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kept [kεpt] [kept]
  1. 1. keep的过去式和过去分词
  2. 2. adjective 作为情妇供养
    a kept woman
    情妇
  3. 3. adjective 男子男孩)以搞同性性关系非法性关系为生

Examples

Printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters.
排版工人一度将大写字母和小写字母活字置于不同的格盘(case)中;大写字模放在格盘上的上半方,故而又称为“upper-case letter”。
We kept oohing and aahing over the exciting TV programme.
扣人心弦的电视节目使我们不住地发出“喔”“啊”的喊叫声。
He kept the business afloat.
他应付自如地经营生意。
kept from going
不让走
a car kept in repair
保养良好的汽车
She kept talking the price up.
她不停地推销这个产品的好处。

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