keep
n. 生计, 维持, 保持 vt. 保持, 保存, 遵守, 看守, 整理, 维持, 履行, 经营, 拘留, 记帐 vi. 保持, 继续不断
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教材释义与例句
保持；生计；生活费
the cost of providing food and a home for someone
保持；经营；遵守；饲养
to stay in a particular state, condition, or position, or to make someone or something do this
释义与例句
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The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
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The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
可数 不可数He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep.
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The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
可数 不可数to be in good keep
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A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
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The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.
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That which is kept in charge; a charge.
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A mistress (the other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations).
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To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
及物to keep silence; to keep possession
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To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
及物to keep one's word; to keep one's promise
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To hold the status of something.
To maintain possession of.
保持
保存
及物I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.
I only meant to lend him the shirt at first, but it looked better on him than me, so I told him to keep it.
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To hold the status of something.
To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
维持
双及物 及物I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.
The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.
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To hold the status of something.
To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
及物I used to keep a diary.
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To hold the status of something.
To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.
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To hold the status of something.
To remain in; to be confined to.
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To hold the status of something.
To restrain.
及物I keep my pet gerbil away from my brother.
Don't let me keep you; I know you have things to be doing.
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To hold the status of something.
To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
及物May the Lord keep you from harm.
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To hold the status of something.
To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).
及物He kept a mistress for over ten years.
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To hold the status of something.
To raise; to care for.
饲
养
及物He has been keeping orchids since retiring.
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To hold the status of something.
To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).
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To hold the status of something.
To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
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To hold the status of something.
To have habitually in stock for sale.
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To hold or be held in a state.
To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
不及物 废旧She kept to her bed while the fever lasted.
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To hold or be held in a state.
To continue.
继续
不及物I keep taking the tablets, but to no avail.
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To hold or be held in a state.
To remain edible or otherwise usable.
不及物Potatoes can keep if they are in a root cellar.
Latex paint won't keep indefinitely.
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To hold or be held in a state.
To remain in a state.
不及物The rabbit avoided detection by keeping still.
Keep calm! There's no need to panic.
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To hold or be held in a state.
To have rooms at college, at the University of Cambridge.
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To wait for, keep watch for.
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To act as wicket-keeper.
不及物 体育 游戏Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.
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To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
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To be in session; to take place.
不及物 废旧School keeps today.
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To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
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To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
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To observe or celebrate (a holiday).
过时 及物to keep the Sabbath
The feast of St. Stephen is kept on December 26.
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To put (something) back (to its original location or appropriate place); to put away.
新加坡 及物Please keep these books.
词汇关系
同义词 10
反义词 2
上位词 10
下位词 10
近义相关 8
参见 6
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词源
From Middle English kepe, kep, from the verb (see above).
来源：wiktionary