keeps

英 [kiːps]

美 [kiːps]

v.  (使)保持，处于; 继续，重复(做某事); 使耽搁; 使延误
n.  生活必需品; 生活费用; 城堡主楼
keep的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• V-LINK-ERG （使）保持
  If someonekeepsoris keptin a particular state, they remain in it.
  1. The noise kept him awake...
     噪音吵得他一直没有睡着。
  2. Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar...
     雷吉一直在柜台后忙活。
  3. To keep warm they burnt wood in a rusty oil barrel...
     他们在一只生锈的油桶里烧木柴来保暖。
  4. For several years I kept in touch with her.
     几年来，我一直和她保持联系。
• V-ERG （使）处于；（使）留在
  If youkeepor youare keptin a particular position or place, you remain in it.
  1. Keep away from the doors while the train is moving...
     列车运行过程中要远离车门。
  2. He kept his head down, hiding his features...
     他低头掩面。
  3. It was against all orders to smoke, but a cigarette kept away mosquitoes...
     吸烟违反所有规章，但香烟可以驱蚊。
  4. Doctors will keep her in hospital for at least another week.
     医生会让她再住至少一个星期的院。
• V-ERG （使）坚持（避免或不卷入）
  If youkeep offsomething orkeep away fromit, you avoid it. If youkeep out ofsomething, you avoid getting involved in it. You can also say that youkeepsomeoneoff,away fromorout ofsomething.
  1. I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods...
     我努力做到了只吃规定饮食，不沾甜食。
  2. He's going to be a fantastic player if he keeps away from booze and women...
     如果能不近酒色，他将成为一名出色的运动员。
  3. The best way to keep babies off sugar is to go back to the natural diet and eat lots of fresh fruit.
     避免婴儿摄入食糖的最好办法是让其回归自然的饮食，多吃新鲜水果。
• VERB 阻止（或防止、阻碍）…做
  If someone or somethingkeepsyoufroma particular action, they prevent you from doing it.
  1. Embarrassment has kept me from doing all sorts of things...
     我总是害怕受窘，什么事都不敢去做。
  2. He kept her from being lonely...
     他不让她感到孤独。
  3. What can you do to keep it from happening again?
     你怎样防止它再次发生？
• VERB 忍住（或克制）不做
  If you try tokeep fromdoing something, you try to stop yourself from doing it.
  1. She bit her lip to keep from crying...
     她咬住嘴唇不哭。
  2. He had to lean on Dan to keep from falling.
     他不得不靠在丹身上以免摔倒。
• VERB 保守;隐瞒
  If youkeepsomethingfromsomeone, you do not tell them about it.
  1. She knew that Gabriel was keeping something from her.
     她知道加布里埃尔有事瞒着她。
• VERB 重复；继续
  If youkeepdoing something, you do it repeatedly or continue to do it.
  1. I keep forgetting it's December...
     我总是忘了现在是12月了。
  2. I turned back after a while, but he kept walking...
     我过了一会就往回走了，但他还接着走。
  3. Keep onmeans the same askeep.
     keep on 同keep
  4. Did he give up or keep on trying?...
     他是放弃了还是在继续努力？
  5. My wife keeps on saying that I work too hard.
     我妻子总说我工作太辛苦了。
• VERB （与某些名词连用，表示持续一段时间或继续做某事）持续，继续（持有或控制）
  Keepis used with some nouns to indicate that someone does something for a period of time or continues to do it. For example, if youkeep a grip onsomething, you continue to hold or control it.
  1. Until last year, the regime kept a tight grip on the country...
     直到去年，那个国家还处于该政权的严密控制之下。
  2. One of them would keep a look-out on the road behind to warn us of approaching vehicles...
     他们中会有一人看着后面的路，提醒我们注意过来的车辆。
  3. His parents kept a vigil by his bedside as he was given brain and body scans.
     在他做脑扫描和全身扫描时，他的父母守护在他床边。
• VERB 保留；保有；留有
  If youkeepsomething, you continue to have it in your possession and do not throw it away, give it away, or sell it.
  1. 'I like this dress,' she said. 'Keep it. You can have it,' said Daphne...
     “我喜欢这件连衣裙，”她说。“留下吧。给你了，”达夫妮说道。
  2. Lathan had to choose between marrying her and keeping his job.
     莱森不得不在娶她和保住工作之间作出选择。
• VERB 存放；储存
  If youkeepsomething in a particular place, you always have it or store it in that place so that you can use it whenever you need it.
  1. She kept her money under the mattress...
     她把钱放在床垫下。
  2. She remembered where she kept the gun...
     她记得放枪的地方。
  3. To make it easier to contact us, keep this card handy.
     把这张卡放在手边，以便于和我们联系。
• VERB 遵守；笃守；恪守
  When youkeepsomething such as a promise or an appointment, you do what you said you would do.
  1. I'm hoping you'll keep your promise to come for a long visit...
     我希望你遵守诺言来这儿多呆几天。
  2. He had again failed to keep his word.
     他又食言了。
• VERB 记下；记录；记载
  If youkeepa record of a series of events, you write down details of it so that they can be referred to later.
  1. Eleanor began to keep a diary...
     埃莉诺开始记日记了。
  2. The volunteers kept a record of everything they ate for a week.
     志愿者记录下他们一周所吃的所有食物。
• VERB 供养；抚养；养活
  If youkeepyourself orkeepsomeone else, you support yourself or the other person by earning enough money to provide food, clothing, money, and other necessary things.
  1. She could just about afford to keep her five kids...
     她勉勉强强能养得起自己的5个孩子。
  2. I just cannot afford to keep myself...
     我难以维持生计。
  3. The pay was enough to keep him in whisky for a day or two.
     这笔钱够他喝一两天威士忌了。
• N-SING 生活费用
  Someone'skeepis the cost of food and other things that they need in their daily life.
  1. Ray will earn his keep on local farms while studying...
     雷求学期间会在当地的农场干活赚取生活费。
  2. I need to give my parents money for my keep.
     我需要付给父母我的生活费。
• VERB 饲养
  If youkeepanimals, you own them and take care of them.
  1. I've brought you some eggs. We keep chickens...
     我给你带了些鸡蛋。我们养鸡。
  2. This mad writer kept a lobster as a pet.
     这个疯狂的作家把龙虾当宠物养。
• VERB 开设；经营；管理
  If youkeepa business such as a small shop or hotel, you own it and manage it.
  1. His father kept a village shop.
     他父亲经营一家乡村商店。
• VERB 使耽搁;使延误
  If someone or somethingkeepsyou, they delay you and make you late.
  1. Sorry to keep you, Jack...
     很抱歉让你久等了，杰克。
  2. 'What kept you?' — 'I went in the wrong direction.'
     “你为什么晚了？”——“我走错了方向。”
• VERB （食物）保持不坏
  If foodkeepsfor a certain length of time, it stays fresh and suitable to eat for that time.
  1. Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, where it will keep for 2-3 weeks.
     剩下的东西都可以放进冰箱，可以保持两到三个星期不坏。
• VERB （用于询问健康状况）保持健康
  You can say or ask how someoneis keepingas a way of saying or asking whether they are well.
  1. She hasn't been keeping too well lately...
     她最近身体不太好。
  2. How are you keeping these days?
     你这些天身体怎么样？
• （中世纪的）城堡主楼
  Akeepis the main tower of a medieval castle, in which people lived.
• PHRASE 继续做；坚持干
  If youkeep at it, you continue doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.
  1. It may take a number of attempts, but it is worth keeping at it...
     可能要试几次，但还是值得坚持的。
  2. 'Keep at it!' Thade encouraged me.
     “坚持下去！”萨德鼓励我道。
• PHRASE 永远；永不更改地
  Something that isfor keepsis permanent and will not change.
  1. Ensure that whatever you gain now will be for keeps...
     确保你现在所获得的一切永远不会失去。
  2. He advised them to leave town for keeps.
     他建议他们离开镇子，永远别再回来。
• PHRASE 继续移动;坚持干
  If youkeep going, you continue moving along or doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.
  1. She forced herself to keep going...
     她强迫自己继续下去。
  2. I was shouting: 'Keep going, keep going!'
     我喊着：“坚持，坚持！”
• PHRASE 协调/不协调;一致/不一致
  If one thing isin keeping withanother, it is suitable in relation to that thing. If one thing isout of keeping withanother, it is not suitable in relation to that thing.
  1. His office was in keeping with his station and experience...
     他的办公室与其身份和阅历相称。
  2. In keeping with tradition, the Emperor and Empress did not attend the ceremony...
     按照传统，皇帝和皇后未参加该仪式。
  3. His own response to it seemed to be out of keeping with his earlier expressed opinions.
     他自己对此的反应与其早前表达的看法并不一致。
• PHRASE 继续努力
  If youkeep it up, you continue working or trying as hard as you have been in the past.
  1. There are fears that he will not be able to keep it up when he gets to the particularly demanding third year...
     有人担心他到了要求极其严格的第3年时会坚持不下去。
  2. You're doing a great job! Keep it up!
     你们干得非常棒！继续好好干吧！
• PHRASE 把…秘而不宣；不将…说出去
  If youkeepsomethingto yourself, you do not tell anyone else about it.
  1. I have to tell someone. I can't keep it to myself...
     我得找人说说。我心里憋不住。
  2. There's one thing you can do for me. But keep it to yourself.
     有件事你能帮我做。但你要保密。
• PHRASE 离群索居；不与人来往
  If youkeep yourself to yourselforkeep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.
  1. He was a quiet man who kept himself to himself...
     他是个喜欢安静、不爱与人来往的人。
  2. Since she knows little Italian, she keeps to herself.
     因为不怎么懂意大利语，她很少和人交往。
• tokeepsomeonecompany→ see:company

双语例句

• He keeps his opponents guessing what he would do next.
  他使他的对手猜不着他下一步要干什么。
• We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me
  我们在捉弄一个总是来烦我的人。
• When a company keeps making people redundant, those who are left behind might start looking over their shoulder.
  当一家公司不停地裁员时，那些留下来的员工也会开始惴惴不安了。
• That's the one thing that keeps worrying me.; That's my only worry.
  只有这件事丢不开。
• It keeps you ticking over, stops you being complacent.
  这使你进展缓慢，得意不起来。
• Despite everything, Elizabeth's human side keeps breaking through
  不管怎样，伊丽莎白还是不断显露出其作为普通人的一面。
• The man is very hospitable; he keeps open house for his friends and fellow-workers.
  那人十分好客，无论是他的朋友还是同事，他都盛情接待。
• His promises are written in water; he never keeps his word.
  他的诺言是转瞬即逝的；他说话从来不算话。
• He is diligent and always keeps his house clean and tidy.
  他这个人手勤，屋子收拾得非常干净。
• Big money could still be made if the crisis keeps oil prices high
  如果这场危机让油价居高不下的话，仍然有可能赚大钱。