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K0028900 (kēp)v. kept, keep·ing, keeps v.tr.1. To retain possession of: kept the change; must keep your composure.2. To have as a supply: keep spare parts in case of emergency.3. a. To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support: "There's little to earn and many to keep" (Charles Kingsley).b. To support (a mistress or lover) financially.4. To put customarily; store: Where do you keep your saw?5. a. To supply with room and board for a charge: keep boarders.b. To raise: keep chickens.6. To maintain for use or service: an urbanite who didn't keep a car.7. To manage, tend, or have charge of: Keep the shop while I'm away.8. To preserve (food).9. To cause to continue in a state, condition, or course of action: tried to keep the patient calm.10. a. To maintain records or entries in: keep a yearly diary.b. To enter (data) in a book: keep financial records.11. a. To detain: was kept after school.b. To restrain: kept the child away from the stove; kept the crowd back with barriers.c. To prevent or deter: tried to keep the ice from melting.d. To refrain from divulging: keep a secret.e. To save; reserve: keep extra money for emergencies.12. To adhere or conform to; follow: keep late hours.13. To be faithful to; fulfill: keep one's word.14. To celebrate; observe: keep the Sabbath.v.intr.1. To remain in a state or condition; stay: keep in line; keep quiet; kept well.2. To continue to do: keep on talking; keep guessing.3. To remain fresh or unspoiled: The dessert won't keep.4. To restrain oneself; hold oneself back: I couldn't keep from eavesdropping.n.1. Care; charge: The child is in my keep for the day.2. The means by which one is supported: earn one's keep.3. a. The stronghold of a castle.b. A jail.Phrasal Verbs: keep at To persevere in work or an action. keep down1. To prevent from growing, accomplishing, or succeeding: keep the revolutionaries down.2. To hold under control or at a reduced level: Keep your voice down.3. To refrain from vomiting: Although seasick, I managed to keep my food down. keep off To stay away from. keep to To adhere to: keep to the original purpose. keep up1. To maintain in good condition: kept up the property.2. To persevere in; carry on: We asked her to stop talking, but she kept it up. To preserve or sustain: kept up the appearance of friendship.3. To continue at the same level or pace: The snow kept up all day.4. To continue to pay off (a financial obligation).5. To match one's competitors, colleagues, or neighbors in success or lifestyle: couldn't keep up with his friends who went into business.6. To remain adequately informed: loved to keep up on the gossip.Idioms: for keeps1. For an indefinitely long period: gave the ring to me for keeps.2. Seriously and permanently: We're separating for keeps. keep an eye on1. To watch over attentively; mind.2. To watch closely or carefully: keep your eye on the ball. keep an eye out To be watchful. keep a stiff upper lip To be courageous or stoic in the face of adversity. keep company1. To carry on a courtship: a couple who kept company but never married.2. To socialize or associate: keeps company with some tough thugs. keep (one's) chin up To be stalwart, courageous, or optimistic in the face of difficulty.keep (one's) eyes open/peeled To be on the lookout. keep (one's) nose clean Informal To stay out of trouble. keep pace To stay even with others, as in a contest. keep (someone) company To accompany or remain with. keep the wolf from the door To avoid the privation and suffering resulting from a lack of money: Both spouses had to work in order to keep the wolf from the door. keep time1. To indicate the correct time.2. Music To maintain the tempo or rhythm. keep to (oneself)1. To shun the company of others: She kept to herself all morning.2. To refrain from divulging: He kept the news to himself.

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[Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan, to observe, seize.]Synonyms: keep, retain, withhold, reserve
These verbs mean to have and maintain in one's possession or control. Keep is the most general: We received a few offers but decided to keep the house. Retain means to continue to hold, especially in the face of possible loss: Though unhappy, he retained his sense of humor. Withhold implies reluctance or refusal to give, grant, or allow: The tenant withheld his rent until the owner fixed the boiler. To reserve is to hold back for the future or for a special purpose: The farmer reserved two acres for an orchard. See Also Synonyms at observe.

keep up

vb (adverb) 1. (tr) to maintain (prices, one's morale) at the present level2. (intr) to maintain a pace or rate set by another3. (often foll by: with) to remain informed: to keep up with technological developments. 4. (tr) to maintain in good condition5. (tr) to hinder (a person) from going to bed at night: the excitement kept the children up well past their bedtime. 6. keep it up to continue a good performance7. keep one's chin up to keep cheerful under difficult circumstances8. keep one's end up to maintain one's stance or position against opposition or misfortune9. keep up with to remain in contact with, esp by letter10. keep up with the Joneses informal to compete with one's neighbours in material possessions, etc

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	keep up - maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"keep pace, keep step - maintain the same pace; "The child cannot keep step with his big brother"
	2.	keep up - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"sustain, prolongkeep on, retain, continue, keep - 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"preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
	3.	keep up - keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"conserve, maintain, preservekeep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"embalm - preserve a dead bodyplastinate - preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes; "The doctor plastinates bodies to teach anatomy to his students"hold the line - hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
	4.	keep up - keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"keep abreast, followtrace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
	5.	keep up - prevent from going to bed at night; "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam"

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verb1. To have and maintain in one's possession:hold, hold back, keep back, reserve, retain, withhold.2. To have for sale:carry, stock.3. To supply with the necessities of life:maintain, provide for, support.Idiom: take care of.4. To have or put in a customary place:store.5. To remain fresh and unspoiled:last.6. To persevere in some condition, action, or belief:maintain, retain, stay with.7. To control, restrict, or arrest:bit, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep back, pull in, rein (back, in, or up), restrain.8. To hold oneself back:abstain, forbear, hold off, refrain, withhold.9. To reserve for the future:lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, save (up), set by.10. To carry out the functions, requirements, or terms of:discharge, do, execute, exercise, fulfill, implement, perform.Idiom: live up to.11. To act in conformity with:abide by, adhere, carry out, comply, conform, follow, mind, obey, observe.Idiom: toe the line.12. To mark (a day or an event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing:celebrate, commemorate, observe, solemnize.phrasal verb
keep back1. To have and maintain in one's possession:hold, hold back, keep, reserve, retain, withhold.2. To control, restrict, or arrest:bit, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep, pull in, rein (back, in, or up), restrain.phrasal verb
keep offTo turn or drive away:beat off, fend (off), parry, repel, repulse, ward off.phrasal verb
keep onTo continue without halting despite difficulties or setbacks:carry on, go on, hang on, persevere, persist.Idioms: hang in there, keep going , keep it up.phrasal verb
keep outTo keep from being admitted, included, or considered:bar, count out, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, rule out, shut out.phrasal verb
keep upTo keep in a condition of good repair, efficiency, or use:maintain, preserve, sustain.noun1. The means needed to support life:alimentation, alimony, bread, bread and butter, livelihood, living, maintenance, subsistence, support, sustenance, upkeep.2. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:brig, house of correction, jail, penitentiary, prison.Informal: lockup, pen.Slang: big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey, slammer, stir.Chiefly Regional: calaboose.

Translations

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(kiːp) – past tense, past participle kept (kept) – verb1. to have for a very long or indefinite period of time. He gave me the picture to keep. 保存 保存2. not to give or throw away; to preserve. I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret? 保留 保留3. to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position. I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens? 保持 保持4. to go on (performing or repeating a certain action). He kept walking. 繼續 继续5. to have in store. I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies. 貯存 备有（商品） 6. to look after or care for. She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens. 整理，飼養 料理7. to remain in good condition. That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge. 保持新鮮 （食物等）保持不坏 8. to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc). She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club. 寫(日記)，填記(帳目) 记（日记、帐目） 9. to hold back or delay. Sorry to keep you. 阻止，拖延 阻挡10. to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone). He has a wife and child to keep. 撫養 赡养11. to act in the way demanded by. She kept her promise. 履行(諾言) 履行（诺言） 12. to celebrate. to keep Christmas. 慶祝 庆祝 noun food and lodging. She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep – she kills all the mice in the house. 生計，食宿 生计ˈkeeper noun1. a person who looks after something, eg animals in a zoo. The lion has killed its keeper. 看守員，管理員(如動物園管理員) 看守人，管理人（如动物园的饲养员） 2. a goalkeeper. 守門員 守门员ˈkeeping noun care or charge. The money had been given into his keeping. 照顧，保管 保管ˌkeep-ˈfit noun a series or system of exercises, usually simple, intended to improve the physical condition of ordinary people, especially women. She's very keen on keep-fit but it doesn't do her much good; (also adjective) keep-fit exercises. 健身運動 体操ˈkeepsake (-seik) noun something given or taken to be kept in memory of the giver. She gave him a piece of her hair as a keepsake. 信物 纪念品for keeps permanently. You can have this necklace for keeps. 永久地 永久地in keeping with suited to. He has moved to a house more in keeping with his position as a headmaster. 符合，與...一致 与...一致keep away to (cause to) remain at a distance. Keep away – it's dangerous! 使保持距離 避开keep back1. not to (allow to) move forward. She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door! (使)留在原地，使人不再往前 留在原地，不再前进 2. not to tell or make known. I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason. 隱瞞 隐瞒3. not to give or pay out. Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week? 保留 保留keep one's distance to stay quite far away. The deer did not trust us and kept their distance. 停留在遠處 保持距离，远离 keep down1. not to (allow to) rise up. Keep down – they're shooting at us! 趴下 卧下2. to control or put a limit on. They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population. 控制，限制 控制3. to digest without vomiting. He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down. 嚥下 消化keep one's end up to perform one's part in something just as well as all the others who are involved. 做好份內的事 精神饱满地对付keep from to stop oneself from (doing something). I could hardly keep from hitting him. 阻止 阻止keep going to go on doing something despite difficulties. 繼續努力 继续keep hold of not to let go of. Keep hold of those tickets! 拿著，抓住 拿，抓住 keep house (for) to do the cooking, housework etc (for). She keeps house for her brother. 料理家務 操持家务keep in1. not to allow to go or come out or outside. The teacher kept him in till he had finished the work. 留…在裡面 留住，不让外出 2. to stay close to the side of a road etc. 靠邊 靠边keep in mind to remember and take into consideration later. 牢記 牢记keep it up to carry on doing something at the same speed or as well as one is doing it at present. Your work is good – keep it up! 持續保持同樣的速度或良好表現 继续下去而不松弛keep off1. to stay away. There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding. 讓開 让开2. to prevent from getting to or on to (something). This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain. 防止...接觸到(某物) 不让...接近keep on to continue (doing something or moving). He just kept on writing; They kept on until they came to a petrol station. 繼續(進行某事或移動) 继续（进行） keep oneself to oneself to tell others very little about oneself, and not to be very friendly or sociable. 離群索居 不交际keep out not to (allow to) enter. The notice at the building site said `Keep out!'; This coat keeps out the wind. 將…排除在外 （使）在外 keep out of not to become involved in. Do try to keep out of trouble! 置身於...之外 置身于...之外keep time (of a clock etc) to show the time accurately. Does this watch keep (good) time? (時鐘等)準確 （钟表）准确 keep to not to leave or go away from. Keep to this side of the park!; We kept to the roads we knew. 往…靠，停留在… 沿著keep (something) to oneself not to tell anyone (something). He kept his conclusions to himself. 不透露(某事) 保守秘密keep up1. to continue, or cause to remain, in operation. I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up. 維持，使持續 维持2. (often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by). Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run – I can't keep up with you. 跟上 跟上keep up with the Joneses (ˈdʒounziz) to have everything one's neighbours have. She didn't need a new cooker – she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses. 不願被比下去 与别人攀比，不输人 keep watch to have the task of staying alert and watching for danger. 站崗 看守

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