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keep on

释义

keep on

phrasal verb

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	keep on
he/she/it	keeps on
present participle	keeping on
past tense	kept on
past participle	kept on

1
transitive (keep on doing something) to continue doing something
My sister kept on asking me question after question.
Synonyms and related words
To continue something, or to continue to do something
continue
go on
follow through
2
transitive to continue to employ someone
Only highly skilled people were kept on after the merger.
Synonyms and related words
To employ someone
employ
appoint
take on
3
intransitive informalto continue talking about something in a way that annoys people
keep on about:
I don’t know why you keep on about this.
Synonyms and related words
To talk continuously and too much
chunter
keep on
go on

keep on

phrasal verb

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	keep on
he/she/it	keeps on
present participle	keeping on
past tense	kept on
past participle	kept on

1
transitive (keep on doing something) to continue doing something
My sister kept on asking me question after question.
Synonyms and related words
To continue something, or to continue to do something
continue
go on
follow through
2
transitive to continue to employ someone
Only highly skilled people were kept on after the merger.
Synonyms and related words
To employ someone
employ
appoint
take on
3
intransitive informalto continue talking about something in a way that annoys people
keep on about:
I don’t know why you keep on about this.
Synonyms and related words
To talk continuously and too much
chunter
keep on
go on

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