keep

　 基本詞匯 　
英 [ki?p] 　 　 美 [ki?p] 　 　
  • v. 保持；保留；繼續；貯藏；經營；遵守；供給；照管；飼養；耽擱；保持食物不變質；健康狀況如何；保守（秘密@）；記錄；遵守；保護
  • n. 生計；保存；城堡主樓；監獄；圍墻
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keep的英文翻譯是什么意思，詞典釋義與在線翻譯：

詳盡釋義

v. (動詞)
  1. 保持（某一狀態），維持，繼續，持續
  2. 看守，守衛，把守，保護
  3. 保留，保存，保管
  4. 經營，管理，開設
  5. 持有，擁有，保有
  6. 控制住
  7. 記
  8. 撫養，飼養
  9. 雇用
  10. 遵守，履行
  11. 慶祝，紀念；過（節、生日等）
  12. 拿著
  13. 防護，防守，守
  14. 忍住，抑制，制止（常與from連用）
  15. 留住，阻止離開
  16. <口>居住，逗留，呆
  17. （食物等）能保持新鮮，保存好，不變壞
  18. <美口>（商店等）開著，（學校）繼續上課
  19. 交往
  20. 不要求馬上注意，能耽擱，可拖延
n. (名詞)
  1. 【史】要塞，堅固據點，堡壘
  2. 保持，保養
  3. 飼料
  4. 監獄，監牢
  5. 管理
  6. 生活資料，生計，衣食，伙食
  7. 【史】中世紀城堡的最牢固的部分
  8. 膳宿費用，生活費

雙解釋義

v. (動詞)
  1. vt. & vi. (使)保持; (使)繼續 (cause to) stay, remain or continue
  2. vi. (食品)保持新鮮 (of food) remain fresh and fit to eat
  3. vt. 阻止,防止,耽擱 hold back; delay; prevent
  4. vt. 履行,遵守 fulfil
  5. vt. & vi. 保有,保存,保留 have without the need of returning
  6. vt. 供養,飼養 take care of and provide with food, money, etc.
  7. vt. 經營,管理,料理 own and have use of
  8. vt. 守衛,看守 guard; protect

英英釋義

Noun:
  1. the financial means whereby one lives;

    "each child was expected to pay for their keep"
    "he applied to the state for support"
    "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

  2. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

  3. a cell in a jail or prison

Verb:
  1. 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"

  2. 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"

  3. retain possession of;

    "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"
    "She kept her maiden name after she married"

  4. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state;

    "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"
    "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"
    "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

  5. conform one's action or practice to;

    "keep appointments"
    "she never keeps her promises"
    "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"

  6. stick to correctly or closely;

    "The pianist kept time with the metronome"
    "keep count"
    "I cannot keep track of all my employees"

  7. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of;

    "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

  8. maintain by writing regular records;

    "keep a diary"
    "maintain a record"
    "keep notes"

  9. supply with room and board;

    "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"
    "keep boarders"

  10. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature;

    "We cannot continue several servants any longer"
    "She retains a lawyer"
    "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"
    "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"
    "We kept the work going as long as we could"
    "She retained her composure"
    "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"

  11. supply with necessities and support;

    "She alone sustained her family"
    "The money will sustain our good cause"
    "There's little to earn and many to keep"

  12. fail to spoil or rot;

    "These potatoes keep for a long time"

  13. behave as expected during of holidays or rites;

    "Keep the commandments"
    "celebrate Christmas"
    "Observe Yom Kippur"

  14. keep under control; keep in check;

    "suppress a smile"
    "Keep your temper"
    "keep your cool"

  15. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger;

    "May God keep you"

  16. raise;

    "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"
    "he keeps bees"

  17. retain rights to;

    "keep my job for me while I give birth"
    "keep my seat, please"
    "keep open the possibility of a merger"

  18. store or keep customarily;

    "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"

  19. have as a supply;

    "I always keep batteries in the freezer"
    "keep food for a week in the pantry"
    "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"

  20. maintain for use and service;

    "I keep a car in the countryside"
    "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

  21. hold and prevent from leaving;

    "The student was kept after school"

  22. prevent (food) from rotting;

    "preserved meats"
    "keep potatoes fresh"

keep的用法和樣例：

例句

用作動詞 (v.)
  1. He would keep in touch with us wherever he was.
    他無論在什么地方,總是與我們保持聯系。
  2. Here's a five-pound note-- you can keep the change.
    這是五鎊的鈔票－－零錢不用找了。
  3. Progress is slow but we keep battling on.
    進展雖慢
  4. Where do you keep the detergent?
    你把清潔劑放在哪兒了？
  5. It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it.
    開店容易經營難。
  6. Once you make a promise, you should keep it.
    一旦做出承諾
  7. She keeps the family on two hundred dollars a week.
    她一個星期給家里200美元。
  8. I have been keeping tropical fish for twenty years.
    我已經養了20年的熱帶魚了。
  9. I'll only keep you a few minutes.
    我只耽擱你幾分鐘。
  10. Finish off the pie-it won't keep.
    把餡餅都吃了吧—擱不住。
  11. We're all keeping well.
    我們都很健康。
  12. She kept her past secret from us all.
    她對我們所有人都避而不談她的過去。
  13. She kept a diary for over twenty years.
    她記了二十多年的日記。
  14. Once you make a promise, you should keep it.
    一旦做出承諾
  15. She wears a hat to keep the sun out of her eyes.
    她戴上帽子遮陽，保護眼睛。
用作名詞 (n.)
  1. Paul earns his keep by helping his elderly landlord.
    保羅靠幫助他年邁的房東干活來維持生計。
  2. The furniture was in good keep.
    這家具保存得很好。

常見句型

用作動詞 (v.)
用作不及物動詞 S+～(+A)
  1. The fish won't keep; we must eat it now.
    這魚存不住,我們必須現在就把它吃掉。
  2. You'd better finish the ice cream; it won't keep.
    你最好把冰淇淋吃完,這東西放不得。
  3. Will this food keep?
    這食品能放得住嗎?
  4. In such weather meat won't keep long.
    在這樣的天氣,肉放時間長了要壞的。
  5. That news will keep.
    那個消息留待以后再宣布。
用作系動詞 S+～+ adj.
  1. I was so sleepy that I could hardly keep awake .
    我太困了,簡直要睡著了。
  2. My mother still keeps young.
    我母親還不見老。
  3. Why do you keep silent?
    你怎么不說話?
  4. You must keep calm in an emergency.
    在緊急關頭要保持鎮靜。
  5. We must always keep cheerful in hard time.
    在困難的時候我們要始終保持樂觀。
  6. In those days they could hardly keep alive.
    那時候,他們簡直沒法活下去。
  7. The weather is keeping dry.
    氣候一直很干燥。
S+～+ v -ing
  1. The baby kept crying.
    嬰兒一直哭。
  2. She kept studying.
    她一直在學習。
  3. Please keep sitting where you are.
    請繼續坐在原處。
  4. Why do you keep looking at me like this?
    你為什么老是這樣看著我?
  5. My shoe lace keeps coming undone.
    我的鞋帶老松開。
  6. The machine kept running.
    機器一直運轉。
  7. I don't know what's wrong with me today; I keep breaking things.
    不知道今天我怎么了,老是打碎東西。
  8. It kept raining for a week.
    接連下了一星期雨。
  9. The water in the river keeps rising.
    河水一直在上漲。
S+～+ prep. -phrase
  1. You must keep inside the house during the cold weather.
    在冷天,你必須呆在家中。
  2. They did their best to keep on their guard.
    他們盡量保持警惕。
  3. We're keeping in very good health.
    我們身體非常好。
用作及物動詞 S+～+ n./pron.
  1. I think we shall keep friends.
    我想我們將保持朋友關系。
  2. The policemen keep order in the streets.
    警察在大街上維護秩序。
  3. We must keep in touch with each other.
    我們必須相互保持聯系。
  4. I'll only keep you for a few minutes.
    我只耽誤你幾分鐘。
  5. Well, in this case, I won't keep you.
    噢,既然這樣,我就不留你了。
  6. Why didn't Daddy let me keep the ten dollars?
    爸爸為什么不讓我留下這10美元?
  7. He always kept the keys in his pocket.
    他總是把鑰匙裝在口袋里。
  8. She would not be able to keep the job.
    她可能保不住這份工作。
  9. Keep the change.
    不用找零錢了。
  10. We will always keep our promise not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
    我們始終遵守不干涉別國內政的諾言。
  11. He needs more money to keep his wife and children.
    他需要更多的錢養活妻子兒女。
  12. They kept a big dog to guard the house.
    他們養了一條大狗守門。
  13. They keep a shop.
    他們經營一家商店。
  14. That shop keeps everything you will need.
    那家店鋪出售你所需要的各種東西。
  15. She will keep her birthday in a special way.
    她將以某種特殊方式慶祝生日。
  16. The people in this district keep the Sabbath.
    這個地區的人遵守安息日。
  17. Most people keep Christmas at home.
    大多數人在家過圣誕節。
  18. Who keeps accounts?
    誰記賬?
  19. She often keeps a diary.
    她常記日記。
  20. Keep a record of the books that are borrowed from the library.
    把從圖書館借來的書作個記錄。
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  21. His promise was faithfully kept.
    他忠實地履行自己的諾言。
用作雙賓動詞 S+～+ pron./n. + n./pron.
  1. Will you keep us the seats?
    你給我們保留些座位,好嗎?
S+～+ n./pron. +for pron./n.
  1. The library will keep the book for you till the weekend.
    圖書館將為你把這本書保留到周末。
  2. Please keep this for me until I come back.
    請為我保管此物,直到我回來。
用作賓補動詞 S+～+ n./pron. +(as) n./adj.
  1. They kept him a prisoner.
    他們把他監禁起來。
  2. That kept him a student.
    那使他繼續當學生。
  3. You may keep it as a souvenir if you like.
    如果你愿意,就把它留下來作紀念品。
  4. Excitement kept him awake.
    他興奮得不能入睡。
  5. Try your best to keep the children quiet.
    你要盡量使孩子們保持安靜。
  6. The experiment kept us busy for three months.
    這項試驗使我們忙了三個月。
  7. Good food keeps you healthy.
    優質食品使你保持健康。
  8. To keep the room warm, they closed all the windows.
    為了保持室內溫度,他們關掉所有窗戶。
  9. They kept the grass short.
    他們總是把草修整得很短。
  10. She keeps oil clean.
    她讓油保持干凈。
  11. Keep the door open.
    把門敞開著。
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  12. Her house is always kept tidy.
    她的房屋總是整整齊齊的。
  13. These goods must be kept cool and dry.
    這些貨物必須保持低溫、干燥。
S+～+ n./pron.+adv.
  1. What keeps you here so late?
    什么使你在這里呆得這么晚?
S+～+ n./pron. + v -ing
  1. They kept her working all day.
    他們強迫她整日工作。
  2. Keep the fire burning, will you?
    讓火一直著著，好嗎?
  3. The police keep the traffic moving.
    警察使交通暢通無阻。
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  4. I'm sorry you've been kept waiting.
    很抱歉,讓你一直等著。
S+～+ n./pron. + v -ed
  1. She keeps the food locked up.
    她把食品鎖起來了。
  2. Hereafter， I want you to keep me informed of how things are going with you.
    從此以后,我要求你讓我了解你的進展情況。
  3. His friend kept him pinned to the floor until he took back the insult.
    他的朋友把他牢牢按在地板上,要他收回他的侮辱性言詞。
  4. He kept his fist clenched in his pocket.
    他在衣袋里緊緊握住拳頭。

常用短語

用作動詞 (v.)
keep about〔around〕1( v.+adv. )
    使手邊常有 have sth always present
    keep about〔around〕

    She is very ill, but she still keeps about.

    她雖然病得很重,但仍然繼續工作。

    keep sth ? about〔around〕

    I like to keep a few envelopes around in case I need them.

    我喜歡手邊常有幾個信封,以應不時之需。

keep about〔around〕2 ( v.+prep. )
    雇用; 擁有 have sb/sth always present in
    keep sb/sth about〔around〕 sb/sth

    Many people nowadays keep servants about the house.

    現在,不少人在家里雇用仆人。

    People who live in the country often keep two or three dogs around the place for their own protection.

    住在鄉村的人家往往都有兩三條狗,用以保護自己。

keep abreast of( v.+adv.+prep. )
    跟上; 保持與…并列位置 not fall behind the development, etc.; maintain one's position in a competitive situation
    keep abreast of sb/sth

    You'll have to run fast to keep abreast of our best runner and prevent him from winning.

    你得跑得快點,跟上跑得最快的那位選手,最后擊敗他。

    We must keep abreast of the times.

    我們必須跟上時代前進的步伐。

    We must keep abreast of the latest development in this field.

    我們要及時了解這一領域的最新發展。

    So much is happening in the world of science that it is difficult to keep abreast of all the latest developments.

    科學領域中發生了這么多事情,跟上所有的最新發展很困難。

    We must at all times keep abreast of changing conditions.

    我們在任何時候都要適應變化了的情況。

    Read newspapers to keep abreast of what is going on.

    閱讀報紙,熟悉時事。

    keep sb abreast of sth

    Reading the People's Daily keeps us abreast of current events.

    閱讀《人民日報》可以使我們及時了解當今天下大事。

keep after( v.+prep. )
    〈非正〉責備; 挑剔; 反復地要求 scold; find fault with; repeatedly ask
    keep after sb/sth

    The police kept after the criminal until they seized him.

    警察緊緊追趕罪犯,直到把他抓住。

    We kept after the stolen car for twenty minutes.

    我們追趕那輛被盜的汽車長達20分鐘。

    keep after sb

    She keeps after the children the whole time, never lets them have a minute's peace.

    她老是嘮嘮叨叨地斥責孩子們,從不讓他們有一分鐘安寧。

    You'll have to keep after them if you want the work done. They're so lazy!

    如果你想要完成這項工作,就必須不停地督促他們。他們太懶了!

    If you want to get any essays out of those lazybones, they have to be kept after.

    你如果想讓那些懶家伙寫點什么文章,就非得盯住他們不可。

    keep after sb to-v

    His mother has to keep after him to finish his homework.

    他媽媽只得反復提醒他完成家庭作業。

    My wife kept after me to buy a new car.

    我妻子一再要我買輛新汽車。

    Her mother had to keep after her to clean her bedroom.

    她母親不得不反復提醒她打掃寢室。

keep aloof( v.+adv. )
    站得遠遠地; 不參與 keep away from; take no part in
    keep aloof

    Buyers are keeping aloof.

    購買者都裹足不前。

    Artists can never keep aloof from the reality.

    藝術家千萬不可脫離現實生活。

    keep sb/oneself aloof from sb/sth

    Kehr does not enjoy parties, and usually keeps herself aloof from the other guests, not joining in conversation.

    凱爾不喜歡參加晚會,而且常有意避開其他客人,不與他們聊天。

keep apart( v.+adv. )
    (使)分開 (cause to) remain apart
    keep sb/sth apart

    You'd better keep the two aggressive boys apart.

    你最好是把那兩個好斗的男孩分開。

    keep apart from sb/sth

    He's a strange boy. He keeps apart from all the activities in the school.

    這個男孩有點兒古怪,學校的任何活動他都不參與。

    keep sb/sth apart from sb/sth

    I like to keep my work apart from my family.

    我不喜歡讓家人插手我的工作。

keep at( v.+prep. )
    耽擱; 延誤 delay sb at a place
    keep at sth

    Einstein kept at his studies and research, and finally he became a world famous scientist.

    愛因斯坦堅持不懈地學習和研究,終于成為世界著名的科學家。

    He keeps at his studies, although he is ill.

    即使他病了,他仍堅持學習。

    Ignoring fatigue, they kept at the job and finished it three weeks earlier than planned.

    他們不顧疲勞堅持工作,比原計劃提前三個星期完成了任務。

    The work is tiring but he'll keep at it until he's finished.

    這項工作很累人,但他要堅持做下去,直到完成為止。

    The only way to get a scientific experiment succeeded is to keep at it again and again.

    使一種科學實驗搞成功的唯一途徑就是堅持不懈。

    keep at sb

    Keep at him till he agrees.

    盯住他,直到他同意為止。

    keep at sb to-v

    The children kept at their mother to take them to the movies, and she had to agree in the end.

    孩子們逼著媽媽帶他們去看電影,最后,她只好答應。

    keep sb/sth at sth

    The experienced teacher is used to keeping his students at hard work.

    有經驗的老師習慣于督促學生用功學習。

    keep sth at hand

    When he writes, he always keeps a dictionary at hand.

    他寫作時手邊總備有一本詞典。

    keep sb at sth

    I'm sorry,I'm late.I was kept at the office.

    對不起,我遲到了。我在辦公室有點事兒被耽擱了。

keep away( v.+adv. )
    (使)缺席 (cause to) be absent
    keep away

    Danger!Thin ice.Keep away.

    危險!冰很薄,別上去。

    Keep away, or I'll call the police!

    別過來,否則我要報警了!

    The police warned the people to keep away .

    警察警告人們不要靠近。

    Don't keep away during the roll call.

    點名時不要走開。

    keep sb/sth ? away

    Would you keep that dog away, please?

    請將那條狗牽遠些,好嗎?

    Provide the bare necessities of life, especially food; keep away hunger.

    供給最必需的生活品,特別是食物,以免挨餓。

    keep sb ? away

    We missed you at the party—what kept you away?

    晚會上我們沒有見著你——你為何不參加?

    What kept you away yesterday?

    昨天你為什么沒有來?

    An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

    每日一蘋果,醫生不找我。

keep away from( v.+adv.+prep. )
    避開 abstain
    keep away from sb/sth

    Keep away from the furnace.

    不要靠近爐子。

    keep sb/sth away from sb/sth

    Keep the children away from the machine.

    別讓孩子們接近機器。

    The fence is intended to keep vehicles away from the lake shore.

    這道圍欄旨在阻止車輛在湖岸行駛。

    Children should be kept away from the river.

    不要讓孩子們靠近這條河。

    keep away from sb/sth

    Keep away from bad companions.

    不要與壞人為伍。

    If you don't keep away from the dog, you may be bitten.

    如果你不避開那只狗,你可能會被咬傷。

    Keep away from me. I've got a bad cold.

    別靠近我,我患了重感冒。

    He keeps away from liquor and tobacco.

    他不喝酒,不抽煙。

    You're getting too fat; you should keep away from greasy food.

    現在你越來越胖,應該忌油膩性食物。

    Einstein was a shy man and kept away from the celebrations.

    愛因斯坦是一個靦腆的人,他避開了慶祝會。

    They can't keep away from their regular work for long.

    他們不能長期離開自己的本職工作。

    keep sb/sth away from sb/sth

    My mother kept me away from school yesterday.

    昨天，我媽媽沒讓我上學。

keep back( v.+adv. )
    扣留; 保留 withhold; reserve
    keep back

    They all ran forward, but I kept back.

    他們都向前跑,而我卻留在后面。

    keep back from sth

    I asked the spectators to keep back from the sideline.

    我要求觀眾們不要走近邊線。

    keep sb/sth ? back

    You have a good chance to win, so why not try—what's keeping you back?

    你完全有取勝的機會,為什么不努力呢——什么東西束縛住了你的手腳?

    I hope I am not keeping you back.

    我希望沒有妨礙你。

    The angry crowds would not keep back the barrier.

    憤怒的人群不肯站在柵欄后面。

    You show promise as a musician but your lack of practice is keeping you back.

    你展現出當音樂家的天賦，但是缺乏實踐,影響你的發展。

    A slow learner can keep back the whole class.

    反應遲鈍的學生會影響全班的進步。

    I can't keep the meal back for more than half an hour to wait for our guest.

    我不可能為等候客人而把吃飯時間推遲半小時。

    Dykes keep back the flood water.

    堤壩攔住洪水。

    Brooks was able to keep back his anger and avoid a fight.

    布魯克斯終于控制了自己的憤怒,從而避免了一場爭斗。

    keep sb/sth ? back from sth/v-ing

    The fighter accepted money to keep himself back from winning the fight.

    這位職業拳擊手拿了錢,因而阻礙了他在這場拳擊賽中的獲勝。

    keep sth ? back

    The prisoner was keeping back vital information.

    該囚犯不肯吐露重要情況。

    keep sth ? back from sb

    You are keeping something back from us; what is it?

    你有什么事隱瞞我們,到底是什么?

    We must hear the whole story, don't keep anything back from us.

    我們必須聽一下事件的整個過程,不要對我們隱瞞什么。

    We decided to keep the rest of the bad news back from her until she was feeling stronger.

    我們決定把其他的壞消息瞞著她,等她身體感到強壯一點的時候再告訴她。

    The doctor thought the girl's illness should be kept back from her because it was cancer.

    醫生認為不能把病情告訴這孩子,因為她得了癌癥。

    keep sth ? back

    I kept a few books back and gave him the rest.

    這些書我自己留下了幾本,其余的都給了他。

    The owner of the boat kept back half their deposit to pay for the damage they had done.

    船主扣下了他們的一半押金,以賠償他們造成的損失。

    keep sth ? back for sb/sth

    I shall be late arriving so would you mind keeping back some food for me?

    我將晚些回來,請給我留些食物好嗎?

    The stockholders agreed to let their company keep back a part of its profits for reserve funds.

    股東們同意讓公司扣留一部分利潤作為公積金。

    keep sb/sth ? back from sth

    They kept back five dollars from her wages for income tax.

    他們從她工資中扣了五美元所得稅。

keep behind1( v.+adv. )
    使在智力上落后 cause to fall behind mentally
keep behind2 ( v.+prep. )
    把…放在…后面 have sth placed or present at the back of sth
    keep behind sb/sth

    Keep behind the leading runner until the last few yards, then pass him.

    緊跟著領先的那位選手,等到最后幾碼時超過去。

    keep sth behind sth

    I keep urgent letters behind the clock so that I will be reminded to reply.

    我把要緊的信放在鐘的后面,以免忘了寫回信。

keep by1( v.+adv. )
    使保持在手邊 have sth at hand
    keep sth by

    I always keep a new tin of coffee by in case we suddenly need some more.

    我手邊總有一聽新買來的咖啡,以備不時之需。

keep by2( v.+prep. )
    靠近 remain close to
    keep sth by sb/sth

    I find it helpful to keep several dictionaries by me so as to compare their wording.

    我發現,手邊有幾本詞典大有好處,這樣可以比較它們的選詞用字。

    I always keep a drink of water by my bedside in case I am thirsty in the middle of the night.

    我總在床邊放些水,以備半夜口渴時喝。

    keep by sb/sth

    Keep by me.It's so dark here.

    挨著我走,這兒很暗。

    Keep by this ditch and you'll get there in no time.

    沿著這條溝走下去,一會兒就到了。

keep down( v.+adv. )
    保留在胃里 retain or hold food or drink in the stomach
    keep down

    He kept down in the wheat fields and escaped the enemy patrol's notice.

    他蹲在麥田里,躲過了敵人巡邏隊的注意。

    keep sb/sth ? down

    Keep your arms down by your sides.

    把手臂放在兩側,不要舉起。

    keep down

    I hope the wind keeps down, or the sea will be too rough for sailing.

    希望風小些,否則,海面浪濤洶涌,無法航行。

    keep sb/sth ? down

    You can't keep a good man down.

    優秀的人是抹殺不了的。

    The army tried to keep down the Indians by force.

    軍隊企圖用武力壓服印第安人。

    We must keep down the cost of production.

    我們必須降低生產成本。

    We tried all means to keep expenses down, but we have been spending more and more.

    我們想盡辦法限制消費,但是,我們卻越花越多。

    Keep your voices down; your mother's trying to get some sleep.

    說話小聲點兒,你媽媽想睡會兒覺。

    Try to keep down your anger.It has no good to your health.

    盡量抑制你的憤怒,生氣對你的身體不好。

    She thinks that women have been kept down by men for long enough.

    她認為婦女受男人壓制的時間已經夠長了。

    keep sth ? down

    They have found out a new way to keep down weeds in paddy fields.

    他們找到了一種控制稻田雜草的新方法。

    Singapore has been very successful in keeping down the number of its mosquitoes.

    新加坡在控制蚊蟲方面取得了很大的成功。

    Chemicals are used to keep the insects down.

    化學藥品用于阻止昆蟲滋生。

    keep sb ? down

    Haas was afraid that if he failed his examinations again, he would be kept down next year.

    哈斯擔心,他如果再考不及格,下一年就得留級了。

    keep sth ? down

    The sick man can't keep anything down.

    病人胃里存不下任何東西。

    She can't keep these powders down at all.

    這些藥粉她一吃下去就要吐。

keep for( v.+prep. )
    (使)保留到…再用 (cause to) last or remain unused until a time
    keep for sth

    Will your story keep for another time?

    你把故事留到下次再講行嗎?

    keep sth for sth

    Let's keep the new play for the opening of the theatre.

    把新排的劇留到劇場落成典禮上再演吧。

    We'll keep these for another day.

    我們還要將這些再保留一天。

keep from( v.+prep. )
    忍住,戒 refrain; abstain from
    keep sth from sb

    Can you keep a secret from your wife?

    你能對你的妻子保密嗎?

    She can keep nothing from her friends.

    她在朋友面前沒什么可保密的。

    Be sure to keep these facts from those who are concerned.

    務必不要把這些情況透露給有關人員。

    keep sb/sth from sth/v-ing

    I don't want to keep you from your work.

    我不想耽誤你的工作。

    Some paint will keep the wood from damage by water.

    涂些油漆可使木頭免受水的侵蝕。

    Only pride kept her from bursting into tears.

    只是由于自尊心她才沒有大哭起來。

    Please keep the children from swimming in the sea. There are some dangerous currents just off the shore.

    請不要讓孩子們在海里游泳,岸邊有一些危險的水流。

    The government is considering further action to keep the pound from falling in value.

    政府正在考慮采取進一步措施避免英鎊貶值。

    What shall I do to keep this from getting dirty?

    我該怎么辦才能使它免遭污染?

    keep from sb/sth/v-ing

    I hope you will keep from doing anything rash.

    我希望你克制自己不去做任何魯莽的事。

    He couldn't keep from laughing.

    他禁不住笑了。

    “I don't worry,”he said,“but I can't keep from thinking.”

    “我倒不擔心,”他說,“可我不由得要想?！?/p>

    He couldn't keep from thinking that they had changed their minds.

    他不得不認為他們已經改變了主意。

    You'd better keep from bad company.

    你可不能與壞人為伍。

    If he can keep from smoking for a month or two his health will improve.

    他如果能一兩個月不抽煙,他的健康一定會有起色。

    While you're covering from influenza you should try to keep from getting wet or going back to work too soon.

    你正從流感中恢復的時候應該盡量避免淋雨或過早回去上班。

keep going( v.+adj. )
    (使)繼續下去 (cause to) continue
    keep going

    It was exhausting work, but they managed to keep going.

    這項工作十分費力,但他們還是堅持干下來了。

    This illness makes me feel so tired that some days I don't know how to keep going.

    這病使我疲憊不堪,有時，我真不知如何堅持下去。

    keep sb/sth going

    We need a new contract to keep the firm going for the rest of the year.

    我們需要訂個新合同使公司年底前還有生意可做。

    It was the joint effort of many doctors that kept him going for so long.

    是許多醫生的共同努力才使他活了這么久。

keep in1( v.+adv. )
    保留… cause sth such as words or actions to remain as part of writing, etc.
    keep in

    Seeing such fine weather, the boys could scarcely keep in.

    看到這么好的天氣,男孩們在屋里呆不住了。

    You'd better keep in until it blows over.

    你們最好等風過后再出去。

    keep sb in

    The doctor kept him in for a week.

    醫生要他呆在家里休息一星期。

    keep sb in

    The teacher kept the student in because he was naughty.

    那個學生因為頑皮被老師放學后留在學校里。

    The boy was kept in until six o'clock.

    這小孩被留在學校一直到6點。

    keep sth ? in

    You should keep in your bad temper.

    你應該控制自己的壞脾氣。

    It was impossible for the children to keep in their laughter any longer.

    叫孩子們不要再笑出來,是完全不可能的。

    I was very angry but was able to keep it in and spoke to him pleasantly.

    我很生氣,但還是控制住了自己,仍和顏悅色地跟他講話。

    keep in

    The fire will keep in if you add coal into it from time to time.

    不時添點煤,火就不會熄。

    The stove will keep in all night if you put enough coal on in the evening.

    要是你在晚上加足煤,爐子便通宵不會熄滅。

    keep sth in

    You needn't keep the fire in while you are out.

    人不在時你不必一直生著火。

    keep sth ? in

    Stand straight and keep your stomach muscles in.

    請站直,收腹。

    keep sth ? in

    I always keep some good wine in for unexpected guests.

    我總保存些好酒用來招待不速之客。

    keep sth ? in

    But that's the best joke in the play; let's keep it in.

    但那是整部戲中最精彩的一個笑話,就保留著吧。

keep in2( v.+prep. )
    撫養; 維持 support sb in a certain style
keep in with( v.+adv.+prep. )
    與(某人)保持友好關系; 討好(某人) be on good terms with (sb)
    keep in with sb

    I'm trying to keep in with them.

    我在盡力與他們保持友好關系。

    It will pay you to keep in with the director, as his influence could get you a better position in the firm.

    和你的主任搞好關系,你絕不會吃虧的,因為他的影響可使你在公司有一個好的職位。

    The shopkeeper managed to keep in with his customers.

    店主設法與顧客搞好關系。

    We'll have to keep in with her in case we can't ever pay the rent.

    我們不得不繼續討好她,以防我們萬一付不起房租。

    You should keep in with him as he is very influential.

    你必須討好他,因為他是很有影響的人物。

keep indoors( v.+adv. )
    (使)留在戶內、室內 (cause to) remain inside the house
    keep indoors

    Mother was advised to keep indoors for a week after her cough seemed better.

    醫生囑咐母親咳嗽見好之后在家里呆一星期,不要外出。

    keep sb/sth indoors

    They kept the child indoors.

    他們把小孩留在室內。

    We keep the dog indoors on cold nights.

    在寒冷的夜晚我們把狗關在屋里。

    We were kept indoors all week by bad weather.

    因天氣不好,我們整整一周未出門。

keep of( v.+prep. )
    使…處于某種狀態 cause to remain a state of
    keep sth of sb/sth

    The teacher could not keep control of the class any longer.

    這位老師再也控制不住那班學生了。

    The director kept control of most of the shares, but another man was appointed to run the business.

    經理控制著大多數股份,而另有一人被委派負責經營企業。

    We need a better system for keeping count of people who attend our concerts.

    我們需要一個更先進的辦法記錄出席我們音樂會的人數。

    Keep hold of the rope, and we'll pull you up.

    抓住繩子,我們把你拉上來。

    In a fierce argument, it is often difficult to keep hold of one's main point.

    在激烈的辯論中,一個人很難把握住自己的主要論點,使之不走樣。

    I like to keep sight of the children while they are playing.

    我喜歡在孩子們玩的時候始終看著他們。

    Always keep sight of your main purpose in life.

    要始終把自己的人生主要目標記在心里。

    How do you keep track of such a large family?

    這樣一個大家庭你是怎樣照管的呢?

    The library has a new system for keeping track of its books.

    圖書館有一套新辦法來掌握圖書的情況。

keep off1( v.+adv. )
    (雨、雪等)沒有下 not arrive, fall or occur, especially of rain, snow, etc.
    keep off

    They asked the spectators to keep off.

    他們要觀眾站開些。

    keep sb/sth ? off

    Keep the children off.It's dangerous here!

    別讓孩子們靠近,這兒危險!

    Cage tends to keep off people who try to be friendly too suddenly.

    凱奇往往不愿接近那些突然對她表示友善的人。

    He burnt a mosquito coil to keep off the mosquitoes.

    他點著一盤蚊香以驅趕蚊子。

    Keep your hands off!

    勿用手摸!

    Draw the curtain to keep the sun off.

    放下窗簾,擋擋陽光。

    We must keep the enemy's attack off until dark.

    天黑前我們應當頂住敵人的進攻。

    keep off

    The fishing boats will put out to sea if the storm keeps off tomorrow morning.

    明天早上如果不刮暴風,漁船就出海打魚。

    Will the rain keep off until after the game?

    比賽結束后才會下雨吧?

keep off2( v.+prep. )
    禁食 not take sth for health
    keep off sth

    He told the boys playing football to keep off the grass.

    他告訴那些踢足球的孩子們不要踐踏草坪。

    keep sb/sth off sb/sth

    Mother will keep Cabe off school until her stomach trouble is better.

    媽媽將等到凱布的胃病好一些后,再讓她去上學。

    I tried to keep the flies off this dish.

    我盡力不讓蒼蠅落在菜盤上。

    The crowd could not keep their eyes off the beautiful young singer.

    人們目不轉睛地盯著那位美麗的年輕歌手。

    He learned the hard way to keep his hands off other men's wives.

    他嘗到了苦頭,才不再去染指別人的老婆。

    keep off sth

    By mutual consent, the negotiators kept off political differences, and concentrated on the military issue.

    經雙方同意,談判代表避開政治上的分歧，集中討論軍事問題。

    He embarrassed the government by refusing to keep off the problem of unemployment.

    他拒絕回避失業問題,搞得政府很為難。

    I suggest that you keep off religion while the priest is here.

    我建議，那牧師在場時你不要談論宗教問題。

    keep off sth

    The doctor has advised him to keep off fattening food.

    醫生已建議他不要吃致肥食物。

    The doctor ordered the patient to keep off all solid food for at least twenty-four hours.

    醫生吩咐病人至少二十四小時內不要吃任何固體食物。

    The doctor has told me to keep off cigarettes and alcohol.

    醫生告訴我戒除煙酒。

keep on1( v.+adv. )
    反復提及,抱怨 mention or complain about sth repeatedly, especially in an irritating way
    keep on

    The climbers kept on in the hope of reaching the top with one last effort.

    登山隊員們繼續前進,希望最后一鼓作氣地到達峰頂。

    We kept on in spite of every difficulty.

    盡管有種種困難,我們仍堅持下去。

    keep on v-ing

    Why do you keep on smiling?

    你為什么老是笑?

    He kept on smoking after the doctor told him to stop.

    醫生已經勸告他戒煙,可他仍繼續抽煙。

    She kept on talking long after we had stopped listening.

    我們停止聽講許久以后,她還是不斷地談著。

    I kept on making the same mistakes and the teacher was annoyed.

    我老是犯同樣的錯誤,老師為此很生氣。

    He kept on playing the violin.

    他繼續拉小提琴。

    He kept on phoning me, and I really don't want to talk to him.

    他不斷給我打來電話,可我實在不想和他說話。

    Don't keep on asking such questions!

    不要老是問這類問題。

    keep on with sth

    Let us keep on with our work.

    讓我們繼續干吧。

    Are the tourists going to keep on with their trip?

    游客們是否打算繼續旅游?

    keep sth ? on

    It's rather cold here.You'd better keep your overcoat on.

    這兒相當冷,你最好還是穿著外套。

    All right, keep your hair on!Nobody's blaming you!

    得了,別發火,誰也沒責怪你。

    keep sb/sth ? on

    Are you going to keep the flat on if your company sends you abroad?

    如果你們公司把你派到國外去,你還打算繼續租用這套房間嗎?

    Were you able to keep both the gardeners on?

    你還能繼續雇用這兩名花匠嗎?

    keep on about/at sb/sth

    The old lady kept on about her illness.

    那老太太沒完沒了地講她的病情。

    She kept on at her boss to treat her a trip.

    她一再要求老板讓她免費旅行一次。

    She keeps on at the children all day about one thing or another.

    她總為這事或那事訓斥孩子。

keep on2( v.+prep. )
    (使)繼續服藥或接受訓練 (cause to) continue taking medicine or following a course
    keep on sth

    How do you keep on a horse?

    你如何騎在馬上?

    No matter what happens to everyone else,Mr. Smith will keep on top.

    不管其他人發生什么情況,史密斯先生將穩坐江山。

    keep sth on sth

    She kept her hat on her head with a long pin.

    她用長帽針把帽子牢牢地戴在頭上。

    It's hard to keep your mind on your work with all this noise going on.

    在這種喧鬧聲中很難讓人繼續專心工作。

    This new contract should keep the business on its feet for another six months, but after that the future is uncertain.

    這份新合同可以使公司再支撐半年,之后如何就難說了。

    We may have to keep the contract on ice until we have the supplies to fulfil it.

    我們可能得先把合同放在一邊,等有了履行合同所需的貨物之后再說。

    keep on sth

    If we keep on our way for another hour we should reach the village.

    如果再繼續向前走一小時,我們就到那個村子了。

    It's hard for a former prisoner to keep on the rails.

    讓蹲過監獄的人遵紀守法不是易事。

    keep sb/sth on sth

    The captain was able to keep the ship on her course in spite of the storm.

    盡管有風暴,船長仍使船沿航道繼續航行。

    keep on sth

    Will you keep on the course of exercises until you are thinner?

    你要繼續這項訓練,直到身體瘦下來為止嗎?

    keep sb on sth

    The doctor wants to keep Mother on the medicine for another month.

    醫生要母親把這種藥再服用一個月。

keep out( v.+adv. )
    扣留; 保留,留出 withhold; reserve; save
    keep out

    Danger!Keep out!

    危險!切勿入內!

    keep sb/sth ? out

    This notice should keep unwanted visitors out.

    這條啟事能把閑人拒之門外。

    Walls and drains have been built to keep out sand and water.

    人們修筑了土墻和排水溝來防止風沙和水澇。

    We must try some way to keep out the dust.

    我們得想個法子不讓塵土進入。

    The poor worker's thin jacket couldn't keep out the cold.

    那個窮工人的薄褂子擋不住寒氣。

    Warm clothing helps to keep out the cold.

    暖和的衣服可御寒。

    The trees keep out the wind.

    這些樹可以擋風。

    keep sth out

    The best cuts of the meat were kept out for the sick and wounded.

    最好的幾塊肉留給了傷病員。

keep out of( v.+adv.+prep. )
    (使…)置身于…之外 (cause to) stay away from usually sth bad
    keep out of sth

    The children have been warned to keep out of the fields while the crops are growing.

    已警告孩子不要到莊稼地里去。

    Keep out of my way, can't you?I need room to get past!

    別擋我的路,行不行? 給我讓個地方過去!

    keep sb/sth out of sth

    The cook keeps everybody out of kitchen while he is working.

    廚師干活時,不讓任何人進入廚房。

    Keep that dog out of my study.

    不要讓那條狗進入我的書房。

    keep out of sth

    You should keep out of our quarrel.

    你別介入我們的爭吵。

    Keep out of what doesn't concern you.

    躲開與你無關的事。

    Tell the children to keep out of mischief.

    叫孩子們不要胡鬧。

    “This is our family's affair,” he said. “You keep out of it.”

    他說:“這是我們的家事,你不要插手?！?/p> keep sb/sth out of sth

    I hope you'll keep him out of trouble while I'm away.

    我不在時,希望你能幫他遠離麻煩。

    The children don't do much at their youth club, but at least it keeps them out of harm's way.

    雖說孩子們在青少年俱樂部里干不了什么,但在那兒起碼可以不出事兒。

    Keep your nose out of my affairs!

    別管我的事!

keep till〔until〕( v.+prep. )
    把…留到,保留到; 保持到(某時)不壞; 等到 save sth to a point in time; remain in good condition until a point in time; wait until a time
    keep till〔until〕 sth

    The milk won't keep till tomorrow; we'd better drink it now.

    牛奶留不到明天,咱們最好馬上喝掉。

    Writing that letter will have to keep until tomorrow.

    寫那封信的事只得等到明天再說了。

    Can't your story keep until another time?

    不能再找個時間講你的故事嗎?

    keep sth till〔until〕 sth

    The teacher kept the whole class till four o'clock.

    老師把全班學生留到四點。

    The library will let you keep the book till next week.

    圖書館會把書借你一星期。

    Keep this ring until my return.

    把戒指保存起來,等我回來時再說。

keep to( v.+prep. )
    將…的數量限制在 limit sb/sth to a certain number or quantity
    keep to sth

    I kept to my tent.

    我一直呆在帳篷里。

    She was obliged to keep to her bed because of a fever.

    她因發燒而不得不躺在床上。

    When Gaer is in a bad temper, she keeps to her room all day.

    蓋爾情緒不好時,整天把自己關在屋子里。

    keep to sth

    If you keep to the main road you won't get lost.

    假如你沿著主干道走,就不會迷路。

    keep to sth

    In discussing this problem we ought to keep to the point at issue.

    討論這個問題時,我們應該抓住爭論點。

    I must keep to what I've seen with my own eyes.

    我只談一下我自己親眼所見的事。

    keep sb to sth

    It is part of the chairman's duty to keep each speaker to the point to save wasting time.

    使每位發言人不離題,少浪費時間,是主持人的部分職責。

    keep to sth

    The tourists insist on keeping to their plan.

    旅行者堅持按旅行計劃行事。

    The priest kept to his beliefs in spite of cruel treatment.

    那牧師雖然受到殘忍的對待,他仍不放棄自己的信仰。

    Traffic regulations should always be kept to at any time.

    任何時候,人們都要遵守交通法規。

    keep sb to sth

    I shall keep you to your promise to come and see us next year.

    我要讓你遵守自己的諾言,明年來看我們。

    keep to oneself

    There are only a man and his wife living there.They keep entirely to themselves.

    只有一個男人和他的妻子住在那里,他們完全不與外人來往。

    keep sth to oneself

    I'll thank you to keep your opinion to yourself.

    我請你別發表自己的看法。

    keep sb/sth to sth

    I don't want too many people to come to the party.Please keep the guests to about fifty.

    我不想讓太多的人來參加晚會。把客人控制在50位左右吧!

    Keep his remarks to the minimum and let other people have chances to present their views.

    把他的講話控制得盡可能短些,好讓別人也有機會發表意見。

keep together( v.+adv. )
    (使)保持行動協調 (cause to) maintain a coordinated action
    keep together

    He has tied the sticks firmly. He hopes they will keep together.

    他把木柴捆扎得牢牢的，希望它們不會散開。

    When the mist comes down, we must keep together or we'll be lost.

    霧籠罩時,我們最好呆在一起,否則會走散的。

    keep sb/sth together

    I'd like to keep the children together in school.

    我樂意把孩子們集中到學校里。

    You must learn to keep your things together and not leave them all over the house.

    你必須學會收拾自己的東西,不要在屋子里到處亂丟亂放。

    A library usually keeps books of the same kind together.

    圖書館通常把同類書放在一起。

    It is really incredible that these old records have been kept together through the centuries.

    這些古老的文獻竟然保存了幾百年而不散失,真是難以置信。

    keep together

    We try to keep together as a family.

    我們盡力團結得像一家人。

    You singers must keep together or you will spoil the music.

    你們這些歌手一定要唱得諧音同調,否則就把曲子糟蹋了。

    keep sb together

    The conductor is good at keeping the players together.

    樂隊指揮善于使演奏者演奏協調。

    Facing a common enemy keeps the nation together.

    面對共同的敵人,全國人民萬眾一心。

    The party was kept together by personal loyalty to the leader.

    這個黨是靠對領袖的個人忠誠而維系在一起的。

keep under1( v.+adv. )
    控制; 壓迫 control; oppress
    keep under

    The two scouts, swimming across the river, managed to keep under as the enemy's searchlight raked the surface.

    當敵人的探照燈掃過江面時,那兩名泅水過江的偵察員設法躲在水下。

    keep sb/sth ? under

    He tried to swim, but a strong current kept him under and he drowned.

    他掙扎著游水,但被一股激流壓下去淹死了。

    keep sb/sth ? under

    The firemen tried their best to keep the flame under.

    消防人員盡他們最大的努力把火勢控制住。

    You won't keep her under for much longer.

    你約束不了她多久了。

    Former rulers kept the people under, but now they have been allowed to hold elections and have much more freedom.

    從前的統治者總是壓迫人民,但現在,人民被允許舉行選舉并有了更多的自由。

    The fire was finally kept under.

    火勢終于被壓下去了。

keep under2( v.+prep. )
    控制住…; 保密 continue to be able to control sth/sb; keep secret
keep up( v.+adv. )
    使熬夜 prevent sb from going to bed at the usual time
    keep up

    The surviving sailors managed to keep up for several hours and were eventually picked up by a lifeboat.

    那些幸存的船員設法在水面浮了幾個小時,終于被救生艇救了起來。

    keep sb/sth ? up

    Are these pillars strong enough to keep up that dome?

    這幾根柱子撐得住那個圓形屋頂嗎?

    The children use water wings to keep themselves up in the water while they're learning to swim.

    孩子們在學游泳時常用浮圈使自己浮在水面。

    keep up

    In spite of the unfavorable weather, the grain output of the farm kept up and even increased a little than last year.

    盡管天氣不好,糧食產量并未下降,甚至比上年還略有增加。

    keep sth ? up

    They worked hard every day to keep their experimental plot up.

    他們天天埋頭苦干,以把試驗田種好。

    keep up

    The work is too difficult for me and I am not able to keep up.

    工作太困難了,我難以趕上別人。

    keep sth up

    The municipal authorities have kept the roads up well.

    市政當局把道路保養得不錯。

    It's silly to spend money just to keep up appearances.

    僅僅為了撐面子而那樣花錢是愚蠢的。

    The historic mansion was presented by the owner to the city, and is now kept up by the local authorities.

    這所有歷史意義的大廈是房主送給城市的,現在由地方當局保養維修。

    keep sth ? up

    We are very anxious to keep up the reputation of the firm.

    我們對于保持商號的名譽非常急切。

    They have kept up their friendship for thirty years.

    他們的友誼已經持續了三十年。

    We kept up a regular correspondence with them.

    我們繼續同他們保持定期通信聯系。

    The ancient custom of well-dressing is still kept up in many Derbyshire villages.

    穿得體面的古代風俗在德貝夏郡一帶很多村子里一直還保持著。

    keep up

    Their spirits kept up well in spite of setbacks.

    盡管遭受挫折,他們的熱情不減。

    keep sth ? up

    The men kept up their morale in spite of untold hardships.

    盡管經歷了極度的艱難困苦,戰士們仍保持著旺盛的士氣。

    Keep it up! Final victory is in sight.

    堅持下去!最后勝利已經在望了。

    keep up

    I hope the weather will keep up.

    我希望天氣繼續晴朗。

    keep sb ? up

    Don't keep the children up too late.

    別讓孩子們睡得太晚。

    I don't want to keep you up; you look very sleepy.

    我不想叫你熬夜,你看上去已經十分困倦了。

keep up to( v.+adv.+prep. )
    跟上 remain level with
    keep up to sth

    The meat prices keep up to last month's level.

    肉價與上月一樣高。

    keep sth up to sth

    The landlord keeps the rent up to last year's level.

    房東把房租訂得與去年一樣高。

    keep up to sb

    I had to run to keep up to the girls.

    我得跑去追上那些女孩。

    You should work hard to keep up to other students.

    你得努力學習以趕上別的同學。

keep up with( v.+adv.+prep. )
    保持接觸 maintain contact with
keep with( v.+prep. )
    陪伴 accompany
    keep sth with sth

    Why do you keep the knives with the forks?I separate mine.

    你為什么把刀叉放在一 起?我的刀叉分著放。

    keep with sb

    I'll keep with you to the bus terminal.

    我陪你到公共汽車終點站。

keep within( v.+prep. )
    保持在…內 be limited by
    keep within sth

    Make sure you keep within the new lower speed limit.

    請一定不要超過新的限速。

    keep sth within sth

    The firm's costs must be kept within bounds on this new contract.

    根據這份新合同,公司的費用要限制在規定的范圍之內。

詞匯搭配

用作動詞 (v.)
～+名詞 ～+形容詞 ～+副詞 ～+介詞

經典引文

  • What God hath done for you ye take no keepe.

    出自： A. Barclay

  • If you kept small rules, you could break the big ones.

    出自： G. Orwell

  • He kept the dinner appointment.

    出自： E. O

keep的詳細講解：

詞語用法

v. (動詞)
  1. keep的基本意思是“保留,保管,保存,留下,保持”,指使某人或某物繼續保持某種狀態。引申可作“管理,經營”“料理,照顧”“撫養,養活,飼養”“遵守,維護”“慶?！薄暗R”“記”等解。
  2. keep可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,接名詞或代詞作賓語(不可接動詞不定式作賓語),也可接雙賓語,其間接賓語可轉化為介詞for的賓語。keep用作不及物動詞作“保存”解時,主動結構常含被動意義。
  3. keep還可接以形容詞、副詞、as短語、現在分詞(短語)、過去分詞(短語)等充當賓語補足語的復合賓語,但不可接含動詞不定式的復合賓語。
  4. keep作“保持,繼續”解時還可用作系動詞,后跟表語,該表語可由形容詞、副詞、名詞、動名詞或介詞短語等充當，此用法keep有時可用于進行體。
  5. keep后接介詞from,再接名詞或動名詞,表示“使自己不做某事”,主要用于否定句或疑問句。
  6. 由keep構成的常用習語大多不用于進行體。

詞義辨析

v. (動詞)
keep open doors, keep the door open
  • 這兩個短語區別有三:
  • 1.前者的意思是“好客”或“對客人盛情招待”; 后者的意思是“使門保持開著”。
  • 2.前者中的doors是復數形式,其前無冠詞; 而后者中的door則根據實際情況，可用單數,也可用復數。
  • 3.前者中的open位于doors之前,作定語; 后者中的open位于door之后,作賓語補足語。
    • keep shop, keep a shop
  • 這兩個短語的區別是:
  • 1.前者的意思是“照管店務”; 后者的意思是“開一個店鋪”。
  • 2.前者中的shop是不可數名詞,無單復數之分; 后者中的shop是可數名詞,可根據實際情況而用單復數。例如:
  • His father kept two shops in the countryside.他父親在鄉間開了兩個小店。
    • keep silent, keep silence
  • 這兩個短語意思不能混淆:前者的意思是“不吭聲”或“默不作聲”,后者的意思是“保持安靜”。試比較:
  • He was unable to keep silent any longer.
  • 他再也不能保持沉默了。
  • I hope you will keep silence while I am away.
  • 我出去后,我希望你安靜些。
    • keep v-ing, keep on v-ing
  • 這兩個短語意思相同,在表示每隔一段時間就發生的動作時,一般可互換。其區別僅在于:
  • 1.keep v -ing中的 v -ing是分詞作表語, keep on v -ing中的 v -ing是動名詞作賓語。
  • 2.keep v -ing強調動作的連續性和客觀性; 而keep on v -ing強調動作的重復性或動作執行者的決心,常含有一定的感情色彩。
  • 3.keep v -ing還可表示持續不間斷的狀態或動作,而keep on v -ing無此用法。
    • keep one's word, promise
  • 這兩者均含有“許諾”之意。其區別是：
  • promise指“許諾”,只指意圖,而不指義務,只指美好的愿望,不指壞的意圖; keep one's word則指作出promise后遵守自己的諾言。例如:
  • He promised to come and see me today, but he failed to keep his word.他答應今天來看我,但他沒能守約。
  • I'll keep my word;I'll tell him everything.我將遵守諾言,把一切告訴他。
    • keep, detain
  • 這組詞都有“留住,耽擱”的意思。其區別在于:
  • 1.detain尤指警察進行“拘留”,一般指“留住,耽擱”時,常含有強迫之意; keep多用于口語中。
  • 2.detain比keep語氣重,且更正式。
    • keep, hold
  • 這兩個詞都有“保存,保持”的意思,其區別在于:keep“保存”或“保持”的時間較長,而hold“保存”或“保持”的時間較短。
    • keep, preserve, reserve, retain
  • 這組詞都有“保存”“保留”或“保持”的意思。其區別在于:
  • 1.keep指把某一事物置于自己的權力或管理之下; retain和reserve同義,均指繼續“保持”或“保存”某事物, retain是較為正式的用語,還可指記住某事; preserve指把某物“收藏”或“保存”好。
  • 2.retain含有不失去的意味; reserve則強調繼續保持而不致失去; preserve強調防止破壞作用,要采取措施使某物完好無損或質量不變。例如:
  • His business has been taken over by a big corporation, but he still retains some control over it.他的商店被一家大公司接管了,但他仍保留部分控制權。
  • You'd better reserve your strength for tomorrow's climb.你最好留點力氣明天爬山。
  • Salt preserves food from decay.鹽能防止食物腐爛。
    • keep the door open, leave the door open
  • 這兩者都是“讓門開著的意思”,其區別在于:前者是有意地,后者多是無意地。試比較以下兩句:
  • Do not leave the door open at night!
  • 夜間不要讓門開著!
  • She kept the door open at night to wait for her husband.
  • 她夜間一直開著門等丈夫回來。
    • keep away from, avoid, evade, shun
  • 這組詞（組）都有“逃避,避開”的意思,它們的區別是：
  • 1.evade多用于指避開當前極不希望的事物或場合; shun則多用于避開一貫不喜歡的事物或場合; 而avoid則既可指避開當前極不希望的事物或場合,也可指避開一貫不喜歡的事物或場合。
  • 2.avoid強調消極地避開; evade多指用巧妙而有策略的方法積極避開; shun指主體積極設法避開,但表示不愿接近的心情更鮮明。
  • 3.avoid, evade, shun都可用名詞作賓語,但avoid和shun還可用動名詞作直接賓語。
  • 4.keep away from常用于口語,指避開、不接近。
    • keep up with, catch up with
  • 這兩個短語都可表示“趕上”。其區別是：
  • catch up with表示從落后的狀態迎頭趕上; keep up with表示跟上某人以至不落后。例如:
  • You go on;I will soon catch up with you.
  • 你先走,我很快會趕上你的。
  • She had to run to keep up with them.
  • 她得跑步才能跟上他們。
    • keep still, hold still
  • 這兩個短語中hold和keep都用作系動詞, still是形容詞作表語,在作“堅持不動”解時,兩者可互換,只是hold still是美式英語; 而keep still是英式英語。另外, keep still還有“保持沉默”的意思,而hold still則無此義。
    • keep，retain，reserve，preserve，conserve，withhold
  • 這些動詞均有“保持，保存”之意。
  • keep最常用詞，指長時間牢固地保持或保存。
  • retain指繼續保持。
  • reserve正式用詞，指為了將來的用途或其他用途而保存、保留。
  • preserve主要指為防止損害、變質等而保存。
  • conserve一般指保存自然資源，保全人的精力、力量等。
  • withhold指扣住不放，暗示有阻礙。
    • raise，keep，support，feed
  • 這四個詞都有“撫養”、“養家”、“贍養”的意思，但也有區別。
  • raise意為“撫養（指人）；飼養（指動物或禽畜）”之意。
  • keep表示“養活（指人）；飼養（指動物或禽畜）”。
  • support意為“養活”，不用于飼養動物。
  • feed意為“喂養；飼養；以......為食”。

    • 常見錯誤

    v. (動詞)
      這肉能放到明天嗎?

      誤 Is this meat keeping until tomorrow?

      正 Will this meat keep until tomorrow?

      析 keep作“(食物等)放得住,保持新鮮”解時不用進行體。

      他們源源不斷地向我們提供蔬菜。

      誤 They kept us supplying with vegetables.

      正 They kept us supplied with vegetables.

      析 keep在表示被動承受意義時，接過去分詞短語充當賓語補足語。

      沒有什么能阻止我愛她。

      誤 Nothing can keep me to love her.

      正 Nothing can keep me from loving her.

      析 表示“阻止某人做某事”應該說keep sb from v -ing,而不能說keep sb to- v 。

    詞源解說

    • ☆ 直接源自晚期古英語的cepan；最初源自原始日耳曼語的kopijanan，意為抓住，握住。

    keep的相關資料：

    近反義詞

    【近義詞】
    【反義詞】

    臨近單詞

    keeper keen keeps Keepe keeping keep at keepfit keep on keep in keep to keep up keep by
    以上內容獨家創作，受著作權保護，侵權必究

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