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kept
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keeping
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- keep
[kiːp]
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1.
vt.
[+receipt]
[ money]
[ job]
(retain) 保留
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Make sure you always keep your receipts.
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记住留着收据。
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2.
vt.
(store) 保存
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Keep your card in a safe place.
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把你的卡保存好。
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The rubbish is kept in the basement.
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垃圾是放在地下室的。
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3.
vt.
(detain) 留
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They kept her in hospital overnight.
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他们留她在医院过夜。
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4.
vt.
(hold) 保持
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Keep your back straight.
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别驼背。
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Keep costs to a minimum.
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尽量减低费用。
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5.
vt.
[+shop]
[ guest house]
(manage) 经营
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My aunt kept a sweetshop.
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我姨妈经营糖果店。
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6.
vt.
[+chickens]
[ bees etc]
(look after) 饲养
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7.
vt.
[+accounts]
[ diary]
记
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As a young girl I used to keep a diary.
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当我是小女孩时我常记日记。
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8.
vt.
[+family]
(support) 养
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9.
vi.
(stay) 保持
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It's not always easy to keep warm.
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保暖并不总是那么容易的。
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10.
vi.
[food+]
(last) 保鲜
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Homemade muesli keeps for ages.
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自己作的穆兹利可以保鲜很长时间。
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Fish doesn't keep well, even in the fridge.
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就算把鱼放在冰箱里也不容易保鲜。
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11.
noun
[s]
(expenses) 生活费
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I need to give my parents money for my keep.
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我需要给父母我的生活费。
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12.
noun
[c]
[of castle]
要塞
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to keep doing sth
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总是做某事
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13.
noun
(continuously) 不停做某事
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to keep sb happy
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让某人高兴
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to keep sb waiting
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让某人等着
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to keep the room tidy
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保持房间整洁
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to keep sth to o.s.
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保守秘密
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to keep an appointment
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守约
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to keep a promise
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履行诺言
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to keep one's word
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履行诺言
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can you keep a secret?
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你能保守秘密吗？
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to keep a record (of sth)
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记录(某事)
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to keep o.s.
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供养自己
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to keep (good) time
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[clock+] 准时
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what kept you?
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怎么会晚了？
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how are you keeping?
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[inf] 你还好吗？
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to keep at it
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坚持干
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- keep
[kiːp]
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1.
verb
保持某一状态
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The students keep me on my toes.
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学生们使我保持警觉。
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2.
verb
继续，持续
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3.
vt.
继续拥有，留下，不失去
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Can I keep my old stuffed animals?
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我能留下我这些旧时的填充动物玩具吗？
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4.
vt.
阻止，妨碍
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5.
vt.
奉行，遵守
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She never keeps her promises.
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她从不遵守诺言。
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6.
vt.
遵守，紧跟
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I cannot keep track of all my employees.
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我无法跟踪我的全部雇员。
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7.
vt.
管理，看管
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He keeps the shop when I am gone.
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我不在时，他照看商店。
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8.
vt.
持续记录，保存数据
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9.
vt.
招待，提供食宿
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He is keeping three women in the guest cottage.
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他在别墅中供养了三个女人。
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10.
vt.
使留在原位，保留
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The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff.
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这个家庭的财富缩水了，他们雇不起家庭仆人了。
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Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on.
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我们的拨款用完了，因此我们没法再留用你了。
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11.
vt.
供养，抚养
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There's little to earn and many to keep.
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赚得钱少，要养的人却很多。
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12.
vi.
保鲜，不变坏
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These potatoes keep for a long time.
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这些照片能保存很长时间。
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13.
vt.
以传统方式纪念或举行
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14.
vt.
抑制，克制
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15.
vt.
[Religion]
保护
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May god keep you.
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愿上帝与你同在。
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16.
vt.
养，饲养
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She keeps a few chickens in the yard.
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她在院子里饲养了些小鸡。
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He keeps bees.
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他养蜂。
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17.
vt.
保留住
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Keep my job for me while I give birth.
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我休产假期间，请给我保留职位。
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Keep my seat，please.
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请给我保留座位。
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18.
vt.
存放，放置
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Where do you keep your gardening tools?
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你把园艺工具放到哪里了？
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19.
vt.
储存，贮存
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I always keep batteries in the freezer.
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我总是把电池放在冰箱里。
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She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator.
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她总是在冰箱里放着一个装有六瓶罐头的食品箱和供一星期用的东西。
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20.
vt.
保留以供使用
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She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips.
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她在巴黎有一间公寓，供她来巴黎购物时使用。
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I keep a car in the countryside.
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我在乡下有辆车。
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21.
vt.
使不离开，阻止离开
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22.
vt.
保持……的新鲜，防腐
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23.
noun
[Person Name]
基普
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24.
n.[c]
生计，收入
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Each child was expected to pay for their keep.
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要向每个孩子支付抚养费。
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25.
n.[c]
城堡的主楼
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26.
n.[c]
牢房，监狱的一间
Collins English-English Dictionary
- keep
[kiːp]
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1.
n
dungeon donjon the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to have or retain possession of
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3.
vt.
[tr]
to have temporary possession or charge of
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keep my watch for me during the game
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to store in a customary place
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I keep my books in the desk
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5.
vt.
to remain or cause to remain in a specified state or condition
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keep the dog quiet
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keep ready
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6.
vt.
to continue or cause to continue
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keep the beat
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keep in step
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to have or take charge or care of
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keep the shop for me till I return
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8.
vt.
[tr]
to look after or maintain for use, pleasure, etc
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to keep chickens
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keep two cars
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9.
vt.
[tr]
to provide for the upkeep or livelihood of
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10.
vt.
[tr]
to support financially, esp in return for sexual favours
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he keeps a mistress in the country
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11.
vt.
to confine or detain or be confined or detained
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12.
vt.
to withhold or reserve or admit of withholding or reserving
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your news will keep till later
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13.
vt.
[tr]
to refrain from divulging or violating
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to keep a secret
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keep one's word
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14.
vt.
to preserve or admit of preservation
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15.
vt.
[tr; sometimes foll by up]
to observe with due rites or ceremonies
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to keep Christmas
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16.
vt.
[tr]
to maintain by writing regular records in
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to keep a diary
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17.
vt.
[when intr, foll by in, on, to, etc]
to stay in, on, or at (a place or position)
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please keep your seats
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keep to the path
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18.
vt.
[tr]
to associate with (esp in the phrase keep bad company)
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19.
vt.
[tr]
to maintain in existence
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to keep court in the palace
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20.
vt.
[tr]
[chiefly Brit]
to have habitually in stock
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this shop keeps all kinds of wool
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21.
vt.
See track
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22.
vt.
See time
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23.
n
living or support
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he must work for his keep
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24.
n
[Archaic]
charge or care
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25.
n
[Spoken]
completely; permanently
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26.
n
for the winner or possessor to keep permanently
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27.
n
See also keep at keep away keep back keep down keep from keep in keep off keep on keep out keep to keep under keep up
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28.
n
[Etymology]
Old English cepan to observe; compare Old Saxon kapon to look, Old Norse kopa to stare
Examples
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to keep one's eyes open for {or} to keep an eye out for sb/sth
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留意某人/某事
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to keep quiet about sth/keep sth quiet
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保守某事的秘密/将某事保密
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You always keep me guessing and keep me on my toes.
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你总是让我不停的猜测，时刻警觉。
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keep the fire lanes clear
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使消防车行经的路线畅通无阻
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to keep someone's memory green
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使某人保持好的记忆力
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to keep the Sabbath
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守安息日(在安息日敬神或休息)
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