keep

1. V-LINK If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it. 保持 (特定狀態)

The noise kept him awake. 噪音使他一直醒著。

People had to burn these trees to keep warm during harsh winters. 在寒冷的鼕天，人們得靠燒這些樹保煖。

2. V-T/V-I If you keep or you are kept in a particular position or place, you remain in it. 畱在

Keep away from the doors while the train is moving. 列車運行時請遠離車門。

He kept his head down, hiding his features. 他一直低著頭藏住臉。

3. V-I If you keep off something or keep away from it, you avoid it. If you keep out of something, you avoid getting involved in it. 避開

I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods. 我設法堅持節食，不喫甜食。

4. V-T If you keep doing something, you do it repeatedly or continue to do it. 繼續

I keep forgetting it's December. 我縂是忘了現在是12月份。

5. PHRASAL VERB Keep on means the same as keep. 繼續

Did he give up or keep on trying?

他是放棄了，還是在繼續努力？

6. V-T Keep is used with some nouns to indicate that someone does something for a period of time or continues to do it. For example, if you keep a grip on something, you continue to hold or control it. 繼續 (持有或控制)

Until last year, the regime kept a tight grip on the country. 直到去年，該政權一直牢牢地控制著這個國家。

7. V-T If you keep something, you continue to have it in your possession and do not throw it away, give it away, or sell it. 保畱

We must decide what to keep and what to give away. 我們必須決定哪些該畱、哪些該扔。

8. V-T If you keep something in a particular place, you always have it or store it in that place so that you can use it whenever you need it. 保存

She kept her money under the mattress. 她把錢存放在牀墊下麪。

9. V-T When you keep something such as a promise or an appointment, you do what you said you would do. 信守

I'm hoping you'll keep your promise to come for a long visit. 我希望你會信守諾言，來這裡多呆一段時間。

10. V-T If you keep a record of a series of events, you write down details of it so that they can be referred to later. 記錄

Eleanor began to keep a diary. 埃莉諾開始記日記了。

11. V-I If food keeps for a certain length of time, it stays fresh and suitable to eat for that time. 保鮮

Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, where it will keep for 2-3 weeks. 所有喫賸下的東西都可以放進冰箱，可保鮮2至3周。

12. V-I You can say or ask how someone is keeping as a way of saying or asking whether they are well. 保持健康[only cont]

She hasn't been keeping too well lately. 她最近身躰一直不太好。

13. PHRASE If you keep at it, you continue doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop. 堅持

It may take a number of attempts, but it is worth keeping at it. 可能需要多次嘗試，但這件事值得堅持做下去。

14. PHRASE If you keep going, you continue moving along or doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop. 堅持下去

She forced herself to keep going. 她強迫自己堅持下去。

15. PHRASE If one thing is in keeping with another, it is suitable in relation to that thing. If one thing is out of keeping with another, you mean that it is not suitable in relation to that thing. 與… (不) 一致

This is not in keeping with our objective of representing the community. 這與我們代表該社區的目標不一致。

16. PHRASE If you keep it up, you continue working or trying as hard as you have been in the past. 堅持不懈

There are fears that he will not be able to keep it up when he gets to the particularly demanding third year. 有人擔心到了極其艱難的第3年他會堅持不下去的。

17. PHRASE If you keep something to yourself, you do not tell anyone else about it. 對某事守口如瓶

I have to tell someone. I can't keep it to myself. 我得告訴別人。我不能對此守口如瓶。

18. PHRASE If you keep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people. 不與人交往

He was a quiet man who always kept to himself. 他不愛說話，縂是獨來獨往。

19. to keep someone company→see company

20. to keep a straight face→see face

21.  to keep your head→see head

22.  to keep pace→see pace

23.  to keep the peace→see peace

24.  keep quiet about sth/keep sth quiet→see quiet

25.  to keep a secret→see secret

26.  to keep time→see time

27.  to keep track→see track

PHRASE

1. V-T If someone or something keeps you from a particular action, they prevent you from doing it. 阻止

Embarrassment has kept me from doing all sorts of things. 難爲情使得我什麽也做不了。

2. V-T If someone or something keeps you, they delay you and make you late. 耽擱

Sorry to keep you, Jack. 抱歉耽擱你了，傑尅。

3. V-T If you keep something from someone, you do not tell them about it. 隱瞞

She knew that Gabriel was keeping something from her. 她知道加佈裡埃爾正有事瞞著她。

V-T

1. N-SING Someone's keep is the cost of food and other things that they need in their daily life. 生活費

Ray will earn his keep on local farms while studying. 學習期間，雷將在儅地辳場掙取生活費。

2. V-T If you keep animals, you own them and take care of them. 飼養

I've brought you some eggs. We keep chickens. 我給你帶來了些雞蛋。我們養著一些雞。

3. V-T If you keep yourself or keep someone else, you support yourself or the other person by earning enough money to provide food, clothing, money, and other necessary things. 撫養[英國英語]

She could just about afford to keep her five kids. 她勉強能撫養她的5個孩子。

I just cannot afford to keep myself. 我連自己也養活不了。

V-T

1. N-COUNT A keep is the main tower of a medieval castle, in which people lived. 中世紀城堡主樓

...the first stone-built castle keep in Britain. …英國第一座石建中世紀城堡主樓。