keep的详细用法

1、 . keep 1.NOT CHANGE 不改变linking verb,连系动词, T to(使)保持，(使)处于 keep (sb/sth) warm/safe/dry etc?We huddled around the fire to keep warm. 我们挤在火堆边取暖。 keep calm/awake/sane etc?I was struggling to keep awake. 我努力不让自己睡着。 keep sth clean/tidy?Keep your room tidy. 保持房间整洁。 keep sb busy/amused/occupied?some toys t

2、o keep the kids amused 一些供孩子消遣的玩具 ?You wont be able to keep it secret for ever. 你不可能永远保密下去。 ?Peter cycles to work to keep fit. 为了保持健康，彼得骑自行车上班。 ?Dont keep us in suspense any longer! 别再让我们心里悬着了！ keep (sb/sth) away/back/off/out etc?The police put up barriers to keep the crowds back. 警方设置了障碍物来挡住人群。?If

3、I were you, Id keep away from that area at night. 要是我的话，晚上就不会去那个地区。?a sign saying Danger: Keep out 写着“危险，请勿靠近”字样的告示牌?The little boy kept close to his mother. 那个小男孩总黏着他妈妈。 keep (sb) out of sth?Keep him out of trouble. 别让他闯祸。 ?You keep out of this, Mother (= do not get involved ). Its no concern of yo

4、urs. 妈妈，这事你别掺和。不关你的事。 ?How can I cut your hair if you wont keep still! 你老是动来动去的，叫我怎么给你剪头发！ keep left/right (=stay to the left or right of a path or road as you move)靠左侧/右侧行走 keep sb/sth doing sth?Jane kept the engine running. 简让引擎保持运转。 2.继续；重复keep (on) doing sth ?I keep thinking about Joe, all alone

5、 in that place. 我老是想到乔，他独自一人在那种地方。 ?I keep telling you, but you wont listen! 我一再跟你说，但你就是不肯听！ ?She pretended not to hear, and kept on walking. 她假装没听见，继续往前走。 3.保留，留下，留着?You can keep it. I dont need it any more. 你留着吧，我不需要了。 4.保留，留着 ?We decided to keep our old car instead of selling it. 我们决定留着我们的旧汽车不卖。

6、?I kept his letters for years. 我把他的信保留了许多年。 ?In spite of everything, Robyns managed to keep her sense of humor. 尽管发生了这一切，萝宾还是努力保持了她的幽默感。 5.存放，储存 ?Where do you keep your teabags? 你把茶包放哪儿啦？ ?George kept a bottle of whiskey under his bed. 乔治在床底下放了一瓶威士忌。 6.监禁，关押，拘留尤在监狱或医院里 ?He was kept in prison for a w

7、eek without charge. 他被关押了一个星期，但没被起诉。 7.耽搁，延误 ?He should be here by now. Whats keeping him? 他现在本该到这儿了，什么事把他耽搁了？ 6 / 1 . 8.遵守，笃守，恪守 ?patients who fail to keep their appointments 未能如约来就诊的病人 keep your word/promise ?How do I know youll keep your word? 我怎么知道你会说话算话？ 9.keep a secret保守秘密?Can I trust you to k

8、eep a secret? 我能相信你会保守秘密吗？ 10.keep sth quiet/keep quiet (about sth)别把某事说出去/(对某事)保密 11.keep a record/account/diary etc定期记录/记账/写日记等 12.keep going(使某人)坚持活下去，(使某人)尽力维持下去 ?That womans been through such a lot I dont know how she keeps going. 那女人经历了这么多磨难，我不知道她是怎么坚持下来的。 if you keep a business, institution,

9、regular event etc going, you keep it open or make it continue to happen 使(某事物)继续下去 ?The library costs 5 million a year to run, and the council cant afford to keep it going. 这家图书馆每年经费达500万英镑，市政会无力维持。 to continue doing something difficult 坚持做困难的事?Persevere and keep going until you reach your ideal wei

10、ght. 咬紧牙关坚持下去，直至达到你的理想体重为止。 if something keeps you going, it is enough to satisfy your need while you are waiting to get something bigger or better 使某人支撑下去?Ill have a biscuit to keep me going until dinner time. 我要吃一块饼干，好支撑到正餐时间。 13.保鲜，保持不坏 ?Eat the salmon because it wont keep till tomorrow. 把三文鱼吃了吧，

11、搁不到明天的。 14.饲养?We keep chickens and a couple of pigs. 我们养了一些鸡和几头猪。 15.保留，留下?Will you keep a seat for me? 你能否给我留个座位？ 16.keep sb waiting让某人等候 ?Sorry to keep you waiting I got stuck in a meeting. 很抱歉让你久等了，我刚开会脱不了身。 17.keep guard/watch守护/监视 18.T old-fashioned to own a small business and work in it开设，经营小商

12、店 19.供养，抚养，养活?He did not earn enough to keep a wife and children. 他赚的钱不够养活妻儿。 6 / 2 . keep sb in sth?Theres enough money there to keep you in champagne for a year! 那些钱够你喝上一年的香槟！ 20.护卫，保护?The Lord bless you and keep you. 上帝赐福于你并保佑你。 21.keep goal/wicket守门/防守三柱门 goalkeeper wicket keeper SPOKEN PHRASES

13、口语短语 1.keep quiet请安静，别说话 ?Keep quiet! Im trying to watch the game. 安静！我要看比赛。 2.how are you keeping?过得如何？过得怎么样？ ?Hi, Mark! How are you keeping? Oh, not so bad. “嗨，马克！你怎么样？”“噢，马马虎虎。” 3.keep your hair/shirt on!保持冷静！ 耐心点！ 4.sb can keep sth由某人去做某事表示你对某事不感兴趣 ?She can keep her wild parties and posh friends

14、 I like the quiet life. 随她去参加各种狂野派对、交富贵朋友吧，我喜欢过安静的生活。 5.itll keep以后告诉你；以后再做 ?I dont have time to listen now. Dont worry, itll keep? “我现在没时间听。”“别担心，以后再告诉你。” PHRVB 短语动词 keep at sth 1.坚持干，继续苦干 ?I know its hard, but keep at it! Dont give up! 我知道这不容易，但要坚持下去！别放弃！ 2.强迫某人继续苦干某事 keep back 1.隐瞒某事?I got the fe

15、eling he was keeping something back. 我感觉他隐瞒着一些事情。 2.抑制，控制情感?She was struggling to keep back the tears. 她在强忍泪水。 3.阻止妨碍某人发展进步?Fear and stereotypes have kept women back for centuries. 恐惧和陈规已经束缚了女性数百年。 4.保留扣留某物?They kept back some of his wages to pay for the damage. 他们扣下了他的一部分工资来赔偿损失。 keep sb/sth down 1

16、.控制限制增长?We need to keep costs down. 我们需要控制成本。 2.使不吐出，使不呕吐?I could hardly keep anything down for about three days. 大概有三天时间，我几乎是吃什么吐什么。 6 / 3 . 3.使安静点，使轻声点 ?Keep your voice down shell hear you! 小点声，她会听到的！ ?Can you keep it down Im trying to work. 你能不能安静一点，我要工作。 4.压制，控制?Plantation owners kept slaves dow

17、n by refusing them an education. 种植园主不让奴隶受教育，以此来控制他们。 keep from 1.不让(某人)做某事；不让(某事)发生 keep sb from (doing) sth ?His ex-wife had kept him from seeing his children.,I hope I havent kept you from your work.他的前妻不让他看孩子。,希望我没有妨碍你工作。 keep sth from doing sth ?Put the pizza in the bottom of the oven to keep t

18、he cheese from burning.把比萨饼放在烤箱底部，以免奶酪烤煳。 keep (yourself) from doing sth ?The play was so boring, I could hardly keep myself from falling asleep.这出戏太乏味了，我差点睡着。 2.不让某人知道某事，对某人隐瞒某事?The government had wanted to keep this information from the public. 政府本想对公众隐瞒这一消息。 keep sb in 1.让某人留院?They kept her in ov

19、ernight for observation. 他们让她留院观察一夜。 2.使某人留在屋里；尤指罚某人课后留校 keep in with sb 1.与某人友好相处尤因这样做对自己有利 ?Its a good idea to keep in with the boss. 与老板维持良好关系是个好主意。 keep off 1.使不碰到；使避开 ?She held an old piece of cloth over them both to keep the rain off. 她拿着一块旧布盖在他俩身上挡雨。 keep sth off sth ?How are we going to keep

20、 the flies off this food?我们怎样才能不让苍蝇飞到食物上去？ 2.keep your hands off sb/sth used to tell someone not to touch someone or something 别碰某人/某物?Keep your hands off me! 别碰我！ 3.keep (sb) off sth to not eat, drink, or take something that is bad for you, or to stop someone else from eating, drinking, or taking i

21、t(使某人)不去吃喝，服用有害的东西 ?Keep off fatty foods. 不吃高脂食物。 4.keep off sth to avoid talking about a particular subject, especially so that you do not upset someone避开某一话题以免激怒别人 5.keep sth off if you keep weight off, you do not get heavier again after you have lost weight 减肥后使体重保持稳定 6.if rain keeps off, it does

22、 not fall雨未下 6 / 4 . keep on 1.继续；反复做 ?You just have to keep on trying. 你只得继续努力。 2.keep sb on to continue to employ someone, especially for longer than you had planned 继续雇用某人，留用某人尤指比原定时间长 ?If youre good, they might keep you on after Christmas. 你如果表现不错，圣诞节后他们或许还会接着用你。 3.唠叨，纠缠不休?Theres no need tokeep

23、on and onabout it!没必要对这件事纠缠不休！ keep to sth 1.不离开某一道路、方向、地方等?Its best to keep to the paths. 最好沿着小路走。 2.遵守，遵从?Keep to the speed limits. 遵守限速规定。 3.紧扣要点/主题等 4.keep sth to sth to prevent an amount, degree, or level from becoming higher than it should 把某物限定在某一数量、程度或水平上?Costs must be kept to a minimum. 成本必

24、须降到最低。 5.对某事保密，绝口不提某事 ?Id appreciate it if you kept it to yourself. 如果你能对此事保密，我不胜感激。 6.离群索居，不与人来往 keep up 1.将某事继续坚持下去 ?I dont think I can keep this up any longer. 我觉得我再也无法坚持下去了。 keep up the good work! 2.情况持续，保持 ?How long can the economic boom keep up? 经济繁荣能持续多久？ 3.跟上，并驾齐驱 ?I had to walk fast to keep

25、 up with him.我要快走才能跟上他。 4.跟上，保持同步 ?Jacks having trouble keeping up with the rest of the class.杰克很难跟上班里的其他同学。 5. 跟上，持续了解 ?Employees need to keep up with the latest technical developments.员工需要跟上最新的技术发展。 6.继续保持维持某事物 ?NATO kept up the pressure on the Serbs to get out of Kosovo. 北约继续对塞尔维亚人施加压力，敦促他们撤出科索沃。 7.跟上，与同步 ?Food production is not keeping up with population growth