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keep /ki:p/(kept /kept/, kept) I. vt. 1.保存，保持，留住: Will you keep this book for me? 你帮   我保存一下这本书好吗? This can help to keep moisture in the soil. 这可以帮助保持土壤中的水分。Will you keep us the seats/the seats for us? 你给我们保留座位好吗? 2.管理，经营；养活，饲养: His mother helped to keep house for him。他妈妈帮助他管家。His father keeps a bookstore in Boston. 他父亲在波士顿开一家书店。He had a large family to keep. 他有一大家人要养活。3.使继续处于某种状态 （跟带现在分词、过去分词、形容词、副词和介词短语的复合结构）：I’m sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.对不起让你久等了。I promise I'll keep your decision a secret.我承诺保密你的决策。I tried to keep the children quiet during the ceremony.在仪式举行的时候我们竭力使孩子们安静。［考句］ The manager promised to keep me informed of how our business was going on.经理答应让我不断了解我们公司进展情况。In those days we could hardly keep ourselves alive. 那时候我们简直没法养活自己。What have kept you away for so long? 什么事使你离开这么久?She likes to keep everything in good order.她喜欢把一切放得整整齐齐。4. 处于/保持…状态：We kept in during the cold weather.天冷时，我们就不出去。 Keep away from the fire, children.孩子们，别靠炉火太近。We’re keeping in very good health. 我们身体非常好。 5. 用于习语 keep abreast of（见abreast条）keep a promise(law, etc.)遵守诺言(法律)等：One should keep one’s promise.一个人应当遵守自己的诺言。keep an eye on （见eye条） keep a record登记，记录：He kept a record of work done. 他把做的工作记录下来。keep a secret保密：Can you keep a secret?你能保守秘密吗? keep (a) watch注意，警惕，提防: The hospital keeps (a) close watch on the babies’ health. 医院密切注意婴儿的健康状况。 keep at 努力做：Learning a language is hard work - you have to keep at it.学习一门语言是一件很艰苦的事情，你必须努力去做。keep at a distance 保持距离，不要靠近：Persons guiding the driver should keep at a safe distance from the machine and its load and never stand underneath the elevated forks. 指挥人站在离车的一个安全距离，不要站在叉车下。keep back保留；阻止：You’re keeping something back from us; what is it? 你有什么事瞒着我，到底是什么事呀? At the moment she just couldn’t keep back her tears. 这时她就是没法忍住自己的眼泪。 keep doing sth. 不断，一直做某事(连续不断地或反复地发生)：He kept talking for nearly an hour.他持续谈了将近一个钟头。keep down控制（增长），阻止：The government are desperate to keep inflation down.政府拼力控制通胀。It’s all part of a conspiracy to keep women down.这是压制妇女图谋的全部内容。keep from 避免做某事；使某人避免做某事：Dinah bit her lips to keep from screaming.黛娜为了不发出尖叫而咬住了自己的嘴唇。keep house（见house条） keep in touch with…与…保持联系：We’ll keep in touch with you. 我们将和你保持联系。keep off 避开，防止，挡住，脱离：We had to think of a way to keep off the rain. 我们得想个办法挡雨。Keep off the grass!勿踏草地! ［考句］ If you keep off the bottle and cigarettes, you’ll be much healthier. 如果你戒掉烟酒，你的身体会好的多。keep on 继续(干): The rain kept on for several days. 雨一连下了好几天。keep on doing sth. 1.不断，老是做某事(动作之间略有间隔)：They kept on making the same mistakes. 他们老是犯同样的错误。 2.继续做某事：We kept on working after dark. 天黑了我们还继续干。keep …in mind记住，想着：He always keep the interests of  the collective in mind.他经常想到集体的利益。keep in touch with 与…保持联系We keep in touch with each other by writing letters. 我们彼此靠写信联系。 keep one’s fingers crossed希望如意：Let’s keep our fingers crossed that it doesn’t rain.但愿不下雨。 keep one’s own councel 保密：He was a quiet man who kept his own counsel.他言语不多，不跟别人透露他自己的事情。keep one’s head保持镇静：Can you keep your head at times of pressure and stress?在有压力的时候你能够保持镇静吗？keep…out (of)…遮挡，使不进入：The trees keep out the wind. 这些树可以挡风。Please keep the dog out of the study. 请别让这只狗进书房。keep silence保持安静，保持沉默: Keep silence, please! 请安静! keep sb. from doing sth.使某人不做某事：We must keep them from getting to know our plans. 一定不要让他们知道我们的计划。We must do something to keep the roof from falling. 我们得想个办法使房顶不致塌下来。keep to 遵守，坚持：keep to one’s promise 遵守诺言；keep firmly to the stand 坚持这一立场 keep track of 掌握动态（见track条） keep up保持，继续(某活动)，不使(斗志)低落，维持：Keep up your English. You’ll find it helpful in your work. 英语要继续学，以后在工作中你会发现有用的。If this rain keeps up, the crops will be flooded.雨要是再下，庄稼就淹了。 keep up with 跟上，不落在后面： ［考句］ I have had a great deal of trouble keeping up with the rest of the class. 赶上班里的其他同学，对我来说有很大困难。keep …company陪伴：I’ll keep you company till the train comes.我陪你到火车到。‖II. link. v.  保持或继续某种状态（跟形容词、副词和介词短语）：Why do you keep silent?你怎么不说话? I was so sleepy that I could hardly keep awake.我是那么困，简直要睡了。