单词 | to keep in |
释义 | > as lemmasto keep in to keep in 1. transitive. To confine within; to hold in check; to restrain; not to utter or give vent to; spec. to confine in school after hours. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > refrain from uttering [verb (transitive)] > silence or prevent from speaking to stop a person's mouthc1175 stilla1225 to keep ina1420 stifle1496 to knit up1530 to muzzle (up) the mouth1531 choke1533 muzzle?1542 to tie a person's tongue1544 tongue-tiea1555 silence1592 untongue1598 to reduce (a person or thing) to silence1605 to bite in1608 gaga1616 to swear downa1616 to laugh down1616 stifle1621 to cry down1623 unworda1627 clamour1646 splint1648 to take down1656 snap1677 stick1708 shut1809 to shut up1814 to cough down1823 to scrape down1855 to howl down1872 extinguish1878 hold1901 shout1924 to pipe down1926 the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > make emotionally unfeeling [verb (transitive)] > suppress emotions forbearOE refrainc1384 repressa1393 subdue1483 suppressa1500 squat1577 to bite in1608 contain?1611 to keep ina1616 swallowa1643 society > authority > punishment > other types of punishment > [verb (transitive)] > confine in school to keep in1893 a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1015 We..keepe muste our song and wordes in. 1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) vi. sig. Biv/1 To kepe in his chyldern that they shold not sterte abrode fro the scole. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. v. 188 It is the more like to be feigned, I pray you keep it in . View more context for this quotation 1690 W. Walker Idiomatologia Anglo-Lat. 24 He is not able to keep in his anger. 1713 J. Addison Cato i. iv Your zeal becomes importunate..but learn to keep it in. 1893 Pall Mall Mag. 1 28 He had been ‘kept in’.., and his schoolmates had all gone. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keep from knowledge [verb (transitive)] > keep back, not mention heelOE to hold back1535 whust1558 whist1570 to keep in1574 to keep back1612 to keep up1678 1574 J. Baret Aluearie K 23 To keepe in corne to thende to make it dere. a1693 M. Bruce Good News in Evil Times (1708) 68 Thanks be to him that hath ay keeped in our Black side yet, and hath not let the World see it yet. 3. To keep (a fire) burning: cf. in adv. 14. Also intransitive of a fire: To continue to burn. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > make a fire > keep fire going foster?c1225 stove1590 to keep in1659 to keep up1840 to keep on1891 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [verb (intransitive)] > of a fire: continue to burn to keep in1849 1659 J. Arrowsmith Armilla Catechetica 160 As culinary fire must be kindled and kept in by external materials. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 72. ¶7 They observe the law..which orders the Fire to be always kept in. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) § 247 This evening's tide we worked with links, and it began to blow so fresh that we had much ado to keep them in. 1849 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 10 i. 149 The fire..keeps in well twelve hours. 1892 Rev. of Reviews 15 Mar. 299/1 The fire can be kept in all night. 4. Printing. To set type closely spaced. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printed matter > arrangement or appearance of printed matter > appearance of printed matter [verb (transitive)] > set type closely spaced to keep in1683 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. Dict. 382 Keep in, is a caution either given to, or resolved on, by the Compositer, where there may be doubt of Driving out his Matter beyond his Counting off. 1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 70 5. to keep one's hand in: see hand n. Phrases 3f. 6. intransitive. To remain indoors, or within a retreat, place, position, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [verb (intransitive)] > remain as opposed to go > within a place to keep inc1430 to stay in1882 c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 711 Euermore she kept hir in. 1518 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 18 The inhabitants of thos howses that be..infectyd shall kepe in. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 250 It still keeps in (like an Owle) all the day time. 1838 F. T. Finch in Bell's Life in London 15 July Though for years we may keep in, we must, at length go out. 7. To keep in line or in touch with. ΚΠ 1733 Ess. Hunting 47 I could never yet see any Creature on two Legs keep in with the Dogs. 8. To remain in favour or on good terms with. Cf. in adv. Phrases 3a (Now colloquial) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > be friendly [verb (intransitive)] > be good friends > remain in favour or on good terms to keep in1598 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales iv. v. 96 He kept in, with Cæsar in no lesse fauour then authoritie. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 1 July (1972) VII. 189 Though I do not love him, yet I find it necessary to keep in with him. 1720 J. Ozell et al. tr. R. A. de Vertot Hist. Revol. Rom. Republic II. xiv. 333 Cæsar.. resolved to keep in equally with the Senate and Antony. 1883 W. Black Yolande III. v. 86 He's violent enough in the House; but that's to keep in with his constituents. < as lemmas |
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