keep的中文意

• 0 to have or continue to have in your possession

  • Do you want this photograph back or can I keep it? 你想要回這張照片，還是我留著它？

  • Keep medicines in a locked cupboard (= store them there). 將藥存放在上鎖的櫥櫃裡。

  • My uncle kept a little tobacconist's in Gloucester. 我叔叔在格洛斯特開了一家小煙草店。

  • to keep pigs/goats/chickens 養豬／山羊／雞

  • Jody will keep the children while I shop. 我去買東西時，喬迪會照顧孩子。

  • I made a promise to you and I intend to keep it. 我向你作過承諾，我會履行的。

  • She phoned to say she couldn't keep her appointment. 她來電說她無法守約了。

  • I've kept a diary for twelve years now. 至今，我已有12年寫日記的習慣。

  • Keep an account of how much you're spending. 記下你花多少錢。

  • Does your watch keep good time? 你的錶準嗎？

• 1 to (cause to) stay in a particular place or condition

  • I wish you'd keep quiet. 我希望你能保持安靜。

  • I like to keep busy. 我喜歡一直忙忙碌碌的。

  • Keep left (= stay on the road to the left) at the traffic lights. 到紅綠燈處，走左邊的路。

  • Can you keep the dog outside, please? 你能讓狗呆在外面嗎？

  • [ + obj + adj ] Close the door to keep the room warm. 關上門，好讓房間保持暖和。

  • The noise from their party kept me awake half the night. 他們派對傳來的吵鬧聲使我半夜都不能入睡。

  • They managed to keep the school's problems quiet for a while. 他們設法把學校的問題保密了一陣子。

  • You're a qualified skiing instructor? You kept that quiet! 你有滑雪教練資格？你從來沒說過！

• 2 to continue doing something without stopping, or to do it repeatedly

  • He keeps trying to distract me. 他一直想分散我的注意力。

  • I keep on thinking I've seen her before somewhere. 我一直覺得以前在哪裡見過她。

  • I kept hoping that he'd phone me. 我一直希望他會給我打電話。

  • If things keep going like this, we'll have to close the business. 如果情況繼續這樣的話，我們就不得不關門了。

  • Sometimes it was hard to keep going, but we did it for the children's sake. 有時候很難堅持下去，但是為了孩子我們挺過來了。

  • It was my friends that kept me going through all this. 是我的朋友們讓我堅持下去，度過了這一切。

  • Have a piece of fruit to keep you going. 吃一點水果，不要太餓。

• 3 to delay someone or prevent them from doing something

  • He's very late - what's keeping him? 他姍姍來遲，是甚麼耽擱了他？

  • [ + -ing verb ] I'm so sorry to keep you waiting. 很抱歉，讓你久等了。

  • She kept me talking on the phone for half an hour. 她纏著我在電話裡講了半個小時。

  • I hope I'm not keeping you up (= preventing you from going to bed). 希望我沒有耽誤你睡覺。

  • "I must tell you something." "Can't it keep? I'm in a hurry!" 「我必須跟你說件事。」「能以後再說嗎？我現在趕時間。」

  • Whatever your news is, it will keep. 不管你有甚麼消息，等等再說。

• 4 (of food) to stay fresh and in good condition

  • Milk keeps much longer in a fridge. 牛奶放在冰箱裡，保鮮時間會長很多。

• 5 to provide yourself or another person with food, clothing, a home, and other things necessary for basic living

  • He wanted a job that would allow him to keep his family in comfort. 他需要一份工作來養活全家，讓他們過舒適的生活。

• 6 the cost of providing food, heating, and other necessary things for someone

  • He's old enough now to earn his keep and stop living off his parents. 他現已長大成人，可以自謀生計而不再依靠父母。

• 7 the strong main tower of a castle