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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- keep [kiːp]
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- 1. vt. [+receipt, money, job] (retain) 保留
- 2. vt. (store) 保存
- 3. vt. (detain) 留
- 4. vt. (hold) 保持
- 5. vt. [+shop, guest house] (manage) 经营
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6.
vt.
[+chickens, bees etc]
(look after) 饲养
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7.
vt.
[+accounts, diary]
记
- As a young girl I used to keep a diary.
- 当我是小女孩时我常记日记。
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8.
vt.
[+family]
(support) 养
- 9. vi. (stay) 保持
- 10. vi. [food+] (last) 保鲜
- 11. noun [s] (expenses) 生活费
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12.
noun
[c]
[of castle]
要塞
- to keep doing sth
- 总是做某事
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13.
noun
(continuously) 不停做某事
- to keep sb happy
- 让某人高兴
- to keep sb waiting
- 让某人等着
- to keep the room tidy
- 保持房间整洁
- to keep sth to o.s.
- 保守秘密
- to keep an appointment
- 守约
- to keep a promise
- 履行诺言
- to keep one's word
- 履行诺言
- can you keep a secret?
- 你能保守秘密吗？
- to keep a record (of sth)
- 记录(某事)
- to keep o.s.
- 供养自己
- to keep (good) time
- [clock+] 准时
- what kept you?
- 怎么会晚了？
- how are you keeping?
- [inf] 你还好吗？
- to keep at it
- 坚持干
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- keep [kɪp] [kɪːp]
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1.
vt.
照顾，照料，照管；看守
- The nanny will keep the children while we go to work.
- 我们上班时由保姆负责照看孩子们。
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2.
vt.
饲养（牲畜）
- They always keep the dog in the backyard.
- 他们一直把狗养在后院。
- 3. vt. 继续保持
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4.
vt.
保留，保存；尤指为将来使用而保存或长期保留，保藏，贮藏
- After you open the milk, keep it in the fridge.
- 牛奶打开之后要放在冰箱里保存。
- I will keep the message until he comes back.
- 等他回来后，我会把留言告诉他。
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5.
vt.
保留，保存；尤指经营，销售，有存货待售
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6.
vt.
待在，留在，不离开（道路或地方）
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7.
vt.
隐瞒；保守（秘密）
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8.
vt.
继续持有，不失去，不放弃
- 9. vi. 继续，持续；坚持（常与on连用）
- 10. vi. 忍住，抑制，制止；隐瞒
- 11. vt. 为…供膳宿
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12.
vt.
雇用，雇
- to keep servants
- 雇佣人
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13.
vt.
经常记（帐等）
- to keep an account of sales
- 记销售帐
- 14. vt. 经常在…上记，经常记（日记）
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15.
vt.
进行；处理；经营，管理
- She would like to keep Chinese handicrafts back home.
- 她想回家开一家中国工艺品店。
- 16. vt. 使保持在某一状态（或地位等）
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17.
vt.
遵守（惯例、常规、饮食规定等）；遵循；坚持
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18.
vt.
[archaic]
经常上（教堂等）
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19.
vt.
拘留，监禁；防止逃跑
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20.
vt.
阻止离开；留住，阻住
- 21. vt. 制止，遏制
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22.
vt.
抑制，阻止
- 23. vt. （以适当的行动、仪式等）纪念，庆祝；守（宗教节日）
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24.
vt.
履行（诺言等）
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25.
vt.
保护，保卫，维护
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26.
vi.
保持（或持续）某种状态、位置等
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27.
vt.
整理，保持整洁
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28.
vt.
为…提供生计；赡养，供养
- His salary was enough to keep his family in comfort.
- 他的薪水足以令全家人衣食无忧。
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29.
vi.
保存好，（食物等）不变坏（酸臭、或走味等）；耐久
- Fruit keeps much longer in a fridge.
- 水果在冰箱里可以存放更长的时间。
- 30. vi. 不要求马上注意，搁，拖
- 31. vi. [American English] [verbal] （学校）上课，继续在上课
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32.
vi.
[rarely used]
居住，住，待，呆
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33.
noun
原义照管；看管；拘留，监禁
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34.
noun
（中古）城堡主塔
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35.
noun
要塞，堡垒，城堡
- The princess was locked at the highest keep.
- 公主被关在城堡里那座最高的塔楼上。
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36.
noun
[rarely used]
保持，保养
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37.
noun
生活，生计，供养，衣食住；饲料
- Although he is old enough to earn his keep, he still lives with his parents.
- 尽管早已到了可以自己挣钱吃饭的年龄，可是他还是跟父母住在一起。
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1.
vt.
照顾，照料，照管；看守
Collins English-English Dictionary
- keep [kiːp]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to have or retain possession of
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2.
n
dungeon donjon the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
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3.
vt.
[tr]
to have temporary possession or charge of
- keep my watch for me during the game
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to store in a customary place
- 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
- keep the dog quiet
- keep ready
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6.
vt.
to continue or cause to continue
- keep the beat
- keep in step
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to have or take charge or care of
- keep the shop for me till I return
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8.
vt.
[tr]
to look after or maintain for use, pleasure, etc
- to keep chickens
- 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
- 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
- your news will keep till later
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13.
vt.
[tr]
to refrain from divulging or violating
- to keep a secret
- 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- to keep Christmas
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16.
vt.
[tr]
to maintain by writing regular records in
- 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)- please keep your seats
- 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
- to keep court in the palace
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20.
vt.
[tr]
[chiefly Brit]
to have habitually in stock
- 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
- he must work for his keep
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24.
n
[archaic]
charge or care
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25.
n
[informal]
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 c
e pan to observe; compare Old Saxon kapo n to look, Old Norse ko pa to stare
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to have or retain possession of
Examples
- In order to keep your insurance rates down, it is important to keep your driving record as clean as possible.
- 要保证自己无违规驾驶，这点很重要，这样一来你的保险费率就会降下来。
- to keep one's eyes open for {or} to keep an eye out for sb/sth
- 留意某人/某事 → eye
- to keep quiet about sth/keep sth quiet
- 保守某事的秘密/将某事保密 → quiet
- to keep old memories alive
- 使往昔的记忆犹新 → alive
- keep the fire lanes clear
- 使消防车行经的路线畅通无阻 → clear
- People are judged by the company they keep.
- 看一个人交哪些朋友，就能判断他的为人；从其交友知其为人。 → company
- to keep someone's memory green
- 使某人保持好的记忆力 → green
- to keep late hours
- 晚睡晚起 → hour
- to keep the Sabbath
- 守安息日(在安息日敬神或休息) → keep
- to keep pace
- 齐步前进；并驾齐驱 → keep
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