keep

vt.保持；保留；遵守；阻止

vi.（食品）保持新；保持健康

n.保持，保养；供养，抚养；生活，生计；饲料；牧草

verb

保持 stay

1. （使）保持，处于
   to stay in a particular condition or position; to make sb/sth do this
   1. We huddled together to keep warm.
      我们挤在一起来保暖。
   2. The notice said ‘Keep off (= Do not walk on) the grass’.
      牌子上写着“勿践踏草地”。
   3. Keep left along the wall.
      沿着墙靠左边走。
   4. She kept the children amused for hours.
      她陪孩子们玩了好几个小时。
   5. He kept his coat on.
      他一直穿着大衣。
   6. Don't keep us in suspense ─what happened next?
      别跟我们卖关子了——然后发生了什么事儿？
   7. She had trouble keeping her balance .
      她保持平衡有困难。
   8. I'm very sorry to keep you waiting .
      对不起，让你久等了。

继续 continue

2. 继续，重复（做某事）
   to continue doing sth; to do sth repeatedly
   1. Keep smiling!
      要保持笑容！
   2. Don't keep on interrupting me!
      别老是跟我打岔！

耽搁 delay

3. 使耽搁；使延误
   to delay sb
   1. You're an hour late─what kept you?
      你晚了一小时——什么事把你给耽误了？

不退还 not give back

4. 保有；留着；不退还
   to continue to have sth and not give it back or throw it away
   1. Here's a five dollar bill─please keep the change .
      这是一张五元的钞票——零钱就不用找了。
   2. I keep all her letters.
      我把她所有的信都保留着。

为某人保留 save for sb

5. （为某人）保留，留下
   to save sth for sb
   1. Please keep a seat for me.
      请给我留个座位。
   2. Please keep me a seat.
      请给我留个座位。

放；存放 put/store

6. 放，存放，贮存（在某处）
   to put or store sth in a particular place
   1. Keep your passport in a safe place.
      把你的护照放在安全的地方。

商店；餐馆 shop/restaurant

7. 开设，经营，管理（商店或餐馆）
   to own and manage a shop/store or restaurant
   1. Her father kept a grocer's shop.
      她父亲开了个杂货店。

动物 animals

8. 养；饲养
   to own and care for animals
   1. to keep bees/goats/hens
      养蜜蜂 / 山羊 / 母鸡

健康 about health

9. （询问或谈论某人的健康）健康状况如何
   used to ask or talk about sb's health
   1. How is your mother keeping ?
      你母亲身体好吗？
   2. We're all keeping well.
      我们都很健康。

食物 of food

10. 保持不坏
    to remain in good condition
    1. Finish off the pie─it won't keep.
       把馅饼都吃了吧——搁不住。
    2. ‘I'd love to hear about it, but I'm late already.’ ‘That's OK─ it'll keep (= I can tell you about it later) .
       “我很想听听，不过我已经晚了。”“好吧，我以后再告诉你。”

秘密 secret

11. 保守（秘密）
    to know sth and not tell it to anyone
    1. Can you keep a secret?
       你能保守秘密吗？
    2. She kept her past secret from us all.
       她对我们所有人都避而不谈她的过去。

承诺；约会 promise/appointment

12. 遵守；笃守；恪守
    to do what you have promised to do; to go where you have agreed to go
    1. She kept her promise to visit them.
       她遵守诺言去看望了他们。
    2. He failed to keep his appointment at the clinic.
       他未能按预约的时间去诊所。

日记；记录 diary/record

13. 记下，记录，记载（日记、账目、记录等）
    to write down sth as a record
    1. She kept a diary for over twenty years.
       她记了二十多年的日记。
    2. Keep a note of where each item can be found.
       把每样物品的位置记录下来。

供养 support sb

14. 供养；养活
    to provide what is necessary for sb to live; to support sb by paying for food, etc.
    1. He scarcely earns enough to keep himself and his family.
       他挣的钱几乎不够养活他自己和家人。

保护 protect

15. 保护；使免受
    to protect sb from sth
    1. May the Lord bless you and keep you (= used in prayers in the Christian Church) .
       愿上帝祝福你、保佑你（用于基督教的祈祷）。
    2. His only thought was to keep the boy from harm.
       他一心想的就是不要让这男孩受到伤害。

体育运动 in sport

16. 守门；把守球门
    to guard or protect the goal or wicket

noun

1. 生活必需品；生活费用
   food, clothes and all the other things that a person needs to live; the cost of these things
   1. It's about time you got a job to earn your keep .
      你该找个工作挣自己的生活费了。
2. 城堡主楼
   a large strong tower, built as part of an old castle

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

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。
5. Keep away from the doors while the train is moving
   列车运行过程中要远离车门。
6. He kept his head down, hiding his features
   他低头掩面。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. She bit her lip to keep from crying
   她咬住嘴唇不哭。
10. She knew that Gabriel was keeping something from her.
    她知道加布里埃尔有事瞒着她。
11. I keep forgetting it's December
    我总是忘了现在是12月了。
12. 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。
13. '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。
14. She kept her money under the mattress
    她把钱放在床垫下。
15. 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。
16. Eleanor began to keep a diary
    埃莉诺开始记日记了。
17. 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。
18. I've brought you some eggs. We keep chickens
    我给你带了些鸡蛋。我们养鸡。
19. His father kept a village shop.
    他父亲经营一家乡村商店。
20. Sorry to keep you, Jack
    很抱歉让你久等了，杰克。
21. 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。
22. She hasn't been keeping too well lately
    她最近身体不太好。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. She forced herself to keep going
    她强迫自己继续下去。
26. His office was in keeping with his station and experience
    他的办公室与其身份和阅历相称。
27. 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。
28. I have to tell someone. I can't keep it to myself
    我得找人说说。我心里憋不住。
29. 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。