| 单词 | keep |
| 释义 | keep I. transitive verb 1. a. (1) < keeping a Sabbath day by ceasing from all work — H.G.Cowan > (2) < keep chapel > < keep early hours > (3) < asked the musicians to keep time with the metronome > < could not keep the tricky rhythm of the Latin-American dance > b. 2. a. < prayed God to keep and help his family > < anxious to keep his son from illness and accident > < his sanguine nature kept him from worry > b. (1) < the shepherd boy kept sheep on the moors at night > < kept a garden for his parents > < was paid to keep the furnace > (2) < the foster parents kept the child for a year until his real parents could be found > (3) < objected to keeping the house > < a meticulously kept orchard > (4) < what sort of table do they keep — Jane Austen > c. < keep silence > < keep guard over the child > d. (1) < keep valuables under lock and key > < kept all perishable food cold > < keep a person waiting > — often used with a following prepositional phrase or adverb indicating place or direction < kept the boys away from the house > < kept the top of the box down with weights > < kept the dog in the house > < kept the children in > < kept the cat out > < keep the birds off the antenna > (2) < keep meat by packing it in ice > < keep potatoes in storage in a cool cellar > e. (1) < keep a maid and a butler > < keeps two assistants > — often used with on < kept the cook on until she could find a new employer > (2) < keeps a horse > < keeps several head of cattle > (3) < never married but kept a mistress for several years > < found the woman was keeping a man several years her junior > (4) < a kept press > f. (1) < keep a journal > < keep books for a business firm > (2) g. < bought the best sherry the store kept > 3. a. < keep him as a prisoner for a week > < kept the children after school for disobedience > < nothing to keep me in the hot city > b. < tried to keep him from going out at night > < nothing kept him from going through with it > c. < asked the grocer to keep a good cut of beef for her each week > < kept the hardest questions until the end of the examination > d. < keep a secret > < keep his counsel > 4. a. < were able to conquer the island but were unable to keep it > < found the money and figured he could keep it > < the court decided the couple could keep the child > b. < kept most of his inheritance from him > < kept the sad news from the parents > c. < keep one's temper > 5. < ill and keeps her room — Jane Austen > < with a cold that has left her weak, so that she has kept the house for over a fortnight — O.W.Holmes †1935 > 6. a. < keep the path rather than strike off through the woods > < keep the center of the road > b. < keep your seat > < keep the saddle despite the bucking of the horse > < keep the field under fire > < kept his ground even though attacked again and again > 7. a. < keep a meeting > : carry on < keep a business > < the chairman was not there to keep the yearly assembly > < kept a small tearoom > b. archaic c. < how have you been keeping yourself > 8. < concerned about the company she was keeping > 9. dialect England intransitive verb 1. now Britain < could not find where the man kept in town > 2. a. < keep along the main route for 10 miles > < kept to the south all day > b. < the fire kept burning all night > < keep smiling > — often used with on < kept on talking until he was told to stop > c. < keeps asking us to go swimming > — often used with on < kept on drinking after the doctor told him to stop > 3. a. < keep in the house if it rains > < the wind kept to the east > < keep in a happy frame of mind > < keep out of the way > < keep in touch with friends > < kept warm with blankets and hot soup > < kept clean by washing daily > b. < how are you keeping > c. < was unable to keep with the older boys on the hike > < it follows the herring schools and sometimes keeps with them for days — F.G.Kay > 4. < couldn't keep from talking > 5. a. < the food will keep for a long time under refrigeration > < knowledge does not keep any better than fish — A.N.Whitehead > b. < knew the secret would keep if he told nobody > c. < the matter will keep until morning when we can see a lawyer > 6. < school keeps five days a week > 7. Synonyms: < keep one's car for another year > < keep one's balance > < keep one's right to vote > keep (back) is interchangeable with any of the remaining terms < keep back a part of an employee's pay > < keep back a person who wants to rush out into a storm > < keep back some tickets for a friend > keep (out) applies to the keeping of some portion of a whole < keep out a part of a week's pay for emergencies > retain implies continued keeping especially against a threatened taking or loss < retain one's possessions even in war > < retain one's sanity > < retain control of a company > detain implies a delay in letting go from one's control < detain a man suspected of a crime > < detain a ship in quarantine > withhold implies a delay in letting go or a refusal to give or let go < withhold information > < withhold payments on a house > < withhold one's help > reserve implies either a keeping in store or withholding from present use especially for some future or special need or purpose < reserve a certain percentage for emergencies > < reserve a space in a house for a playroom > < reserve seats at an opera > hold and hold (back) are often used in place of withhold or keep (back) and sometimes in place of detain or reserve when restraint in letting go is implied < hold a portion of a week's pay as a fine > < hold a person suspected of a crime > < hold back some tickets that are on sale as a favor to a friend > < hold one's condemnation until a later date > < hold back one's judgment until all the evidence has been considered > Synonyms: < his build was all compact, for force, well-knit … he kept no Lent to make him meager — John Masefield > observe may indicate a heightened solemnity, attention to correct details, and a proper attitude < knowing that the usual ritual would have to be observed — T.B.Costain > < New Hampshire observes one holiday not possessed by any other state — American Guide Series: New Hampshire > In today's English and especially in nonreligious contexts celebrate is likely to suggest notice of an occasion by festivity or indulgence < celebrate New Year's Eve > < celebrating a friend's good fortune > < many parties celebrating a football victory > solemnize is likely to carry a contrasting suggestion, that of grave dignity or splendid ceremony < mysterious rites were solemnized, and … of those terrific idols some received such dismal service — William Wordsworth > < this blessed day ever … shall be kept festival: to solemnize this day the glorious sun stays in his course — Shakespeare > commemorate stresses the idea of remembrance and suggests observance or ceremony, or a symbol or monument designed to ensure against forgetfulness and oblivion < the first time it had ever been rung to commemorate the death of a monarch — New Yorker > < their six children all died in early youth, and the Bradleys determined to commemorate them by founding an educational institution — Marie A. Kasten > • - keep an eye on - keep at - keep bach - keep cases - keep company - keep (one) company - keep cut - keep face - keep faith - keep hands off - keep house - keep mind - keep one's end up - keep one's feet - keep one's hand in - keep pace - keep standing - keep step - keep the field - keep the peace - keep to - keep to oneself - keep wicket II. 1. archaic 2. a. archaic b. 3. a. b. < has been made the keep of an anticritical defensive system — F.R.Leavis > c. d. 4. a. < the horse was hardly worth its keep > b. Britain c. 5. keeps plural but singular in construction 6. Synonyms: see living • - for keeps |
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