单词 | keep on |
释义 | keep onSEE SYNONYMS FOR keep on ON THESAURUS.COM verb (adverb)to continue or persist in (doing something)keep on running (tr) to continue to wear (tr) to continue to employthe firm kept on only ten men (intr foll by about) to persist in talking (about) (intr foll by at) to nag (a person) Words nearby keep onkeep in with, keep it up, keep late hours, keepnet, keep off, keep on, keep one's chin up, keep one's cool, keep one's distance, keep oneself to oneself, keep one's end up Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with keep onkeep on Continue, persist, as in They kept on singing all night. [Late 1500s] Maintain an existing situation, as in After Mr. Brown died, the housekeeper wondered if she would be kept on. [Mid-1600s] Cause to stay on or remain attached, as in Keep your coat on; it's cold in here. [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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