keep
v (pt, pp kept )
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(a) [La, Ipr, Ip]
continue to be in the specified condition or position; remain or stay 繼續處於某狀態或地位; 留下; 保留
She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency. 她有處變不驚的本事.
Please keep quiet -- I'm trying to get some work done. 請安靜--我要處理一些工作.
You ought to keep indoors with that heavy cold. 你患重感冒應該留在屋里.
The notice said `Keep off (ie Do not walk on) the grass'. 布告牌上寫著`勿踏草地'.
Keep back! The building could collapse at any moment. 別靠近! 那建筑物隨時可能倒塌.
(b) [Ip] ~ (on) doing sth continue doing sth; do sth repeatedly or frequently 繼續做某事物; 重復做某事物
keep eating, laughing, smiling, walking 一直在吃、 笑、 微笑、 走
Keep (on) talking amongst yourselves, I'll be back in a minute. 你們繼續談, 我一會兒就回來.
How can I trust you if you keep lying to me? 你要是一直欺騙我, 我怎麼能相信你呢?
I do wish you wouldn't keep interrupting me! 希望你別老來打擾我!
My shoe laces keep (on) coming undone. 我的鞋帶總是松開.
Keep going (ie Do not stop) until you reach a large roundabout. 繼續走就走到一個寬闊的環狀交叉路口了.
This is exhausting work, but I manage to keep going somehow. 這個工作很費力氣, 但是我盡量設法做下去.
(c) [Ipr, Ip]
continue to move in the specified direction 繼續朝某方向前進
Traffic in Britain keeps to the left, ie drives on the left-hand side of the road. 在英國, 車輛靠左行駛.
Keep straight on until you get to the church. 一直朝前走就走到教堂了.
The sign says `Keep Left', so I don't think we can turn right here. 路標上寫著`靠左行', 我想不能從這兒向右拐.
2 [Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a, Cn.g]
cause sb/sth to remain in the specified condition or position 使某人[某事物]保持某狀態或某地位
If your hands are cold, keep them in your pockets. 要是手冷, 就揣在口袋里.
Extra work kept him (late) at the office. 他因有額外的工作, (很晚)仍留在辦公室里.
Don't keep us in suspense any longer -- what happens at the end of the story? 別再讓我們蒙在鼓里了, 結局究竟怎麼樣?
keep sb amused, cheerful, happy, etc 使某人一直高興、 快樂、 幸福等
These gloves will keep your hands warm. 這種手套保暖好.
Give the baby her bottle; that'll keep her quiet for a while. 把瓶子給孩子, 那就能讓她安靜一會兒.
He's in a coma and is being kept alive by a life-support machine. 他處於昏迷狀態, 靠生命維持器活著.
I'm sorry to keep you waiting. 對不起, 讓您久等了.
Add some more coal to keep the fire going. 再添些煤, 別讓火滅了.
3 [Tn] detain or delay (sb) 留住或耽擱(某人)
You're an hour late; what kept you? 你晚了一小時, 是什麼事給耽誤了? Cf 參看 keep sb from sth/doing sth.
4 [Tn]
(a) continue to have (sth); retain 保有, 留下(某物)
You can keep that book I lent you; I don't want it back. 我借給你的那本書你可以留下, 不用還我.
Here's a five-pound note -- you can keep the change. 這是五鎊的鈔票--零錢不用找了.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n]
~ sth (for sb) look after sth (for sb); retain sth (為某人)照顧某事物; 保留某事物
Could you keep my place in the queue (for me)(ie prevent anybody else from taking it)? 我排在隊里的位置可以給我留著嗎?
Please keep me a place in the queue. 排隊時請給我占個位置.
(c) [Tn, Tn.pr]
have (sth) in a particular place; store 在某處存放(某物); 貯藏
Where do you keep the cutlery? 你的餐具在哪里?
We haven't enough shelves to keep all our books on. 我們的書架不夠用, 放不下這麼多書.
Always keep your driv...
?? 擴展釋義
*[ki:p]n. 生計, 維持, 保持vt. 保持, 保存, 遵守, 看守, 整理, 維持, 履行, 經營, 拘留, 記帳vi. 保持, 繼續不斷【經】 保持, 遵守, 記(帳)相關詞組: keep in with sb keep one's head keep someone company earn one's keep keep at keep away keep back keep sth back keep down keep from keep sth back from sb keep in keep in with keep off keep sth on keep on at keep oneself to oneself keep out of keep pace with keep sb going in sth keep under keep to sth keep to the subject keep sth to oneself keep sth up keep up sth keep sb up late keep up with the Joneses keep alive keep an eye on keep good time keep one's bed keep one's word keep regular hours