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• keep   /kiːp/ DJ   /kip/ KK
  • verb
    • Irregular:
      kept;   kept   /kept/ DJ   /kɛpt/ KK
    • （使）保持，处于 to stay in a particular condition or position; to make somebody/something do this
      • 我们挤在一起觉得暖和些。 We huddled together to keep warm.V-ADJ
      • 牌子上写着“勿践踏草地”。 The notice said ‘Keep off(= Do not walk on)the grass’.VN + adv./prep. V
      • 沿着墙靠左边走。 Keep left along the wall.
      • 她陪孩子们玩了好几个小时。 She kept the children amused for hours.VN-ADJ
      • 他一直穿着大衣。 He kept his coat on.usually VN + adv./prep. VN
      • 别跟我们卖关子了 然后发生了什么事儿？ Don't keep us in suspense─what happened next?
      • 她保持平衡有困难。 She had trouble keeping her balance.
      • 对不起，让你久等了。 I'm very sorry to keep you waiting.VN -ing
    • 继续，重复（做某事） to continue doing something; to do something repeatedlyV -ing ~ (on) doing sth
      • 再笑一笑！ Keep smiling!
      • 希望你别老打断我！ I wish you wouldn't keep on interrupting me!
    • 使耽搁；使延误 to delay somebodyVN
      • 你晚了一小时 什么事把你给耽误了？ You're an hour late─what kept you?
    • 保有；留着；不退还 to continue to have something and not give it back or throw it awayVN
      • 这是一张五元的钞票 零钱就不用找了。 Here's a five dollar bill─please keep the change.
      • 我把她所有的信都保留着。 I keep all her letters.
    • （为某人）保留，留下 to save something for somebody~ sth (for sb) ~ sb sth especially British English
      • 请给我留个座位。 Please keep a seat for me.VNN VN
      • 请给我留个座位。 Please keep me a seat.
    • 放，存放，贮存（在某处） to put or store something in a particular placeVN VN + adv./prep.
      • 把你的护照放在安全的地方。 Keep your passport in a safe place.
    • 开设，经营，管理（商店或餐馆） to own and manage a shop/store or restaurantVN especially British English
      • 她父亲开了个杂货店。 Her father kept a grocer's shop.
    • 养；饲养 to own and care for animalsVN
      • 养蜜蜂／山羊／母鸡 to keep bees/goats/hens
    • （询问或谈论某人的健康）健康状况如何 used to ask or talk about somebody's healthV VN + adv./prep. spoken
      • 你母亲身体好吗？ How is your mother keeping?
      • 我们都很健康。 We're all keeping well.
    • 保持不坏 to remain in good conditionV
      • 把馅饼都吃了吧 搁不住。 Finish off the pie─it won't keep.
      • “我很想听听，不过我已经迟到了。”“好吧 我以后再告诉你。” ‘I'd love to hear about it, but I'm late already.’ ‘That's OK─it'll keep(= I can tell you about it later).figurative spoken
    • 保守（秘密） to know something and not tell it to anyone~ a secret ~ sth secret (from sb)
      • 你能保守秘密吗？ Can you keep a secret?VN
      • 她对我们所有人都避而不谈她的过去。 She kept her past secret from us all.VN-ADJ
    • 遵守；笃守；恪守 to do what you have promised to do; to go where you have agreed to goVN ~ your promise/word ~ an appointment
      • 她遵守诺言去看望了他们。 She kept her promise to visit them.
      • 他未能按预约的时间去诊所。 He failed to keep his appointment at the clinic.
    • 记下，记录，记载（日记、账目、记录等） to write down something as a recordVN ~ a diary, an account, a record, etc.
      • 她记了二十多年的日记。 She kept a diary for over twenty years.
      • 把每样物品的位置记录下来。 Keep a note of where each item can be found.
    • 供养；扶养；养活 to provide what is necessary for somebody to live; to support somebody financiallyVN
      • 他挣的钱几乎不够养活他自己和家人。 He scarcely earns enough to keep himself and his family.
    • 保护；使免受 to protect somebody from somethingVN ~ sb (from sth) formal
      • 愿上帝祝福你、保佑你（用于基督教的祈祷）。 May the Lord bless you and keep you(= used in prayers in the Christian Church).
      • 他一心想的就是不要让这男孩受到伤害。 His only thought was to keep the boy from harm.
    • 足球、曲棍球、板球等 in football, hockey, cricket, etc. 守门；把守球门 to guard or protect the goal or wicketVN ~ goal/wicket British English
      • See also:
        goalkeeper;   wicketkeeper
    • Idiom:
      keep going
      • （在身处困境或遭难时）尽力维持下去，坚持活下去 to make an effort to live normally when you are in a difficult situation or when you have experienced great suffering
        • 你只要让自己忙起来，就能坚持下去。 You just have to keep yourself busy and keep going.
      • （用于鼓励）继续下去，坚持下去 used to encourage somebody to continue doing somethingspoken
        • 坚持下去，萨拉，你已经快到了。 Keep going, Sarah, you're nearly there.
    • Idiom:
      keep somebody going informal
      • 足以使某人维持（或支撑） to be enough for somebody until they get what they are waiting for
        • 吃个苹果就能挨到吃晚饭了。 Have an apple to keep you going till dinner time.
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody after American English
      • See also:
        keep somebody back Synonym
    • Phrasal:
      keep at something
      • 继续做某事（或坚持干） to continue working at something
        • 快，要坚持，你马上就要完成了！ Come on, keep at it, you've nearly finished!
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody at something
      • 使某人继续做（或坚持干）某事 to make somebody continue working at something
        • 他让我们不停地干了一天。 He kept us at it all day.
    • Phrasal:
      keep away (from somebody/something)
      • 避免接近；远离；勿靠近 to avoid going near somebody/something
        • 切莫靠近悬崖边。 Keep away from the edge of the cliff.
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody/something away (from somebody/something)
      • 不让接近某人（或某事物）；使离开 to prevent somebody/something from going somewhere
        • 她病得好几周都上不了班。 Her illness kept her away from work for several weeks.
    • Phrasal:
      keep back (from somebody/something)
      • （与…）保持距离 to stay at a distance from somebody/something
        • 离公路远些。 Keep well back from the road.
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody↔back
      • 罚（学生）课后留校 to make a student stay at school after normal hours as a punishmentBritish English
        • Variant:
          keep somebody after American English
      • 使（学生）留级 to make a student repeat a year at school because of poor marks/gradesAmerican English
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody↔back (from somebody/something)
      • 使某人（与…）保持距离 to make somebody stay at a distance from somebody/something
        • 设置了障碍，使人群无法靠近。 Barricades were erected to keep back the crowds.
    • Phrasal:
      keep something↔back
      • 抑制（或阻止）感情等的流露 to prevent a feeling, etc. from being expressed
        • See also:
          restrain Synonym
        • 她无法忍住自己的泪水。 She was unable to keep back her tears.
      • 保留（或扣留）某物的一部份 to continue to have a part of something
        • 他把那笔钱扣下了一半。 He kept back half the money for himself.
    • Phrasal:
      keep something↔back (from somebody)
      • 拒绝告知某事；隐瞒 to refuse to tell somebody something
        • 我肯定她有什么事瞒着我们。 I'm sure she's keeping something back from us.
    • Phrasal:
      keep down
      • 隐蔽；隐伏；卧倒；蹲下 to hide yourself by not standing up straight
        • 蹲下！一定不要让人看见你。 Keep down! You mustn't let anyone see you.
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody↔down
      • 压制（或限制、控制）某人 to prevent a person, group, etc. from expressing themselves freely
        • 多年来人们一直受到残暴统治的压制。 The people have been kept down for years by a brutal regime.
    • Phrasal:
      keep something↔down
      • 使保持在低水平；抑制某事物的增长 to make something stay at a low level; to avoid increasing something
        • 保持低工资／物价／生活费用 to keep down wages/prices/the cost of living
        • 小声点 别让人听见。 Keep your voice down─I don't want anyone else to hear.
        • 安静点好吗？ Keep the noise down(= be quiet), will you?
      • 不使（胃中食物）吐出；不呕吐 to not bring something back through the mouth from the stomach; to not vomit
        • 她喝了点儿水，但什么食物都吃了就吐。 She's had some water but she can't keep any food down.
    • Phrasal:
      keep from something;   keep yourself from something
      • 忍住（或克制自己）不做某事 to prevent yourself from doing something
        • 她差一点儿笑了出来。 She could hardly keep from laughing.
        • 我差一点儿没摔倒。 I just managed to keep myself from falling.
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody from something
      • 阻止（或防止、阻碍）某人做某事 to prevent somebody from doing something
        • 希望我没有妨碍你工作。 I hope I'm not keeping you from your work.
        • 教堂的钟声使我不能入睡。 The church bells keep me from sleeping.
    • Phrasal:
      keep something from somebody
      • 不将某事告诉某人；瞒着某人 to avoid telling somebody something
        • 我想我们应该等他身体好些再告诉他实情。 I think we ought to keep the truth from him until he's better.
    • Phrasal:
      keep something from something
      • 使置于某物之外；使与某物分开 to make something stay out of something
        • 她无法使自己沉重的心情不流露在话音之中。 She could not keep the dismay from her voice.
    • Phrasal:
      keep in with somebody British English, informal
      • （为得到好处而）与某人友好相处，不得罪某人 to make sure that you stay friendly with somebody, because you will get an advantage from doing so
    • Phrasal:
      keep something↔in
      • 控制（或抑制）感情 to avoid expressing an emotion
        • See also:
          restrain Synonym
        • 他几乎控制不住自己的愤怒。 He could scarcely keep in his indignation.
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody in
      • 使某人留在室内（或某地）；使不外出 to make somebody stay indoors or in a particular place
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody/yourself in something
      • 向某人经常供应（或正常提供）某物 to provide somebody/yourself with a regular supply of something
        • 这钱应该够他抽一周的烟了。 The money should keep him in cigarettes for a week.
    • Phrasal:
      keep off
      • （雨、雪等）未下 if rain, snow, etc.keeps off, it does not fall
    • Phrasal:
      keep off something
      • 避免吃（或喝、吸）某物 to avoid eating, drinking or smoking something
        • 我尽量不吃高脂肪食物。 I'm trying to keep off fatty foods.
      • 回避某话题 to avoid mentioning a particular subject
        • 我父亲在场时最好不要谈论政治。 It's best to keep off politics when my father's around.
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody/something↔off;   keep somebody/something off somebody/something
      • 使…不接近（或不接触、远离）某人／事物 to prevent somebody/something from coming near, touching, etc. somebody/something
        • 他们点燃篝火防止野兽靠近。 They lit a fire to keep off wild animals.
        • 别碰我！ Keep your hands off(= do not touch)me!
    • Phrasal:
      keep on
      • 继续 to continue
        • 雨整夜下个不停。 The rain kept on all night.
        • 一直往前走到教堂。 Keep on until you get to the church.
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody↔on
      • 继续雇用某人 to continue to employ somebody
    • Phrasal:
      keep something on
      • 继续租用房子（或套房等） to continue to rent a house, flat/apartment, etc.
    • Phrasal:
      keep on (at somebody) (about somebody/something) especially British English
      • （对…）纠缠不休；老是困扰；老是唠叨 to speak to somebody often and in an annoying way about somebody/something
        • See also:
          nag Synonym
        • 他就是这样纠缠不休！ He does keep on so!
        • 我会做的 可别再对我唠叨了！ I'll do it─just don't keep on at me about it!
    • Phrasal:
      keep out (of something)
      • 不进入；留在外面 to not enter a place; to stay outside
        • 告示牌上写着“国防部 禁止入内！” The sign said ‘Ministry of Defence─Keep Out!’
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody/something↔out (of something)
      • 使不进入；防止进入；把…关在外面 to prevent somebody/something from entering a place
        • 别让那狗进我的书房！ Keep that dog out of my study!
    • Phrasal:
      keep out of something;   keep somebody out of something
      • 避免某事；使不卷入某事；使置身于…之外；使不受…的影响 to avoid something; to prevent somebody from being involved in something or affected by something
        • 那孩子似乎非捣蛋不可。 That child seems incapable of keeping out of mischief.
        • 别让孩子晒着。 Keep the baby out of the sun.
    • Phrasal:
      keep to something
      • 不偏离（或不离开）道路等 to avoid leaving a path, road, etc.
        • 顺着道儿走 这一带到处是沼泽地。 Keep to the track─the land is very boggy around here.
      • 不偏离主题；不跑题 to talk or write only about the subject that you are supposed to talk or write about
        • 最烦人的就是那些谈话不着边际的人。 Nothing is more irritating than people who do not keep to the point.
      • 遵守（或信守、履行）诺言 to do what you have promised or agreed to do
        • 遵守协议；信守承诺；执行计划 to keep to an agreement/an undertaking/a plan
      • 坚守，不离开（某地或某个位置） to stay in and not leave a particular place or position
        • 她快 90 岁了，大部份时间都呆在房间里。 She's nearly 90 and mostly keeps to her room.
    • Phrasal:
      keep yourself to yourself;   keep to yourself
      • 离群索居；不与人往来；不管别人的事 to avoid meeting people socially or becoming involved in their affairs
        • 谁对他都不太了解，因为他很少和人交往。 Nobody knows much about him; he keeps himself very much to himself.
    • Phrasal:
      keep something to yourself
      • 对…秘而不宣（或保守秘密）；不将…说出去 to not tell other people about something
        • 你要是不把这消息传出去，我会不胜感激的。 I'd be grateful if you kept this information to yourself.
        • 今后请不要把你们的意见说出去！ Kindly keep your opinions to yourself in future!
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody under
      • 控制，压制（人） to control or oppress somebody
        • 当地居民受军队管制。 The local people are kept under by the army.
    • Phrasal:
      keep up
      • （天气）持续不变 if particular weather keeps up, it continues without stopping
        • 雨下了整整一个下午。 The rain kept up all afternoon.
    • Phrasal:
      keep up (with somebody/something)
      • （与…）齐步前进，并驾齐驱；跟上 to move, make progress or increase at the same rate as somebody/something
        • 慢点 我跟不上了！ Slow down─I can't keep up!
        • 我并非所有的变化都能跟得上。 I can't keep up with all the changes.
        • 工资赶不上通货膨胀。 Wages are not keeping up with inflation.
    • Phrasal:
      keep up with somebody
      • 与（某人）保持联系 to continue to be in contact with somebody
        • 你与多少老同学保持着联系？ How many of your old school friends do you keep up with?
    • Phrasal:
      keep up with something
      • 熟悉，了解（消息、形势等） to learn about or be aware of the news, current events, etc.
        • 她喜欢赶时尚。 She likes to keep up with the latest fashions.
      • 继续支付；继续做 to continue to pay or do something regularly
        • 如果你不继续付款，你的住房就可能保不住了。 If you do not keep up with the payments you could lose your home.
    • Phrasal:
      keep somebody up
      • 使某人熬夜（或开夜车、不睡觉） to prevent somebody from going to bed
        • 希望我们没有耽误你睡觉。 I hope we're not keeping you up.
    • Phrasal:
      keep something↔up
      • 使某事物保持在高水平 to make something stay at a high level
        • 昂贵的原料费用使价格居高不下。 The high cost of raw materials is keeping prices up.
      • 使某事物保持（在同一水平，通常指高水平） to continue something at the same, usually high, level
        • 敌人昼夜不停地狂轰滥炸。 The enemy kept up the bombardment day and night.
        • 我们难以继续偿还按揭贷款。 We're having difficulty keeping up our mortgage payments.
        • 干得好！继续好好干吧！ Well done!Keep up the good work/Keep it up!
      • 使处于高水平；使不低落 to make something remain at a high level
        • 他们唱歌以保持高昂的情绪。 They sang songs to keep their spirits up.
      • 沿用（或沿袭、保持）某事物 to continue to use or practise something
        • 沿袭古老的习俗／传统 to keep up old customs/traditions
        • 你还坚持说西班牙语吗？ Do you still keep up your Spanish?
      • 保养，维护（房屋、花园等） to take care of a house, garden/yard, etc. so that it stays in good condition
        • See also:
          maintain Synonym;   upkeep
  • noun
    • 生活必需品；生活费用 food, clothes and all the other things that a person needs to live; the cost of these thingsuncountable
      • 你该找个工作挣自己的生活费了。 It's about time you got a job to earn your keep.
    • 城堡主楼 a large strong tower, built as part of an old castlecountable
    • Idiom:
      for keeps informal
      • 永远；永久 for ever
        • 这东西是永远属于你了，还是要还给他？ Is it yours for keeps or does he want it back?
    • See also:
      earn your keep

English dictionary

• keep
  • Have or retain possession of
  • Retain or reserve for use in the future
  • Put or store in a regular place

Related phrases

• keep-fit
  （集体）健身锻炼
• bear/keep in mind
  记住
• keep abreast of something
  了解最新情况；跟上（某事物的发展）
• keep/hold (yourself) aloof,  remain/stand aloof
  不参与；远离；无动于衷；漠不关心
• keep somebody amused
  使某人快乐；使某人消遣
• keep somebody at arm's length
  与某人保持距离；不亲近某人
• get/set/start/keep the ball rolling
  开始某事；继续某事
• hold/keep somebody/something at bay
  不让（敌人）接近；防止（问题恶化）
• keep body and soul together
  勉强糊口；生活拮据
• keep yourself busy
  不让自己闲着

Synonyms

• verb: hold, maintain, retain, preserve
• noun: maintenance, sustenance, livelihood, support, subsistence

Web translations

Usage examples

• "I will keep working day-by-day to restore opportunity, economic security, and that basic American dream for our families and future generations," he said.
  Sep 4, 2010 -  Barack Obama -  Wall Street Journal
• "I ask the parties to persevere, to keep moving forward through difficult times and to continue to work to achieve a just and lasting peace," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters at the State Department.
  Aug 20, 2010 -  Hillary Rodham Clinton -  Los Angeles Times
• "I knew that she wasn't going to go away," Wozniacki said. "I knew she was going to hang in there and keep fighting 'til the end."
  Sep 6, 2010 -  Caroline Wozniacki -  ESPN

Web definitions

• • keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
    
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• • continue: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
    
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• • retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
    
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