keep
- IPA[kiːp]
英式
- have or retain possession of；put or store in a regular place
- food, clothes, and other essentials for living；the cost of the essentials for living.
verb: keep, 3rd person present: keeps, gerund or present participle: keeping, past tense: kept, past participle: kept
noun: keep, plural noun: keeps
- 釋義
- 片語
動詞
- 1. have or retain possession of return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files my father would keep the best for himself
- ▪ put or store in a regular place his personal work was kept securely in an upstairs studio 同義詞
- 2. cause to continue in a specified condition, position, course, etc. the guidance system keeps the machine on course he kept his eyes on the road 同義詞
- ▪ continue in a specified condition, position, course, etc. I kept quiet while Emily talked on keep left along the wall 同義詞
- ▪ continue doing or do repeatedly he keeps going on about the murder 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a perishable commodity) remain in good condition rice will keep almost indefinitely without spoiling
- ▪ retain one's place in or on (a seat or saddle, the ground, etc.) in spite of difficulty can you keep your saddle, or shall I carry you on a pillion?
- ▪ British be in a specified state of health he had not been keeping well
- ▪ make (someone) do something for a period of time I have kept her waiting too long
- ▪ cause to be late; delay I won't keep you, I know you've got a busy evening 同義詞
- ▪ archaic continue to follow (a path or course) the soldiers removed, keeping their course towards Jericho
- 3. provide for the sustenance of (someone) he had to keep his large family in the manner he had chosen 同義詞
- ▪ own and look after (an animal) for pleasure or profit they raised pigs and kept a pony or two 同義詞
- ▪ own and manage (a shop or business) the big fellow keeps a fish shop near the post office 同義詞
- ▪ guard; protect the boy keeps the sheep ‘God keep you,’ he muttered 同義詞
- ▪ support (someone, especially a woman) financially in return for sexual favours he was keeping a woman on the side
- 4. honour or fulfil (a commitment or undertaking) I'll keep my promise, naturally 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ observe (a religious occasion) in the prescribed manner today's consumers do not keep the Sabbath 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ pay due regard to (a law or custom) if you kept small rules, you could break the big ones 同義詞 反義詞
- 5. make written entries in (a diary) on a regular basis the master kept a weekly journal
- ▪ write down as (a record) keep a note of each item
名詞
- 1. food, clothes, and other essentials for living the Society are paying for your keep
- ▪ the cost of the essentials for living.
- 2. archaic charge; control if from shepherd's keep a lamb strayed far
- 3. the strongest or central tower of a castle, acting as a final refuge.
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