[ki?p]
vt.
保留，保存，留下：
May I keep the book?
我可以留下這本書嗎?
保管，存放：
I'll keep it for a souvenir.
我要將它保存下來作為紀念。
Please keep my suitcase while I leave for a ticket.
我去買票時請?zhí)嫖冶９芤幌率痔嵯洹?
保守(秘密等)：
to keep a secret
保守秘密
履行(諾言)，遵守(慣例、常規(guī)、飲食規(guī)定等)，維護：
to keep a promise
守約
to keep law
守法
Policemen keep order in the streets.
警察在街上維持秩序。
開設，管理，經營：
to keep a shop
經營商店
His mother came to keep house for them.
他的母親來為他們料理家務。
照顧，養(yǎng)活，撫養(yǎng)：
She kept her sister's children for a week while she was ill.
在她姐姐生病的一周時間里她替姐姐照看孩子。
to keep a family
養(yǎng)家
慶祝，紀念；過(節(jié)、生日等)：
to keep one's birthday
慶祝生日
to keep Christmas
過圣誕節(jié)
經銷，經售：
Do you keep postcards?
你們經銷明信片嗎?
喂養(yǎng)，飼養(yǎng)(牲畜)：
They keep cattle on their farm.
他們在農場上養(yǎng)牛。
記載，記錄；記(賬、日記等)：
to keep a diary
記日記
to keep books
記賬
記住：
to keep something in mind
記住某事
雇用：
to keep servants
雇用仆人
防止，制止；預防，妨礙，耽擱：
What kept her from coming yesterday?
她昨天為什么沒來?
You must keep the little boy from hurting himself.
你一定要提防那小男孩傷了自己。
拘留，扣留，監(jiān)禁：
to keep somebody in prison
把某人關進監(jiān)獄里
阻止離開，留住：
The children behaved badly and so the teacher kept them after school.
孩子們表現極差，所以放學后老師把他們留下來。
保衛(wèi)，守衛(wèi)，守護：
to keep a town against the enemy
保衛(wèi)城市不被敵人占領
to keep goal
守(球)門
合著(節(jié)拍等)，跟上(節(jié)奏等):
to keep time
合節(jié)拍
使繼續(xù)保持著(某種狀態(tài)):
The employer kept them working all day.
那位雇主讓他們整天干活。
Keep the fire burning.
讓火一直燒著。
He kept his eyes shut and listened to the music.
他閉著眼睛，聽著音樂。
與…交往：
to keep good friends
交好朋友
留在(某處)，保持在(床上等)不動：
to keep the house
足不出戶
He was so ill that he kept his bed all day.
他病得很厲害，一整天都臥床不起。
vi.
保持，維持，繼續(xù)(處于某種狀態(tài))：
Don't keep silent!
不要保持沉默!
I would have soon found the one I wanted if the books had kept in order.
如果書籍擺放整齊了，我本可以很快就會找到我想要的那本書了。
The weather is keeping fine.
天氣依然不錯。
(食物等)能保存；能持久不壞，保存好：
The meat will keep overnight.
這肉過夜不會壞。
How long will this butter keep?
這黃油能保存多久?
可拖延，能耽擱，不要求馬上注意：
The problem won't keep till tomorrow.
這問題不能拖到明天。
[美國口語](商店等)開著；(學校)繼續(xù)上課：
This cafe keeps late into the night.
這家咖啡館一直開到深夜。
Will school keep all day?
學校全天開課嗎?
(路線、方向等)被保持住：
Traffic in China keeps to the right.
在中國車輛靠右側行駛。
(秘密)被守住：
I don't think the secret will keep.
我認為這秘密沒法保得住。
交往：
He is able to keep with his classmates well.
他與他的同學交往很融洽。
[英國口語]住，呆，逗留：
Where do you keep in town?
你在城里住哪?
【美式橄欖球】(樞紐前衛(wèi)佯傳后)繼續(xù)控球
n.
照管，照顧
供養(yǎng)，撫養(yǎng)
生活，生計
飼料；牧草
放牧，飼養(yǎng)
拘留，監(jiān)禁；看守
【歷史】(中古)城堡主塔；要塞，堡壘；城堡
照管者，撫養(yǎng)者；飼養(yǎng)者
監(jiān)獄
【機械學】定位器，蓋子，帽
【美式橄欖球】比賽繼續(xù)
[用復數，用作單數]玻璃彈子游戲
[罕用語]保持，保養(yǎng)
短語:
earn one's keep
謀生，掙生活費，掙飯吃
值得雇用；值得豢養(yǎng)
for keeps
約定(獎品)歸贏者所有
永遠地，永久地，完全地；終于
嚴肅地，認真地
[澳大利亞英語]【板球】取守勢地
in good keep
保存得好，在良好狀態(tài)中；(馬等)豢養(yǎng)得好
in keep with
與…一致，和…協(xié)調
in low keep
保管得不好；(馬等)豢養(yǎng)得不好
變形：
vt.
kept
. keeping