1. 保持（某一状态），维持，继续，持续
2. 看守，守卫，把守，保护
3. 保留，保存，保管
4. 经营，管理，开设
5. 持有，拥有，保有
6. 控制住
7. 记
8. 抚养，饲养
9. 雇用
10. 遵守，履行
11. 庆祝，纪念；过（节、生日等）
12. 拿着
13. 防护，防守，守
14. 忍住，抑制，制止（常与from连用）
15. 留住，阻止离开
16. 居住，逗留，呆
17. （食物等）能保持新鲜，保存好，不变坏
18. （商店等）开着，（学校）继续上课
19. 交往
20. 不要求马上注意，能耽搁，可拖延

1. 【史】要塞，坚固据点，堡垒
2. 保持，保养
3. 饲料
4. 监狱，监牢
5. 管理
6. 生活资料，生计，衣食，伙食
7. 【史】中世纪城堡的最牢固的部分
8. 膳宿费用，生活费

1. 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"
   

2. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
3. a cell in a jail or prison

1. 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"
   

2. 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"
   

3. retain possession of;

   "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"
   "She kept her maiden name after she married"
   

4. 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"
   

5. conform one's action or practice to;

   "keep appointments"
   "she never keeps her promises"
   "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
   

6. stick to correctly or closely;

   "The pianist kept time with the metronome"
   "keep count"
   "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
   

7. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of;

   "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
   

8. maintain by writing regular records;

   "keep a diary"
   "maintain a record"
   "keep notes"
   

9. supply with room and board;

   "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"
   "keep boarders"
   

10. 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"
    

11. 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"
    

12. fail to spoil or rot;

    "These potatoes keep for a long time"
    

13. behave as expected during of holidays or rites;

    "Keep the commandments"
    "celebrate Christmas"
    "Observe Yom Kippur"
    

14. keep under control; keep in check;

    "suppress a smile"
    "Keep your temper"
    "keep your cool"
    

15. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger;

    "May God keep you"
    

16. raise;

    "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"
    "he keeps bees"
    

17. retain rights to;

    "keep my job for me while I give birth"
    "keep my seat, please"
    "keep open the possibility of a merger"
    

18. store or keep customarily;

    "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
    

19. 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"
    

20. maintain for use and service;

    "I keep a car in the countryside"
    "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
    

21. hold and prevent from leaving;

    "The student was kept after school"
    

22. prevent (food) from rotting;

    "preserved meats"
    "keep potatoes fresh"
    

1.（使）保持
If someonekeeps oris kept in a particular state, they remain in it.

e.g. The noise kept him awake...
噪音吵得他一直没有睡着。
e.g. Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar...
雷吉一直在柜台后忙活。

2.（使）处于；（使）留在
If youkeep or youare kept in a particular position or place, you remain in it.

e.g. Keep away from the doors while the train is moving...
列车运行过程中要远离车门。
e.g. He kept his head down, hiding his features...
他低头掩面。

3.（使）坚持（避免或不卷入）
If youkeep off something orkeep away from it, you avoid it. If youkeep out of something, you avoid getting involved in it. You can also say that youkeep someoneoff ,away from orout of something.

e.g. I managed to stick to the diet andkeep off sweet foods...
我努力做到了只吃规定饮食，不沾甜食。
e.g. He's going to be a fantastic player if he keeps away from booze and women...
如果能不近酒色，他将成为一名出色的运动员。

4.阻止（或防止、阻碍）…做
If someone or somethingkeeps youfrom a particular action, they prevent you from doing it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. He kept her from being lonely...
他不让她感到孤独。

5.忍住（或克制）不做
If you try tokeep from doing something, you try to stop yourself from doing it.

e.g. She bit her lip tokeep from crying...
她咬住嘴唇不哭。
e.g. He had to lean on Dan tokeep from falling.
他不得不靠在丹身上以免摔倒。

6.保守;隐瞒
If youkeep somethingfrom someone, you do not tell them about it.

keep

e.g. She knew that Gabriel was keeping something from her.
她知道加布里埃尔有事瞒着她。

7.重复；继续
If youkeep doing something, you do it repeatedly or continue to do it.

e.g. Ikeep forgetting it's December...
我总是忘了现在是12月了。
e.g. I turned back after a while, but he kept walking...
我过了一会就往回走了，但他还接着走。

8.（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 youkeep a grip on something, you continue to hold or control it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. One of them wouldkeep a look-out on the road behind to warn us of approaching vehicles...
他们中会有一人看着后面的路，提醒我们注意过来的车辆。

9.保留；保有；留有
If youkeep something, you continue to have it in your possession and do not throw it away, give it away, or sell it.

e.g. '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。
e.g. Lathan had to choose between marrying her and keeping his job.
莱森不得不在娶她和保住工作之间作出选择。

10.存放；储存
If youkeep 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.

e.g. She kept her money under the mattress...
她把钱放在床垫下。
e.g. She remembered where she kept the gun...
她记得放枪的地方。

11.遵守；笃守；恪守
When youkeep something such as a promise or an appointment, you do what you said you would do.

keep

e.g. I'm hoping you'llkeep your promise to come for a long visit...
我希望你遵守诺言来这儿多呆几天。
e.g. He had again failed tokeep his word.
他又食言了。

12.记下；记录；记载
If youkeep a record of a series of events, you write down details of it so that they can be referred to later.

e.g. Eleanor began tokeep a diary...
埃莉诺开始记日记了。
e.g. The volunteers kept a record of everything they ate for a week.
志愿者记录下他们一周所吃的所有食物。

13.供养；抚养；养活
If youkeep yourself orkeep someone else, you support yourself or the other person by earning enough money to provide food, clothing, money, and other necessary things.

e.g. She could just about afford tokeep her five kids...
她勉勉强强能养得起自己的5个孩子。
e.g. I just cannot afford tokeep myself...
我难以维持生计。

14.生活费用
Someone'skeep is the cost of food and other things that they need in their daily life.

keep

e.g. Ray will earn hiskeep on local farms while studying...
雷求学期间会在当地的农场干活赚取生活费。
e.g. I need to give my parents money for mykeep.
我需要付给父母我的生活费。

15.饲养
If youkeep animals, you own them and take care of them.

e.g. I've brought you some eggs. Wekeep chickens...
我给你带了些鸡蛋。我们养鸡。
e.g. This mad writer kept a lobster as a pet.
这个疯狂的作家把龙虾当宠物养。

16.开设；经营；管理
If youkeep a business such as a small shop or hotel, you own it and manage it.

e.g. His father kept a village shop.
他父亲经营一家乡村商店。

17.使耽搁;使延误
If someone or somethingkeeps you, they delay you and make you late.

e.g. Sorry tokeep you, Jack...
很抱歉让你久等了，杰克。
e.g. 'What kept you?' — 'I went in the wrong direction.'
“你为什么晚了？”——“我走错了方向。”

18.（食物）保持不坏
If foodkeeps for a certain length of time, it stays fresh and suitable to eat for that time.

keep的近义词

e.g. Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, where it willkeep 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。

19.（用于询问健康状况）保持健康
You can say or ask how someoneis keeping as a way of saying or asking whether they are well.

e.g. She hasn't been keeping too well lately...
她最近身体不太好。
e.g. How are you keeping these days?
你这些天身体怎么样？

20.（中世纪的）城堡主楼
Akeep is the main tower of a medieval castle, in which people lived.

21.继续做；坚持干
If youkeep at it, you continue doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 'Keep at it!' Thade encouraged me.
“坚持下去！”萨德鼓励我道。

22.永远；永不更改地
Something that isfor keeps is permanent and will not change.

e.g. 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。
e.g. He advised them to leave town for keeps.
他建议他们离开镇子，永远别再回来。

23.继续移动;坚持干
If youkeep going, you continue moving along or doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.

keep

e.g. She forced herself tokeep going...
她强迫自己继续下去。
e.g. I was shouting: 'Keep going,keep going!'
我喊着：“坚持，坚持！”

24.协调/不协调;一致/不一致
If one thing isin keeping with another, it is suitable in relation to that thing. If one thing isout of keeping with another, it is not suitable in relation to that thing.

e.g. His office was in keeping with his station and experience...
他的办公室与其身份和阅历相称。
e.g. In keeping with tradition, the Emperor and Empress did not attend the ceremony...
按照传统，皇帝和皇后未参加该仪式。

25.继续努力
If youkeep it up, you continue working or trying as hard as you have been in the past.

e.g. There are fears that he will not be able tokeep 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。
e.g. You're doing a great job!Keep it up!
你们干得非常棒！继续好好干吧！

26.把…秘而不宣；不将…说出去
If youkeep somethingto yourself, you do not tell anyone else about it.

e.g. I have to tell someone. I can'tkeep it to myself...
我得找人说说。我心里憋不住。
e.g. There's one thing you can do for me. Butkeep it to yourself.
有件事你能帮我做。但你要保密。

27.离群索居；不与人来往
If youkeep yourself to yourself orkeep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.

keep是什么意思

e.g. 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。
e.g. Since she knows little Italian, she keeps to herself.
因为不怎么懂意大利语，她很少和人交往。

28. tokeep someone company -> see company
tokeep your end up -> see end
tokeep a straight face -> see face
tokeep your hand in -> see hand
tokeep your head -> see head
tokeep house -> see house
tokeep pace -> see pace
tokeep the peace -> see peace
tokeep a secret -> see secret
tokeep time -> see time
tokeep track -> see track

相关词组：keep backkeep downkeep in withkeep onkeep on aboutkeep on atkeep tokeep up

1. The fish won't keep; we must eat it now.
   这鱼存不住,我们必须现在就把它吃掉。
2. You'd better finish the ice cream; it won't keep.
   你最好把冰淇淋吃完,这东西放不得。
3. Will this food keep?
   这食品能放得住吗?
4. In such weather meat won't keep long.
   在这样的天气,肉放时间长了要坏的。
5. That news will keep.
   那个消息留待以后再宣布。

1. I was so sleepy that I could hardly keep awake .
   我太困了,简直要睡着了。
2. My mother still keeps young.
   我母亲还不见老。
3. Why do you keep silent?
   你怎么不说话?
4. You must keep calm in an emergency.
   在紧急关头要保持镇静。
5. We must always keep cheerful in hard time.
   在困难的时候我们要始终保持乐观。
6. In those days they could hardly keep alive.
   那时候,他们简直没法活下去。
7. The weather is keeping dry.
   气候一直很干燥。

1. The baby kept crying.
   婴儿一直哭。
2. She kept studying.
   她一直在学习。
3. Please keep sitting where you are.
   请继续坐在原处。
4. Why do you keep looking at me like this?
   你为什么老是这样看着我?
5. My shoe lace keeps coming undone.
   我的鞋带老松开。
6. The machine kept running.
   机器一直运转。
7. I don't know what's wrong with me today; I keep breaking things.
   不知道今天我怎么了,老是打碎东西。
8. It kept raining for a week.
   接连下了一星期雨。
9. The water in the river keeps rising.
   河水一直在上涨。

1. You must keep inside the house during the cold weather.
   在冷天,你必须呆在家中。
2. They did their best to keep on their guard.
   他们尽量保持警惕。
3. We're keeping in very good health.
   我们身体非常好。

1. I think we shall keep friends.
   我想我们将保持朋友关系。
2. The policemen keep order in the streets.
   警察在大街上维护秩序。
3. We must keep in touch with each other.
   我们必须相互保持联系。
4. I'll only keep you for a few minutes.
   我只耽误你几分钟。
5. Well, in this case, I won't keep you.
   噢,既然这样,我就不留你了。
6. Why didn't Daddy let me keep the ten dollars?
   爸爸为什么不让我留下这10美元?
7. He always kept the keys in his pocket.
   他总是把钥匙装在口袋里。
8. She would not be able to keep the job.
   她可能保不住这份工作。
9. Keep the change.
   不用找零钱了。
10. We will always keep our promise not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
    我们始终遵守不干涉别国内政的诺言。
11. He needs more money to keep his wife and children.
    他需要更多的钱养活妻子儿女。
12. They kept a big dog to guard the house.
    他们养了一条大狗守门。
13. They keep a shop.
    他们经营一家商店。
14. That shop keeps everything you will need.
    那家店铺出售你所需要的各种东西。
15. She will keep her birthday in a special way.
    她将以某种特殊方式庆祝生日。
16. The people in this district keep the Sabbath.
    这个地区的人遵守安息日。
17. Most people keep Christmas at home.
    大多数人在家过圣诞节。
18. Who keeps accounts?
    谁记账?
19. She often keeps a diary.
    她常记日记。
20. Keep a record of the books that are borrowed from the library.
    把从图书馆借来的书作个记录。
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21. His promise was faithfully kept.
    他忠实地履行自己的诺言。

1. Will you keep us the seats?
   你给我们保留些座位,好吗?

1. The library will keep the book for you till the weekend.
   图书馆将为你把这本书保留到周末。
2. Please keep this for me until I come back.
   请为我保管此物,直到我回来。

1. They kept him a prisoner.
   他们把他监禁起来。
2. That kept him a student.
   那使他继续当学生。
3. You may keep it as a souvenir if you like.
   如果你愿意,就把它留下来作纪念品。
4. Excitement kept him awake.
   他兴奋得不能入睡。
5. Try your best to keep the children quiet.
   你要尽量使孩子们保持安静。
6. The experiment kept us busy for three months.
   这项试验使我们忙了三个月。
7. Good food keeps you healthy.
   优质食品使你保持健康。
8. To keep the room warm, they closed all the windows.
   为了保持室内温度,他们关掉所有窗户。
9. They kept the grass short.
   他们总是把草修整得很短。
10. She keeps oil clean.
    她让油保持干净。
11. Keep the door open.
    把门敞开着。
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12. Her house is always kept tidy.
    她的房屋总是整整齐齐的。
13. These goods must be kept cool and dry.
    这些货物必须保持低温、干燥。

1. What keeps you here so late?
   什么使你在这里呆得这么晚?

1. They kept her working all day.
   他们强迫她整日工作。
2. Keep the fire burning, will you?
   让火一直着着，好吗?
3. The police keep the traffic moving.
   警察使交通畅通无阻。
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4. I'm sorry you've been kept waiting.
   很抱歉,让你一直等着。

1. She keeps the food locked up.
   她把食品锁起来了。
2. Hereafter， I want you to keep me informed of how things are going with you.
   从此以后,我要求你让我了解你的进展情况。
3. His friend kept him pinned to the floor until he took back the insult.
   他的朋友把他牢牢按在地板上,要他收回他的侮辱性言词。
4. He kept his fist clenched in his pocket.
   他在衣袋里紧紧握住拳头。

锻炼

keep的翻译

B：It helpskeep me (fit/ healthy/ in shape).
它可以帮助我保持（体形/健康的身体/身材）。

keep

A：That’s good.
对呀。

搬家

A：Wow, youkeep this place (cold/ cool/ freezing).
哇，你这个地方真（凉快/凉爽/冷）。

B：Yeah, I like it that way.
是呀。我喜欢这样。

道别

A：Well, I must be off now. I have an appointment at six.
嗯，我现在得离开了。我六点有个约会。

B：In that case, I won’tkeep you any longer. Drop in any time.
如果是那样的话，我不再挽留你了。（欢迎）随时到我这里来。

A：OK. Goodbye.
我会的。再见。

B：See you later.
再见。

keep open doors, keep the door open

这两个短语区别有三:

1.前者的意思是“好客”或“对客人盛情招待”; 后者的意思是“使门保持开着”。

2.前者中的doors是复数形式,其前无冠词; 而后者中的door则根据实际情况，可用单数,也可用复数。

3.前者中的open位于doors之前,作定语; 后者中的open位于door之后,作宾语补足语。

keep shop, keep a shop

这两个短语的区别是:

1.前者的意思是“照管店务”; 后者的意思是“开一个店铺”。

2.前者中的shop是不可数名词,无单复数之分; 后者中的shop是可数名词,可根据实际情况而用单复数。例如:

His father kept two shops in the countryside.他父亲在乡间开了两个小店。

keep silent, keep silence

这两个短语意思不能混淆:前者的意思是“不吭声”或“默不作声”,后者的意思是“保持安静”。试比较:

He was unable to keep silent any longer.

他再也不能保持沉默了。

I hope you will keep silence while I am away.

我出去后,我希望你安静些。

keep v-ing, keep on v-ing

这两个短语意思相同,在表示每隔一段时间就发生的动作时,一般可互换。其区别仅在于:

1.keep v -ing中的 v -ing是分词作表语, keep on v -ing中的 v -ing是动名词作宾语。

2.keep v -ing强调动作的连续性和客观性; 而keep on v -ing强调动作的重复性或动作执行者的决心,常含有一定的感情色彩。

3.keep v -ing还可表示持续不间断的状态或动作,而keep on v -ing无此用法。

keep one's word, promise

这两者均含有“许诺”之意。其区别是：

promise指“许诺”,只指意图,而不指义务,只指美好的愿望,不指坏的意图; keep one's word则指作出promise后遵守自己的诺言。例如:

He promised to come and see me today, but he failed to keep his word.他答应今天来看我,但他没能守约。

I'll keep my word;I'll tell him everything.我将遵守诺言,把一切告诉他。

keep, detain

这组词都有“留住,耽搁”的意思。其区别在于:

1.detain尤指警察进行“拘留”,一般指“留住,耽搁”时,常含有强迫之意; keep多用于口语中。

2.detain比keep语气重,且更正式。

keep, hold

这两个词都有“保存,保持”的意思,其区别在于:keep“保存”或“保持”的时间较长,而hold“保存”或“保持”的时间较短。

keep, preserve, reserve, retain

这组词都有“保存”“保留”或“保持”的意思。其区别在于:

1.keep指把某一事物置于自己的权力或管理之下; retain和reserve同义,均指继续“保持”或“保存”某事物, retain是较为正式的用语,还可指记住某事; preserve指把某物“收藏”或“保存”好。

2.retain含有不失去的意味; reserve则强调继续保持而不致失去; preserve强调防止破坏作用,要采取措施使某物完好无损或质量不变。例如:

His business has been taken over by a big corporation, but he still retains some control over it.他的商店被一家大公司接管了,但他仍保留部分控制权。

You'd better reserve your strength for tomorrow's climb.你最好留点力气明天爬山。

Salt preserves food from decay.盐能防止食物腐烂。

keep the door open, leave the door open

这两者都是“让门开着的意思”,其区别在于:前者是有意地,后者多是无意地。试比较以下两句:

Do not leave the door open at night!

夜间不要让门开着!

She kept the door open at night to wait for her husband.

她夜间一直开着门等丈夫回来。

keep away from, avoid, evade, shun

这组词（组）都有“逃避,避开”的意思,它们的区别是：

1.evade多用于指避开当前极不希望的事物或场合; shun则多用于避开一贯不喜欢的事物或场合; 而avoid则既可指避开当前极不希望的事物或场合,也可指避开一贯不喜欢的事物或场合。

2.avoid强调消极地避开; evade多指用巧妙而有策略的方法积极避开; shun指主体积极设法避开,但表示不愿接近的心情更鲜明。

3.avoid, evade, shun都可用名词作宾语,但avoid和shun还可用动名词作直接宾语。

4.keep away from常用于口语,指避开、不接近。

keep up with, catch up with

这两个短语都可表示“赶上”。其区别是：

catch up with表示从落后的状态迎头赶上; keep up with表示跟上某人以至不落后。例如:

You go on;I will soon catch up with you.

你先走,我很快会赶上你的。

She had to run to keep up with them.

她得跑步才能跟上他们。

keep still, hold still

这两个短语中hold和keep都用作系动词, still是形容词作表语,在作“坚持不动”解时,两者可互换,只是hold still是美式英语; 而keep still是英式英语。另外, keep still还有“保持沉默”的意思,而hold still则无此义。

keep，retain，reserve，preserve，conserve，withhold

这些动词均有“保持，保存”之意。

keep最常用词，指长时间牢固地保持或保存。

retain指继续保持。

reserve正式用词，指为了将来的用途或其他用途而保存、保留。

preserve主要指为防止损害、变质等而保存。

conserve一般指保存自然资源，保全人的精力、力量等。

withhold指扣住不放，暗示有阻碍。

raise，keep，support，feed

这四个词都有“抚养”、“养家”、“赡养”的意思，但也有区别。

raise意为“抚养（指人）；饲养（指动物或禽畜）”之意。

keep表示“养活（指人）；饲养（指动物或禽畜）”。

support意为“养活”，不用于饲养动物。

feed意为“喂养；饲养；以......为食”。