kip; kiːp < keep >
[基本字汇]
<<动词>>
kept, keep.ing, keeps
<<及物动词>>
1 据有, 拥有, 占有
kept the change 保管零钱
must keep your equanimity 务必保持冷静
2 储存
keep a cord of wood in the shed 将一堆木材储存在
库房里
3 扶养, 赡养
"There is little to earn and many to keep." (Charles Kingsley)赚的钱少, 要养的人多
4 放置; 贮藏
Where do you keep your saw? 你把锯子放在那里?
5 a. 收留
keep boarders 收留寄宿 (膳) 者
b. 饲养; 扶养
keep chickens 养鸡
6 备有
a city dweller who didn't keep a car 没有汽车的城市居民
7 管理; 照料; 负责
Keep the shop while I'm away. 我不在时, 要好好经营商店
8 保存 (食物)
9 维持
attempted to keep the patient calm 企图让病人保持安静
10 a. 记载, 记入
keep a yearly diary 记载年纪
b. 将资料记入书内
keep financial records 记载财务记录
11 a. 留住, 拘留, 挽留
was kept after school 放学後留校
b. 禁止, 制止, 防止
kept the child away from the hot stove 防止孩童接近热炉
keep the crowd back with barriers 以栅栏阻挡群众
c. 预防, 阻止
tried to keep the ice from melting 防止冰溶化
d. 防止泄露
keep a secret 保密
e. 贮存, 保留
keep extra money for emergencies 存些额外的钱以备不时之需
12 持续
keep late hours 持续数小时
13 坚持, 实践, 履行
keep one's word 说话算数, 履行诺言
keep a busy schedule 忙碌不清闲
14 庆祝, 过节; 遵守
<<不及物动词>>
1 维持一种状态或情况
如: 保持成直线或行
keep in line 排成行
keep quiet 保持安静
kept well 保存良好
2 继续做┅事
keep on talking 继续说
keep guessing 继续猜
3 仍新鲜; 未受损
The dessert won't keep. 甜点不易保持新鲜
<<名词>>
1 照顾; 职责
The child is in my keep for the day. 这个孩子白天由我照顾
2 维生的方法
earn one's keep 挣生活费
3 a. 堡垒; 要塞; 坚固的据点
b. 监牢, 监狱
keep at
坚持做┅
keep down
压住, 镇压, 压服
keep down prices 压制价格
keep the revolutionaries down 镇压革命份子
keep off
防止, 避开, 不让接近; 远离
keep to
坚持, 遵守, 不违背
keep to the original purpose 坚持原有的目标
keep up
维持, 保持
1 保持良好状况
kept up the property 保有财产
2 坚持; 继续
We asked her to stop talking, but she kept up.我们请她不要说话, 但是她却继续说
3 并行; 齐头并进
4 不落後, 赶得上 (表现)
<<惯用语>>
for keeps
1 长期, 永久地
gave the ring to me for keeps 把戒指永远给我了
2 认真而且永远地
We're separating for keeps. 我们当真要分开了
keep an eye out
照应, 注意
keep company
持续在恋爱阶段
a couple who kept company but never married一对保持情侣关系但不结婚的男女
keep (one's) chin up
精神始终昂扬, 不灰心, 不泄气
keep (one's) eyes open [peeled]
注意, 警戒, 时刻留意
keep (one's) nose clean
摆脱; 不涉入麻烦
keep pace
跟上, 与他人并驾齐驱
keep (someone) company
陪伴某人
keep time
计时; 『音乐』打拍子
keep to (oneself)
1 不与人交往
She kept to herself all morning. 她整个早上一个人独处
2 避免泄露
He kept the news to himself. 他保守秘密
[中古英文 kepen, 古英文: cepan (注视, 观察)]