keep
- v.保持;继续(做某事);（为某人）保留，留下;记下，记录，记载;开设，经营，管理（商店或餐馆）;保护;(使)处于;遵守;保守（秘密）;放，存放，贮存（在某处）;养;保有;供养;使耽搁;守门;健康状况如何;保持不坏
- n.生活费用;生活必需品;城堡主楼
keepverb
保持 stay
（使）保持，处于
to stay in a particular condition or position; to make sb/sth do this
We huddled together to keep warm.
我们挤在一起来保暖。
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。
She kept the children amused for hours.
她陪孩子们玩了好几个小时。
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——然后发生了什么事儿？
She had trouble keeping her balance .
她保持平衡有困难。
I'm very sorry to keep you waiting .
对不起，让你久等了。
继续 continue
继续，重复（做某事）
to continue doing sth; to do sth repeatedly
Keep smiling!
要保持笑容！
Don't keep on interrupting me!
别老是跟我打岔！
耽搁 delay
使耽搁；使延误
to delay sb
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
保有；留着；不退还
to continue to have sth and not give it back or throw it away
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。
I keep all her letters.
我把她所有的信都保留着。
为某人保留 save for sb
（为某人）保留，留下
to save sth for sb
Please keep a seat for me.
请给我留个座位。
Please keep me a seat.
请给我留个座位。
放；存放 put/store
放，存放，贮存（在某处）
to put or store sth in a particular place
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
开设，经营，管理（商店或餐馆）
to own and manage a shop/store or restaurant
Her father kept a grocer's shop.
她父亲开了个杂货店。
动物 animals
养；饲养
to own and care for animals
to keep bees/goats/hens
养蜜蜂 / 山羊 / 母鸡
健康 about health
（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
How is your mother keeping ?
你母亲身体好吗？
We're all keeping well.
我们都很健康。
食物 of food
保持不坏
to remain in good condition
Finish off the pie─it won't keep.
把馅饼都吃了吧——搁不住。
‘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
保守（秘密）
to know sth and not tell it to anyone
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。
承诺；约会 promise/appointment
遵守；笃守；恪守
to do what you have promised to do; to go where you have agreed to go
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。
日记；记录 diary/record
记下，记录，记载（日记、账目、记录等）
to write down sth as a record
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。
供养 support sb
供养；养活
to provide what is necessary for sb to live; to support sb by paying for food, etc.
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
保护；使免受
to protect sb from sth
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）。
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
守门；把守球门
to guard or protect the goal or wicket
to be enough for sb until they get what they are waiting for
吃个苹果就能挨到吃晚饭了。
Have an apple to keep you going till dinner time.
继续做某事（或坚持干）
to continue working at sth
Come on, keep at it, you've nearly finished!
快，要坚持，你马上就要完成了！
使某人继续做（或坚持干）某事
to make sb continue working at sth
He kept us at it all day.
他让我们不停地干了一天。
避免接近；远离；勿靠近
to avoid going near sb/sth
Keep away from the edge of the cliff.
切莫靠近悬崖边。
不让接近某人（或某事物）；使离开
to prevent sb/sth from going somewhere
Her illness kept her away from work for several weeks.
她病得好几周都上不了班。
（与…）保持距离
to stay at a distance from sb/sth
Keep well back from the road.
离公路远些。
使某人（与…）保持距离
to make sb stay at a distance from sb/sth
Barricades were erected to keep back the crowds.
设置了障碍，使人群无法靠近。
拒绝告知某事；隐瞒
to refuse to tell sb sth
I'm sure she's keeping something back from us.
我肯定她有什么事瞒着我们。
隐蔽；隐伏；卧倒；蹲下
to hide yourself by not standing up straight
Keep down! You mustn't let anyone see you.
蹲下！一定不要让人看见你。
压制（或限制、控制）某人
to prevent a person, group, etc. from expressing themselves freely
The people have been kept down for years by a brutal regime.
多年来人们一直受到残暴统治的压制。
忍住（或克制自己）不做某事
to prevent yourself from doing sth
She could hardly keep from laughing.
她差一点儿笑了出来。
I just managed to keep myself from falling.
我差一点儿没摔倒。
阻止（或防止、阻碍）某人做某事
to prevent sb from doing sth
I hope I'm not keeping you from your work.
希望我没有妨碍你工作。
The church bells keep me from sleeping.
教堂的钟声使我不能入睡。
不将某事告诉某人；瞒着某人
to avoid telling sb sth
I think we ought to keep the truth from him until he's better.
我想我们应该等他身体好些再告诉他实情。
使置于某物之外；使与某物分开
to make sth stay out of sth
She could not keep the dismay from her voice.
她无法使自己沉重的心情不流露在话音之中。
（为得到好处而）与某人友好相处，不得罪某人
to make sure that you stay friendly with sb, because you will get an advantage from doing so
控制（或抑制）感情
to avoid expressing an emotion
He could scarcely keep in his indignation.
他几乎控制不住自己的愤怒。
使某人留在室内（或某地）；使不外出
to make sb stay indoors or in a particular place
向某人经常供应（或正常提供）某物
to provide sb/yourself with a regular supply of sth
（雨、雪等）未下
if rain, snow, etc. keeps off , it does not fall
使…不接近（或不接触、远离）某人 / 事物
to prevent sb/sth from coming near, touching, etc. sb/sth
They lit a fire to keep off wild animals.
他们点燃篝火防止野兽靠近。
Keep your hands off (= do not touch) me!
别碰我！
继续
to continue
Keep on until you get to the church.
一直往前走到教堂。
继续雇用某人
to continue to employ sb
继续租用房子（或套房等）
to continue to rent a house, flat/apartment, etc.
（对…）纠缠不休；老是困扰；老是唠叨
to speak to sb often and in an annoying way about sb/sth
He does keep on so!
他就是这样纠缠不休！
I'll do it─just don't keep on at me about it!
我会做的——可别再对我唠叨了！
不进入；留在外面
to not enter a place; to stay outside
The sign said ‘Private Property─Keep Out!’
告示牌上写着“私人产业——不得入内！”
使不进入；防止进入；把…关在外面
to prevent sb/sth from entering a place
Keep that dog out of my study!
别让那狗进我的书房！
避免某事；使不卷入某事；使置身于…之外；使不受…的影响
to avoid sth; to prevent sb from being involved in sth or affected by sth
That child can't keep out of mischief.
那孩子非捣蛋不可。
Keep the baby out of the sun.
别让孩子晒着。
离群索居；不与人往来；不管别人的事
to avoid meeting people socially or becoming involved in their affairs
Nobody knows much about him; he keeps himself very much to himself.
谁对他都不太了解，因为他很少和人交往。
对…秘而不宣（或保守秘密）；不将…说出去
to not tell other people about sth
I'd be grateful if you kept this information to yourself.
你要是不把这消息传出去，我会不胜感激的。
控制，压制（人）
to control or oppress sb
The local people are kept under by the army.
当地居民受军队管制。
（天气）持续不变
if particular weather keeps up , it continues without stopping
The rain kept up all afternoon.
雨下了整整一个下午。
（与…）齐步前进，并驾齐驱；跟上
to move, make progress or increase at the same rate as sb/sth
Slow down─I can't keep up!
慢点——我跟不上了！
I can't keep up with all the changes.
我并非所有的变化都能跟得上。
Wages are not keeping up with inflation.
工资赶不上通货膨胀。
与（某人）保持联系
to continue to be in contact with sb
How many of your old school friends do you keep up with?
你与多少老同学保持着联系？
使某人熬夜（或开夜车、不睡觉）
to prevent sb from going to bed
I hope we're not keeping you up.
希望我们没有耽误你睡觉。
noun
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
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。
城堡主楼
a large strong tower, built as part of an old castle
for ever
这东西是永远属于你了，还是要还给他？
Is it yours for keeps or does he want it back?
keep
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V-LINK-ERG （使）保持
If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it.The noise kept him awake...
噪音吵得他一直没有睡着。
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V-ERG （使）处于；（使）留在
If you keep or you are kept in a particular position or place, you remain in it.Keep away from the doors while the train is moving...
列车运行过程中要远离车门。
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V-ERG （使）坚持（避免或不卷入）
If you keep off something or keep away from it, you avoid it. If you keep out of something, you avoid getting involved in it. You can also say that you keep someone off ,away from or out of something.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。
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VERB 阻止（或防止、阻碍）…做
If someone or something keeps you from a particular action, they prevent you from doing it.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。
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VERB 忍住（或克制）不做
If you try to keep from doing something, you try to stop yourself from doing it.She bit her lip to keep from crying...
她咬住嘴唇不哭。
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VERB 保守;隐瞒
If you keep something from someone, you do not tell them about it.She knew that Gabriel was keeping something from her.
她知道加布里埃尔有事瞒着她。
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VERB 重复；继续
If you keep doing something, you do it repeatedly or continue to do it.I keep forgetting it's December...
我总是忘了现在是12月了。
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VERB （与某些名词连用，表示持续一段时间或继续做某事）持续，继续（持有或控制）
Keep is used with some nouns to indicate that someone does something for a period of time or continues to do it. For example, if you keep a grip on something, you continue to hold or control it.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。
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VERB 保留；保有；留有
If you keep something, you continue to have it in your possession and do not throw it away, give it away, or sell it.'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。
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VERB 存放；储存
If you keep something in a particular place, you always have it or store it in that place so that you can use it whenever you need it.She kept her money under the mattress...
她把钱放在床垫下。
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VERB 遵守；笃守；恪守
When you keep something such as a promise or an appointment, you do what you said you would do.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。
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VERB 记下；记录；记载
If you keep a record of a series of events, you write down details of it so that they can be referred to later.Eleanor began to keep a diary...
埃莉诺开始记日记了。
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VERB 供养；抚养；养活
If you keep yourself or keep someone else, you support yourself or the other person by earning enough money to provide food, clothing, money, and other necessary things.She could just about afford to keep her five kids...
她勉勉强强能养得起自己的5个孩子。
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N-SING 生活费用
Someone's keep is the cost of food and other things that they need in their daily life.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。
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VERB 饲养
If you keep animals, you own them and take care of them.I've brought you some eggs. We keep chickens...
我给你带了些鸡蛋。我们养鸡。
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VERB 开设；经营；管理
If you keep a business such as a small shop or hotel, you own it and manage it.His father kept a village shop.
他父亲经营一家乡村商店。
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VERB 使耽搁;使延误
If someone or something keeps you, they delay you and make you late.Sorry to keep you, Jack...
很抱歉让你久等了，杰克。
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VERB （食物）保持不坏
If food keeps for a certain length of time, it stays fresh and suitable to eat for that time.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。
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VERB （用于询问健康状况）保持健康
You can say or ask how someone is keeping as a way of saying or asking whether they are well.She hasn't been keeping too well lately...
她最近身体不太好。
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N-COUNT （中世纪的）城堡主楼
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PHRASE 继续做；坚持干
If you keep at it, you continue doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.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。
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PHRASE 永远；永不更改地
Something that is for keeps is permanent and will not change.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。
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PHRASE 继续移动;坚持干
If you keep going, you continue moving along or doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.She forced herself to keep going...
她强迫自己继续下去。
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PHRASE 协调/不协调;一致/不一致
If one thing is in keeping with another, it is suitable in relation to that thing. If one thing is out of keeping with another, it is not suitable in relation to that thing.His office was in keeping with his station and experience...
他的办公室与其身份和阅历相称。
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PHRASE 继续努力
If you keep it up, you continue working or trying as hard as you have been in the past.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。
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PHRASE 把…秘而不宣；不将…说出去
If you keep something to yourself, you do not tell anyone else about it.I have to tell someone. I can't keep it to myself...
我得找人说说。我心里憋不住。
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PHRASE 离群索居；不与人来往
If you keep yourself to yourself or keep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.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。
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to keep someone company→ see:company
noun
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- a cell in a jail or prison
- Synonym: hold
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- the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
- Synonym: donjon dungeon
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- the financial means whereby one lives
- each child was expected to pay for their keep
- he applied to the state for support
- he could no longer earn his own livelihood
- Synonym: support livelihood living bread and butter sustenance
verb
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- prevent (food) from rotting
- preserved meats
- keep potatoes fresh
- Synonym: preserve
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- stick to correctly or closely
- The pianist kept time with the metronome
- keep count
- I cannot keep track of all my employees
- Synonym: observe maintain
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- maintain by writing regular records
- keep a diary
- maintain a record
- keep notes
- Synonym: maintain
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- supply with necessities and support
- She alone sustained her family
- The money will sustain our good cause
- There's little to earn and many to keep
- Synonym: sustain maintain
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- hold and prevent from leaving
- The student was kept after school
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- retain possession of
- Can I keep my old stuffed animals?
- She kept her maiden name after she married
- Synonym: hold on
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- look after;be the keeper of;have charge of
- He keeps the shop when I am gone
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- maintain for use and service
- I keep a car in the countryside
- She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
- Synonym: maintain
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- have as a supply
- I always keep batteries in the freezer
- keep food for a week in the pantry
- She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator
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- store or keep customarily
- Where do you keep your gardening tools?
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- retain rights to
- keep my job for me while I give birth
- keep my seat, please
- keep open the possibility of a merger
- Synonym: keep open hold open save
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- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- We cannot continue several servants any longer
- She retains a lawyer
- The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
- Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
- We kept the work going as long as we could
- She retained her composure
- this garment retains its shape even after many washings
- Synonym: retain continue keep on
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- keep under control;keep in check
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- Synonym: restrain keep back hold back
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- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
- We must prevent the cancer from spreading
- His snoring kept me from falling asleep
- Keep the child from eating the marbles
- Synonym: prevent
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- behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur
- Synonym: observe celebrate
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- conform one's action or practice to
- keep appointments
- she never keeps her promises
- We kept to the original conditions of the contract
- Synonym: observe
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- supply with room and board
- He is keeping three women in the guest cottage
- keep boarders
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- raise
- She keeps a few chickens in the yard
- he keeps bees
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- keep in a certain state, position, or activity;e.g., "keep clean"
- hold in place
- She always held herself as a lady
- The students keep me on my toes
- Synonym: maintain hold
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- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- Keep on working!
- We continued to work into the night
- Keep smiling
- We went on working until well past midnight
- Synonym: continue go on proceed go along
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- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- May God keep you
- Synonym: preserve
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- fail to spoil or rot
- These potatoes keep for a long time
- Synonym: stay fresh
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I go swimming every day in order to keep fit .
我每天游泳以保持健康。
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You 'll need to keep a clear head for your interview .
你面试时需要保持清醒的头脑。
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I said I 'd go just to keep him happy .
我说过我要去只是为了让他高兴。
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It is important to keep in touch with the latest research .
及时掌握最新研究情况很重要。
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Keep going like that ─ you 're doing fine .
就这样做下去——你做得蛮不错嘛。
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I said I 'd go , just to keep him happy .
我说过我要去只是为了让他高兴。
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I 'm sure she 's keeping something back from us .
我肯定她有什么事瞒着我们。
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I keep thinking back to the day I arrived here .
我不断回想起刚到这儿那一天的情景。
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It is essential to keep the two groups separate .
将这两组隔开是完全必要的。
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We said we would keep them .
我们说过要保存它们的。
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Keep that dog out of my study !
别让那狗进我的书房！
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Why oh why do people keep leaving the door open ?
人们到底为什么总敞着门呢？
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Keep on the right side of the road .
靠马路的右边行走。
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It is vital to keep a check on your speed .
经常检查并控制你的车速是至关重要的。
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You should always keep to the speed limit .
什么时候你都不得超过最高速度限制。
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They keep a list of people willing to work nights .
他们有一份愿意夜间工作的人的名单。
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He must like her , or he wouldn 't keep calling her .
他一定喜欢她，不然他不会老给她打电话。
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Have an apple to keep you going till dinner time .
吃个苹果就能挨到吃晚饭了。
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I 'll keep you company while you 're waiting .
你等待时我会陪伴你。
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The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied .
最重要的就是别让自己闲着。
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Your application will be kept on file .
你的申请书将存档。
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It pays to keep up to date with your work .
工作能跟上时代是有利的。
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Is it yours for keeps or does he want it back ?
这东西是永远属于你了，还是要还给他？
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She tried to keep hold of the child 's hand .
她尽力拉住那孩子的手不放。
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Keep well back from the road .
离公路远些。
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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。
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He kept us at it all day .
他让我们不停地干了一天。
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It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change .
跟上迅速的变化是很困难的。
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It is important to keep calm in an emergency .
情况紧急的时候，保持镇静是重要的。
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Anything that keeps education on the front burner is good .
任何重视教育的事都是好事。
指继续做之前所做的某事或重复做同一件事。
She kept walking in the garden.
她继续在花园散步。
The boy kept asking me questions.
这男孩老是问我问题。
指持续而不停止，也可指中断后又继续下去。
The baby continued to cry all night.
这个婴儿一晚上都在哭。
He continued to work after he recovered.
他康复以后继续工作。
Shall we continue playing chess after supper?
晚饭后我们继续下国际象棋如何？
指不停顿地继续下去；go on doing sth 表示继续干同一件事，而 go on to do sth 则表示干完一件事后接着干另一件事。
The noise went on for 24 hours.
噪声24个小时没有消停过。
He oughtn't to go on living this way.
他不应该这样生活下去了。
Bassin went on to tell us something different.
巴辛接着给我们讲了些别的东西。
指中断后继续进行。
Two days later, they resumed their journey.
两天以后，他们继续旅行。
The violinist resumed playing after the intermission.
幕间休息之后，那位小提琴手又重新开始演奏。
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