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IELTS BNC: 171 COCA: 156
keepverbuk/kiːp/ us/kiːp/ kept, kept

keep verb CONTINUE TO HAVE

A2 [ T ] to have or continue to have in your possession保有；保存；保留

Do you want this photograph back or can I keep it?你想要回这张照片，还是我留着它？
Keep medicines in a locked cupboard (= store them there).将药存放在上锁的橱柜里。
See also
well kept (HIDDEN)

[ T ] to own and manage a small shop经营，管理（小店铺）

My uncle kept a little tobacconist's in Gloucester.我叔叔在格洛斯特开了一家小烟草店。

B2 [ T ] If you keep animals, you own and take care of them, but not in your home as pets.饲养

to keep pigs/goats/chickens养猪／山羊／鸡

[ T ] US to watch and care for someone's children while their parents are away照顾，照看（某人的孩子）

Jody will keep the children while I shop.我去买东西时，乔迪会照看孩子。
keep your promise/word

B2 to do what you have told someone that you would do履行诺言

I made a promise to you and I intend to keep it.我向你作过承诺，我会履行的。
keep an appointment

to go to a meeting or event that has been arranged守约

She phoned to say she couldn't keep her appointment.她打电话说她无法守约了。
keep a diary, an account, a record, etc.

B2 to make a regular record of events or other information so that you can refer to it later记日记／记账／作记录（等等）

I've kept a diary for twelve years now.到现在我记日记已有12年了。
Keep an account of how much you're spending.记下你花多少钱。
keep a secret

B1 to not tell anyone a secret that you know保守秘密

keep time

(of a watch or clock) to show the correct time（表或钟）准时

Does your watch keep good time?你的表准吗？
keep goal

to be the player who defends your team's goal by trying to prevent players from the other team scoring goals（在球类比赛中）守门

More examples

I always keep a copy of any official or important letters that I send off.

If you keep valuables in your house, lock them away somewhere safe.

I'm going to sort these old books into those to be kept and those to be thrown away.

He shaved off his beard but kept his moustache.

As part of their divorce settlement, Geoff agreed to let Polly keep the house.

keep verb STAY

A2 [ L only + adj, T ] to (cause to) stay in a particular place or condition（使）留在（某处）；（使）保持（某状态）

I wish you'd keep quiet.我希望你能保持安静。
I like to keep busy.我喜欢一直忙忙碌碌的。
Keep left (= stay on the road to the left) at the traffic lights.到红绿灯处走左边的路。
Can you keep the dog outside, please?你能让狗呆在外面吗？
[ + obj + adj ] Close the door to keep the room warm.关上门让房间保持暖和。
The noise from their party kept me awake half the night.他们聚会传来的吵闹声使我半夜都没睡着。
keep sth quiet

to not tell people about something保守秘密

They managed to keep the school's problems quiet for a while.他们设法把学校的问题保密了一阵子。
You're a qualified skiing instructor? You kept that quiet!你有滑雪教练资格？你从来没说过！

More examples

Biscuits will stay crisp if you keep them in an airtight container.

I keep my socks in the bottom drawer.

Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves.

The poor things were kept in small cages without room to move.

Could you keep quiet while I'm on the phone, please?

keep verb CONTINUE DOING

B1 [ I + -ing verb ] also keep on to continue doing something without stopping, or to do it repeatedly继续（做）；重复（做）

He keeps trying to distract me.他一直想分散我的注意力。
I keep on thinking I've seen her before somewhere.我一直觉得以前在哪儿见过她。
I kept hoping that he'd phone me.我一直希望他会给我打电话。
keep going

to continue in the same way as before继续

If things keep going like this, we'll have to close the business.如果情况继续这样的话，我们就不得不关门了。

to continue to do something or to live normally in a difficult situation（在困难的条件下）继续（做）；正常生活

Sometimes it was hard to keep going, but we did it for the children's sake.有时候很难坚持下去，但是为了孩子我们挺过来了。
keep sb going

to help someone to continue doing something or living normally, especially in a difficult situation（尤指在困难的条件下）协助…继续（做）；正常生活

It was my friends that kept me going through all this.是我的朋友们让我坚持下去，度过了这一切。

informal to prevent someone from getting too hungry when they have to wait to eat a meal（在等待吃饭时）使…不至于太饿

Have a piece of fruit to keep you going.吃一点水果，不要太饿。

More examples

She's got a secret admirer who keeps sending her gifts.

She kept telling herself that nothing was wrong.

They were laughing at him because he kept falling off his bike.

I've called him several times but I keep getting the engaged tone.

I don't like those watches that keep beeping every hour.

keep verb DELAY

B1 [ T ] to delay someone or prevent them from doing something使耽误；阻止，妨碍

He's very late - what's keeping him?他迟到了很久，是什么耽搁了他？
[ + -ing verb ] I'm so sorry to keep you waiting.很抱歉，让你久等了。
She kept me talking on the phone for half an hour.她缠着我在电话里讲了半个小时。
I hope I'm not keeping you up (= preventing you from going to bed).希望我没有耽误你睡觉。

[ I ] If you say that news or information for someone can keep, you mean that you can tell it to them later.稍后再说

"I must tell you something." "Can't it keep? I'm in a hurry!"“我得跟你说件事”。“能以后再说吗？我现在赶时间。”
Whatever your news is, it will keep.不管你有什么新闻，等等再说。

More examples

She kept me waiting for hours.

What's keeping her from just asking him?

She kept me sitting in the kitchen while she talked to him.

Try not to keep mother waiting.

He kept me working all evening.

keep verb STAY FRESH

B2 [ I ] (of food) to stay fresh and in good condition（食物）保持新鲜，持久不坏

Milk keeps much longer in a fridge.牛奶放在冰箱里保鲜时间会长很多。

keep verb PROVIDE

C1 [ T ] to provide yourself or another person with food, clothing, a home, and other things necessary for basic living供养；养活

He wanted a job that would allow him to keep his family in comfort.他需要一份工作来养活全家，让他们过上舒服的生活。

Idiom(s)

how are you keeping?

Phrasal verb(s)

keep at sth
keep (sb/sth) away
keep (sth/sb) back
keep sth back
keep sth down
keep sb down
keep from doing sth
keep sb/sth from sth
keep sth from sb
keep sb in
keep in with sb
keep (sb/sth) off sth
keep sth off (sb/sth)
keep (sb) off sth
keep off sth
keep on doing sth
keep on
keep (sb/sth) out
keep (sb/sth) out of sth
keep to somewhere
keep sth to sth
keep sth to yourself
keep (yourself) to yourself
keep to sth
keep sb up
keep sth up
keep (sth) up
keep up
keep up (with sb/sth)
keepnounuk/kiːp/ us/kiːp/

keep noun LIVING EXPENSES

[ U ] the cost of providing food, heating, and other necessary things for someone生计；生活费用

He's old enough now to earn his keep and stop living off his parents.他现已长大成人，可以自谋生计而不再依靠父母。

keep noun TOWER

[ C ] specialized architecture the strong main tower of a castle要塞；城堡主楼

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