keep是什么意思_keep怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

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"

the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

a cell in a jail or prison

Verb:

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"

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"

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

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"

conform one"s action or practice to;"keep appointments"
"she never keeps her promises"
"We kept to the original conditions of the contract"

stick to correctly or closely;"The pianist kept time with the metronome"
"keep count"
"I cannot keep track of all my employees"

look after; be the keeper of; have charge of;"He keeps the shop when I am gone"

maintain by writing regular records;"keep a diary"
"maintain a record"
"keep notes"

supply with room and board;"He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"
"keep boarders"

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"

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"

fail to spoil or rot;"These potatoes keep for a long time"

behave as expected during of holidays or rites;"Keep the commandments"
"celebrate Christmas"
"Observe Yom Kippur"

keep under control; keep in check;"suppress a smile"
"Keep your temper"
"keep your cool"

maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger;"May God keep you"

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

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

store or keep customarily;"Where do you keep your gardening tools?"

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"

maintain for use and service;"I keep a car in the countryside"
"She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

hold and prevent from leaving;"The student was kept after school"

prevent (food) from rotting;"preserved meats"
"keep potatoes fresh"

中英词源

keep 保持，持有

来自古英语cepan,抓住，握住，保持，观察，来自Proto-Germanic*kopijan,看，注视，来自PIE*gab,照看，看管。比较hold,behold.

keep: keep: [OE] For all that it is one of the commonest verbs in the language, remarkably little is known about the history of keep. It first appears in texts around the year 1000. It is assumed to have existed before then, but not to have belonged to a sufficiently ‘literary’ level of the language to have been written down. Nor has a link been established for certain with any words in other Germanic languages, although suggestions that have been put forward include Old High German kuofa ‘barrel’ (a relative of English coop), from the notion of its being something for ‘keeping’ things in, and also (since in the late Old English period keep was used for ‘watch’) Old Norse kópa ‘stare’.
keep (v.): late Old English cepan "to seize, hold," also "to observe," from Proto-Germanic *kopijan, but with no certain connection to other languages. It possibly is related to Old English capian "to look," from Proto-Germanic *kap- (cepan was used c. 1000 to render Latin observare), which would make the basic sense "to keep an eye on."
The word prob. belongs primarily to the vulgar and non-literary stratum of the language; but it comes up suddenly into literary use c. 1000, and that in many senses, indicating considerable previous development. [OED]
Sense of "preserve, maintain" is from mid-14c. Meaning "to maintain in proper order" is from 1550s; meaning "financially support and privately control" (usually in reference to mistresses) is from 1540s. Related: Kept; keeping.
keep (n.): mid-13c., "care or heed in watching," from keep (v.). Meaning "innermost stronghold of a tower" is from 1580s, perhaps a translation of Italian tenazza, with a notion of "that which keeps" (someone or something); the sense of "food required to keep a person or animal" is attested from 1801. For keeps "completely, for good" is American English colloquial, from 1861.

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词态变化

复数 keeps;
第三人称单数 keeps;
过去式 kept;
过去分词 kept;
现在分词 keeping;

权威造句

1. Remember, keep a positive attitude and good things will happen.: 记住：保持乐观的心态，好事自然会发生。

2. A fellow doesn"t last long on what he has done. He"s got to keep on delivering as he goes along.--Carl Hubbell, Baseball Player: 靠过去完成的无法让人保有成功，必须在路上持续交出成绩。

3. Llewelyn was mounting the stairs up into the keep.: 卢埃林登上台阶，走进城堡主楼。

4. When you are sitting, keep your elbow on the arm rest.: 坐立时，把胳膊肘靠在扶手上。

5. It"s a constant struggle to try to keep them up to par.: 要让他们达标，需要不断努力。

近反义词

last

stay

hold

maintain

preserve

retain

save

store

withhold

相似短语

keep at v.坚持,纠缠

keep on v.继续,穿着...不脱

keep on at 纠缠,困扰;使烦恼

keep to 坚持,保持;固守

keep at it 加油干, 使劲, 别松劲!

keep in with 继续和…相好,不断讨好

keep in 抑制;隐瞒,隐藏;把…关在里面,不出去

keep with 把…和…放在一起,陪伴…

keep on with 继续(做某事)

keep after 一再提醒,不断追求

单词分析

这些动词均有“有，具有，持有”之意。
have最常用词，可指任何情况下的具有，无论是物质的或精神的。
hold指拥有并保持财产及持有见解等，暗示不让别人拿走或占有。
own不及本组的possess正式，多指所属关系，强调所有权，不管所属物是否在物主手中。
possess较正式，指拥有或占有并能加以控制与支配，强调其归属；也指具有某种品质、才能、特点或性能等。
keep指长时间地保有，保存某物，防止别人占去，强调安全和感情上的依附。
enjoy指享有某种权利或长处，带有欣赏或喜爱的情感。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。

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