| 词汇 | keep up |
| 释义 | keep up 1. remain at a high level 居高不下；不低落 * Prices have kept up all the year. 全年物价一直居高不下。 * So long as the cost of raw materials keeps up, prices of consumer goods will keep up, too. 只要原材料成本不下降，消费品价格也不会下降。 2. maintain or continue the same speed or level; not fall behind 继续；保持某一速度和某一水平；不落后 * If we can keep up this speed, we should arrive there in about two days. 如果我们能保持这个速度，我们在两天之内就应到达那里。 * That student has been getting all A's. I hope he can keep it up. 那个学生各门功课都得了A，我希望他能保持下去。 * Bill had to word hard to keep up. 比尔得努力才不落后。 * The younger boys were not able to keep up in the race. 年轻一些的小伙子们在赛跑中没能跟得上。 * In spite of the unfavourable weather, the grain output of the province managed to keep up. 尽管天气不好，这个省的粮食产量并未下降。 3. maintain in good condition or repair 保存：继续保持良好状况 * Mr. Smith was too poor to keep up his house. 史密斯先生太穷了，修不起房子。 * The cottage was so old that it was very difficult to keep up. 这农舍太破旧了，很难再维持下去。 * The city government provides the funds to keep up the roads and other public facilities. 市政府提供资金维修道路和其它公共设施。 4. (spirits, courage, morale, strength, determination, etc.) stay buoyant, bright（精神、勇气、情绪、体力、决心等）保持愉快、活泼、开朗 * Keep up your courage！鼓起勇气，不要气馁。 * Their spirits kept up well in spite of hardships. 虽然很艰苦，但他们精神很饱满。 * Her spirits have kept up very well, despite all her bad luck. 尽管她遭到厄运，她的情绪一直很高。 * The troops' spirits were kept up by the occasional visit of wellknown entertainers to their camps. 由于著名的文娱节目表演者常来到军营演出，部队的士气很高涨。 * To keep your strength up, eat well and get enough sleep. 要保持体力，就要吃饱睡足。 5. prevent from sinking or falling; support 使浮起；支撑不倒 * The life preserver kept him up until the boat came. 救生衣使他保持浮在水面直到小船来救他。 * The surviving asilors managed to keep up for several hours and were eventually picked up by a lifeboat. 这位幸存的船员努力支撑着使自己浮在水面，最后终于被一艘救生艇救起。 * Those houses are so badly built that one wonders how they keep up in a strong wind. 这些房子建造得太差劲，我们怀疑它们怎么能经受得住大风暴的袭击。 6. maintain friendship or correspondence 保持友谊或通讯关系 * I've kept up friendship with him for twenty years. 我和他20年来一直保持着友好关系。 * I keep up correspondence with my college friends. 我一直跟我大学时代的朋友通信。 7. (storm, sunshine, rain, etc.) go on; not stop; continue 继续 * The rain kept up for two days and the roads were flooded. 雨持续下了两天，路面已积水成灾。 * If this storm keeps up, the crops will be destroyed. 这场风暴要是持续不停，庄稼就要被毁了。 * I hope the weather will keep up. 我希望这天气晴朗下去。 8. keep informed 知悉 * Mary is interested in politics and always keeps up with the news. 玛丽对政治很感兴趣，对新闻总是知道得很多。 9. prevent from going to bed at the usual time 影响某人在正常时间去睡觉 * “Good heavens！It's nearly half past midnight. I must go and I do hope I haven't kept you up. ”“天哪！快半夜了，我得走了，但愿没有影响你休息。” * You shouldn't keep your guests up talking for so long. 你不该不让客人睡觉陪你谈这么长时间。 10. continue to practise, observe; not allow to lapse or be neglected (the old customs, tradition, etc.) 继续保存（习俗、传统等）；不允许生疏或忽视 * Although the children know all about the myth of Father Christmas, they still like to keep up the old Christmas customs. 尽管孩子们知道圣诞老人的秘密，但他们还是喜欢保持圣诞节的这种风俗习惯。 * If only I'd kept up my German, I might have got that job in Berlin. 要是我没有把德语荒疏就好了，否则我就会得到那份在柏林的工作了。 11. prevent from falling; stay in position 使不掉下来；使保持在适当的位置上 * Some boys wear suspenders to keep their trousers up. 有些男孩使用吊带来吊住裤子。 12. (efforts, good work, payments, rent) maintain or continue with regularity 继续定期（努力、付款、付租金等） * If you don't keep up the payments, I'm afraid the company will take possession of you car. 如果你不能定期付款的话，恐怕公司就要收回你的车子了。 |
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