are attractive or interesting因认为同类物品美观或有趣而收集并保存它们: · Kate collects old postcards.· 凯特收藏旧明信片。hold to keep something to be used when it is needed, especially something that many different people may need to use保存某物以备需要时使用，尤指许多不同人员可能需要使用的物品: · Medical records are now usually held on computers.· 医疗记录现在通常存储在电脑上。reserve formal正式 to keep part of something for use at a later time during a process such as cooking在烹饪等过程中将部分材料留存，以便后续使用: · Reserve some of the chocolate so that you can use it for decorating the cake.· 留出一些巧克力，以便用来装饰蛋糕。hoard to keep large amounts of food, money etc because you think you may not be able to get them in the future – used when you do not approve of people doing this because it is not necessary or not fair to other people因担心将来无法获得而大量囤积食物、金钱等——含贬义，指此举既无必要，对他人也不公平: · People have been hoarding food and fuel in case there is another attack.· 人们一直在囤积食物和燃料，以防再次遭受袭击。· Rationing of basic food products was introduced to prevent hoarding.· 为防止囤积，基本食品实行了配给制。keep at something phrasal verb1keep at it spoken口语 to continue to do something, although it is difficult or hard work尽管困难或费力，仍坚持做某事: I know it’s hard, but keep at it! Don’t give up!我知道这很难，但要坚持下去！不要放弃！2keep somebody at something to force someone to continue to work hard and not let them stop强迫某人持续努力工作，不让其停止keep back phrasal verb1 keep something ↔ back to deliberately not tell someone all that you know about something故意不将所知道的全部信息告诉某人: I got the feeling he was keeping something back.我感觉他有所隐瞒。2keep something ↔ back to not show your feelings, even though you want to very much尽管非常想，仍不表露自己的感情: She was struggling to keep back the tears.她努力忍住泪水。3keep somebody ↔ back to prevent someone from being as successful as they could be阻碍某人充分发挥潜力、获得应有的成就 SYN hold back: Fear and stereotypes have kept women back for centuries.数百年来，恐惧和刻板印象阻碍了女性的发展。4keep something ↔ back especially British English to not give or pay something that you were going to give不给予或不支付原本打算给的东西: They kept back some of his wages to pay for the damage.他们扣留了他部分工资用以赔偿损失。keep somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb1to prevent the size, cost, or quantity of something from increasing or being too great防止某物的规模、成本或数量增长或过大: We need to keep costs down.我们需要控制成本。2to succeed in keeping food in your stomach, instead of bringing it up again out of your mouth, when you are ill生病时能够将食物留在胃里而不呕吐出来: I could hardly keep anything down for about three days.大约三天里，我几乎什么都吃不下去。3used to ask someone to make less noise用于请求某人小声一点: Keep your voice down – she’ll hear you!声音小一点——她会听见的！ Can you keep it down – I’m trying to work.能小声点吗——我在努力工作。4to prevent a group of people from becoming as successful and powerful as the other people in a society阻止某一群体获得与社会其他人同等的成功和权力: Plantation owners kept slaves down by refusing them an education.种植园主通过拒绝给予奴隶教育来压制他们。keep from phrasal verb1keep (somebody/something) from something to prevent someone from doing something or prevent something from happening阻止某人做某事或防止某事发生keep somebody from (doing) something His ex-wife had kept him from seeing his children.他的前妻阻止了他探望孩子。 I hope I haven’t kept you from your work.希望我没有耽误你的工作。keep something from doing something Put the pizza in the bottom of the oven to keep the cheese from burning.把披萨放在烤箱下层，以防奶酪烤焦。keep (yourself) from doing something The play was so boring I could hardly keep myself from falling asleep.那出戏太无聊了，我几乎忍不住要睡着。2keep something from somebody to prevent someone from knowing something, by deliberately not telling them about it故意不告诉某人某事，使其无从得知 SYN withhold: The government had wanted to keep this information from the public.政府一直想对公众隐瞒这一信息。keep somebody in phrasal verb1to make someone stay in hospital because they are too ill to go home因病重而让某人留在医院，无法回家: They kept her in overnight for observation.他们让她留院一晚以作观察。2 British English to force someone to stay inside, especially as a punishment in school强迫某人待在室内，尤指学校中的惩罚措施keep in with somebody phrasal verb British English to try to stay friendly with someone, especially because this helps you设法与某人保持友好关系，尤其是因为这对自己有好处: It’s a good idea to keep in with the boss.与老板保持良好关系是个明智之举。keep off phrasal verb1keep something ↔ off to prevent something from touching or harming something防止某物触碰或伤害另一物: She held an old piece of cloth over them both to keep the rain off.她用一块旧布盖住他们两个，遮雨。keep something off something How are we going to keep the flies off this food?我们怎么让苍蝇不沾这些食物？2keep your hands off somebody/something used to tell someone not to touch someone or something用于告诉某人不要触碰某人或某物: Keep your hands off me!不要碰我！3keep (somebody) off something to not eat, drink, or take something that is bad for you, or to stop someone else from eating, drinking, or taking it不吃、不喝或不服用对自己有害的东西；或阻止他人吃、喝或服用: Keep off fatty foods.少吃油腻食物。 a programme aimed at keeping teenagers off drugs旨在使青少年远离毒品的项目4keep off something especially British English to avoid talking about a particular subject, especially so that you do not upset someone避免谈及某一话题，尤其是为了不惹人不快 SYN avoid, stay off5keep something ↔ off if you keep weight off, you do not get heavier again after you have lost weight若你"keep weight off"，即在减重后不再反弹6 British English if rain keeps off, it does not fall若雨"keeps off"，则不降雨keep on phrasal verb1to continue doing something, or to do something many times继续做某事，或多次重复做某事keep on doing something You just have to keep on trying.你只管继续尝试就好。2keep somebody ↔ on to continue to employ someone, especially for longer than you had planned继续雇用某人，尤指超出原计划的时间: If you’re good, they might keep you on after Christmas.如果你表现好，他们可能会在圣诞节后继续留用你。3British English informal非正式 to talk continuously about something or repeat something many times, in a way that is annoying不断地谈论某事或反复重复某事，令人厌烦 SYN go onkeep on about There’s no need to keep on and on about it!没必要一遍遍地说这件事！keep on at If I didn’t keep on at the children, they’d never do their homework.如果我不一直催促孩子们，他们永远不会做作业。keep to something phrasal verb1to stay on a particular road, course, piece of ground etc沿着特定道路、路线或地面行进: It’s best to keep to the paths.最好沿着小路走。2to do what has been decided in an agreement or plan, or what is demanded by law遵守协议、计划中已确定的事项，或法律所要求的规定: Keep to the speed limits.遵守速度限制。3keep to the point/subject etc to talk or write only about the subject you are supposed to be talking about只谈论或书写应该涉及的主题4keep something to something to prevent an amount, degree, or level from becoming higher than it should防止数量、程度或水平超出应有的限度: Costs must be kept to a minimum.成本必须控制在最低限度。5keep something to yourself to not tell anyone about something不将某事告诉任何人: I’d appreciate it if you kept it to yourself.如果你能保密，我会很感激。6keep to yourself (also keep yourself to yourself British English) to live a very quiet private life and not do many things that involve other people过着非常安静、低调的生活，不与外界过多往来keep up phrasal verb1keep something ↔ up to continue doing something继续做某事: I don’t think I can keep this up any longer.我觉得我无法再坚持下去了。keep up the good work! (=continue to work hard and well)（=继续努力且出色地工作）2if a situation keeps up, it continues without stopping or changing若某种状况"keeps up"，则它持续不停或无变化 SYN continue: How long can the economic boom keep up?经济繁荣还能持续多久？3to go as quickly as someone else与他人保持同样的速度keep up with I had to walk fast to keep up with him.我不得不快走才能跟上他。4to manage to do as much or as well as other people设法做到与他人同样多或同样好 OPP fall behindkeep up with Jack’s having trouble keeping up with the rest of the class.杰克在跟上班级其他同学方面有困难。keep up with the Joneses (=try to have the same new impressive possessions that other people have)（=努力拥有与他人相同的引人瞩目的新事物）5to continue to read and learn about a particular subject, so that you always know about the most recent facts, products etc持续阅读和学习某一领域，以掌握最新的事实、产品等动态keep up with Employees need to keep up with the latest technical developments.员工需要跟上最新的技术发展。6keep something ↔ up to make something continue at its present level or amount, instead of letting it decrease维持某事物在现有水平或数量上，而不让其下降: NATO kept up the pressure on the Serbs to get out of Kosovo.北约持续对塞尔维亚人施压，要求其撤出科索沃。7if one process keeps up with another, it increases at the same speed and by the same amount若一个过程与另一个过程"keeps up"，则它们以相同速度和幅度增长keep up with Food production is not keeping up with population growth.食物生产跟不上人口增长的步伐。8keep something ↔ up to continue to practise a skill so that you do not lose it继续练习某项技能以防生疏: I used to speak French, but I haven’t kept it up.我以前会说法语，但后来没有继续练习。9keep somebody up informal非正式 to prevent someone from going to bed让某人无法就寝: I hope I’m not keeping you up.希望我没有影响你休息。10keep your spirits/strength/morale etc up to stay happy, strong, confident etc by making an effort努力保持愉快、坚强、自信等状态: We sang as we marched, to keep our spirits up.我们一边行进一边歌唱，以振奋士气。11keep up appearances to pretend that everything in your life is normal and happy even though you are in trouble, especially financial trouble即使陷入困境（尤其是财务困境），也假装生活一切正常、美好keep up with somebody phrasal verb to write to, telephone, or meet a friend regularly, so that you do not forget each other定期给朋友写信、打电话或见面，以维持彼此的联系keepkeep2 noun 1somebody’s keep the cost of providing food and a home for someone为某人提供食物和住所的费用earn your keep (=do things in return for the things that are provided for you)（=以行动回报别人为你提供的东西） It’s time you got a job and started earning your keep.是时候找份工作，开始自食其力了。2for keeps informal非正式 forever永久地；永远: Marriage ought to be for keeps.婚姻应当是永久的。3[countable] a large strong tower, usually in the centre of a castle（城堡中）高大坚固的塔楼，通常位于城堡中央
1somebody’s keep the cost of providing food and a home for someone为某人提供食物和住所的费用earn your keep (=do things in return for the things that are provided for you)（=以行动回报别人为你提供的东西） It’s time you got a job and started earning your keep.是时候找份工作，开始自食其力了。2for keeps informal非正式 forever永久地；永远: Marriage ought to be for keeps.婚姻应当是永久的。3[countable] a large strong tower, usually in the centre of a castle（城堡中）高大坚固的塔楼，通常位于城堡中央