keep

复数：keeps过去式：kept过去分词：kept现在分词：keeping第三人称单数：keeps

1. vt. & vi. (使)保持; (使)继续 (cause to) stay, remain or continue
2. vi. (食品)保持新鲜 (of food) remain fresh and fit to eat
3. vt. 阻止,防止,耽搁 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. 供养,饲养 take care of and provide with food, money, etc.
7. vt. 经营,管理,料理 own and have use of
8. vt. 守卫,看守 guard; protect

• keep a business经营一家商店
• keep a diary记日记
• keep a family养家糊口
• keep a festival过节
• keep a good distance保持相当一段距离
• keep a good table待客周到
• keep a hotel开设旅馆
• keep a man养一个情夫
• keep a meeting举行会议
• keep a school办学校
• keep a shop开一个小店
• keep a small tearoom经营一间小茶室
• keep a woman养一个情妇
• keep an agreement遵守协议
• keep an appointment守约
• keep an inn开一个小店
• keep an orchard经营果园
• keep bad company跟坏人交朋友
• keep bees养蜂
• keep books记账
• keep cattle养牛
• keep Christmas庆祝圣诞节
• keep clothes保管衣服
• keep company结交,亲热
• keep early hours早睡早起
• keep faith守信用
• keep goal守球门
• keep good time钟或表走得准
• keep hens养鸡
• keep hold抓住
• keep house管理家务
• keep late hours晚睡晚起
• keep meat使肉保鲜
• keep New Year欢庆元旦
• keep old letters保留旧信件
• keep one's balance保持(身心)平衡,保持镇静
• keep one's bed卧床
• keep one's birthday过生日
• keep one's control over保持对…的控制
• keep one's head保持镇静
• keep one's promise遵守诺言
• keep one's seat坐在座位上不动
• keep one's watch保存自己的表
• keep one's word守信用
• keep open house好客
• keep open mind不抱偏见
• keep pigs养猪
• keep poultry养家禽
• keep secret保守秘密
• keep servants雇用仆人
• keep several head of cattle养几头牲口
• keep sheep养羊
• keep silence保持沉默,保持安静
• keep Spring Festival欢度春节
• keep step保持步调一致,统一步伐
• keep the books保存这些书
• keep the ground坚守阵地
• keep the house足不出户
• keep the job保住工作
• keep the law遵纪守法
• keep the path沿小路走
• keep the rules遵守规则
• keep the Sabbath守安息日
• keep time合拍子
• keep watch保持警戒
• keep watch and ward监视

• keep awake不睡,保持清醒
• keep calm保持镇静
• keep clean保持清洁
• keep clear of躲避
• keep close靠近
• keep cool保持冷静
• keep dark隐讳,保密
• keep dry保持干燥
• keep fine保持晴朗
• keep fit保持健康
• keep fresh保鲜
• keep happy使高兴
• keep quiet保持安静
• keep silent保持沉默
• keep warm保暖
• keep well(身体)保持得很好

• keep ahead保持领先地位
• keep indoors呆在家里,不外出
• keep well管理得很好
• keep ceaselessly无休止地保持
• keep discreetly慎重地保留
• keep jealously珍藏
• keep shamelessly无耻地保留
• keep about在手头经常备有
• keep away colds不患感冒
• keep back one's tears忍住泪
• keep behind隔开一段距离跟在…后面
• keep down压制,抑制,控制
• keep down one's anger捺住心头的怒火
• keep prices down限制物价上涨
• keep in靠一边走,(使)呆在室内,(使)课后留校,储备
• keep some good wine in保存些好酒
• keep off使远离,(使)被延迟或被阻滞
• keep off the rain挡雨
• keep on继续
• keep dark glasses on仍旧戴着墨镜
• keep out(使)在外,(使)不进入
• keep the cold out防寒
• keep together聚拢,(使)动作协调
• keep under控制,抑制,压住,监视
• keep the fire under把火势控制住
• keep up(使)不掉下,(使)不低落,持续不变
• keep up an old custom保持一种古老的习俗
• keep up one's spirits振作起来,保持饱满的精神

• keep after追求,追赶,纠缠
• keep after the criminals追踪罪犯
• keep along沿…继续
• keep at使…继续
• keep at one's study坚持学习
• keep from不告知…,阻止…从事,使免遭,免于
• keep from laughing忍住不笑
• keep sb from going out不让…出去
• keep the wood from damage使木头不受损害
• keep the bad news from Mother不要告诉母亲这个坏消息
• keep in将…保存在,使留在(某处),使持续处于
• keep the house in good repair保持房屋处于良好状态
• keep ... in mind把…记住
• keep hands in pockets把手放在口袋里
• keep off离开,不接近
• keep off the grass勿踩草地
• keep out of(使)不入…内,(使)避开,远离
• keep out of a quarrel不介入争吵
• keep to向…移动,(使)集中精力于,(使)按…严格行事,呆在(屋里、床上)
• keep to one's bed卧病
• keep up with跟上…

keep in隐瞒，隐藏；抑制；继续燃烧

keep on继续；穿着…不脱

keep up保持；继续；不低落；不落后

keep up with赶得上；和…保持联系

keep in mind记住

keep in touch保持联络

keep pace并驾齐驱；齐步并进

keep pace with并驾齐驱，保持同步

keep track通晓事态，注意动向

keep out阻止进入

keep away防范；不接近

keep to oneself保守秘密；不交际

keep working继续工作；永不停顿

keep in touch with与…保持联系

keep away from远离，回避

keep healthy保持健康

keep an eye on v. 照看；留意；密切注视

keep moving继续前进

keep out of置身于外

keep abreast of与……并驾齐驱；了解……的最新情况

1. He would keep in touch with us wherever he was.
   他无论在什么地方,总是与我们保持联系。
2. Here's a five-pound note-- you can keep the change.
   这是五镑的钞票－－零钱不用找了。
3. Progress is slow but we keep battling on.
   进展虽慢
4. Where do you keep the detergent?
   你把清洁剂放在哪儿了？
5. It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it.
   开店容易经营难。
6. Once you make a promise, you should keep it.
   一旦做出承诺
7. She keeps the family on two hundred dollars a week.
   她一个星期给家里200美元。
8. I have been keeping tropical fish for twenty years.
   我已经养了20年的热带鱼了。
9. I'll only keep you a few minutes.
   我只耽搁你几分钟。
10. Finish off the pie-it won't keep.
    把馅饼都吃了吧—搁不住。
11. We're all keeping well.
    我们都很健康。
12. She kept her past secret from us all.
    她对我们所有人都避而不谈她的过去。
13. She kept a diary for over twenty years.
    她记了二十多年的日记。
14. Once you make a promise, you should keep it.
    一旦做出承诺
15. She wears a hat to keep the sun out of her eyes.
    她戴上帽子遮阳，保护眼睛。

1. Paul earns his keep by helping his elderly landlord.
   保罗靠帮助他年迈的房东干活来维持生计。
2. The furniture was in good keep.
   这家具保存得很好。