| 词汇 | keep |
| 释义 | verbnoun + adj. We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。 + adv./prep. The notice said ‘Keep off (= Do not walk on) the grass’. 牌子上写着 “勿践踏草地”。 Keep left along the wall. 沿着墙靠左边走。 keep somebody/something + adj. She kept the children amused for hours. 她陪孩子们玩了好几个小时。 keep somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) He kept his coat on. 他一直穿着大衣。 Don't keep us in suspense—what happened next? 别跟我们卖关子了，接下来发生了什么事？ She had trouble keeping her balance. 她保持平衡有困难。 keep somebody/something doing something I'm very sorry to keep you waiting. 对不起，让你久等了。 keep doing something Keep smiling! 要保持笑容！ keep on doing something Don't keep on interrupting me! 别老是跟我打岔！ You're an hour late—what kept you? 你晚了一小时，什么事把你给耽误了？ Here's a five dollar bill—please keep the change. 给你一张五美元的钞票，零钱就不用找了。 I keep all her letters. 我把她所有的信都保留着。 keep something for somebody Please keep a seat for me. 请给我留个座位。 keep somebody something Please keep me a seat. 请给我留个座位。 Keep your passport in a safe place. 把你的护照放在安全的地方。 Her father kept a grocer's shop. 她父亲开了个杂货店。 to keep bees/goats/hens养蜜蜂／山羊／母鸡 How is your mother keeping? 你母亲身体好吗？ We're all keeping well. 我们都很健康。 Finish off the pie—it won't keep. 把馅饼都吃了吧，这东西不耐放。 (informal, figurative) ‘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，不过我已经迟到了。” “好吧，我以后再告诉你。” Can you keep a secret? 你能保守秘密吗？ She kept her past secret from us all. 她对我们所有人都避而不谈她的过去。 She kept her promise to visit them. 她遵守诺言去看望了他们。 He failed to keep his appointment at the clinic. 他未能按预约的时间去诊所。 She kept a diary for over twenty years. 她记了二十多年的日记。 Keep a note of where each item can be found. 把每样物品的位置记录下来。 I kept a weekly account of my workload and activities. 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。 keep somebody 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）。 keep somebody from something 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。 You just have to keep yourself busy and keep going. 你必须让自己忙起来并坚持下去。 Keep going, Sarah, you're nearly there. 坚持下去，萨拉，你已经快到了。 Have an apple to keep you going till dinner time. 吃个苹果就能挨到吃晚饭了。 Milk and cream should keep quite well in a fridge. Don’t keep us in suspense —what happened next? 别跟我们卖关子了，接下来发生了什么事？ I could not keep silent any longer. I want to keep on with part-time work for as long as possible. I wish you wouldn’t keep on interrupting me! I’m amazed that she keeps so cheerful. I’m very sorry to keep you waiting. 对不起，让你久等了。 I’ve kept all her letters. I’ve kept two seats for us near the front. If we all keep to the agreement there won’t be any problems. It was difficult for the team to keep to the plan. Keep close to me. My grandmother kept chickens in her back yard. Residents are not allowed to keep pets. Separate accounts must be kept for each different business activity. She had trouble keeping her balance. 她保持平衡有困难。 She handed me a ten dollar bill. ‘Here— keep the change.’ She needed to keep busy. Sit down and keep calm! The documents are all kept under lock and key. The man in the shop said he’d keep it for me until Friday. The notice said ‘Keep off the grass’. 牌子上写着 “勿践踏草地”。 This voucher should be kept. It will be accepted by the Inland Revenue as evidence of a Tax Credit. Try to keep active in the cold weather. Village clerks were unable to keep a proper record of deaths because they were so frequent. We managed to keep dry by huddling in a doorway. Where do you keep the sugar? to keep bees/goats At the time many working men did not earn enough to keep a wife and children. He kept himself by giving private lessons. I must go now. I’ve kept you from your dinner too long. I need to work—I can’t go on being a kept man. I won’t keep you long. I’ve just got a couple of quick questions. You’re an hour late—what kept you? 你晚了一小时，什么事把你给耽误了？ 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。 He made his way up a flight of steep stairs and into the main keep of the castle. He felt he no longer deserved such a high salary. He just wasn't earning his keep. |
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