| 单词 | keeper |
| 释义 | keeper (kiːpəʳ ) Word forms: keepers 1. countable noun B2 In football, the keeper is the same as the goalkeeper. [British, informal] 2. countable noun In American football, a keeper is a play in which the quarterback keeps the ball. [US] 3. countable noun A keeper at a zoo is a person who takes care of the animals. 4. countable noun The keeper of a museum or art gallery, or of one part of it, is the person who is responsible for the things in it. [mainly British] regional note: in AM, usually use curator5. not be someone's keeper phrase If you say that you are not someone's keeper, you mean that you are not responsible for what they do or for what happens to them. 'I don't know where he is,' Hughes replied. 'I'm not his keeper.' Idioms: not your brother's keeper not responsible for other people in any way Part of me wants to help him, but part of me realizes I can't be my brother's keeper. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers I am not someone's keeper said to mean that you do not know where someone is and that you cannot be expected to know `I don't know where he is,' Hughes replied, `I'm not his keeper.' `No, simply his employer.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: animal keeper In other institutions keepers are required to have finished a full apprenticeship as craftsmen, before receiving special training for their task as animal keeper. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When the animal keeper has a near-fatal accident, the prince monster breaks out of his cage to save him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As it began to deteriorate over the years, animal keepers wondered what they could do to help. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This show reunites animal keepers with creatures they looked after before releasing them into the wild. The Sun How closely do you and the other vets work with the zoo's animal keepers? Smithsonian On retirement, he took charge of alumni relations and became the school archivist and record keeper. Times, Sunday Times This subdivision survey plan would then be recorded with an official government record keeper. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was a meticulous record keeper whose exhaustive documentation practices, unique to museums today, created a level of documentation that set standards in the field. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These umpires are often assisted by a technical bench including a timekeeper and record keeper. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was also the record keeper of most crop inventories and held the keys to various storehouses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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