英语词汇“keep”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	keep
释义	keep I. \ˈkēp\ verb (kept \ˈkept\ ; kept ; keeping ; keeps) Etymology: Middle English kepen to observe, heed, seek, seize, keep, from Old English cēpan to observe, heed, seek, seize; akin to Old English capian to look, Old Saxon kapōn, Old High German chapfēn to look, Old Norse kōpa to stare, and perhaps to Russian zabota care, worry *transitive verb* 1. a. : to observe or fulfill (something prescribed or obligatory) : adhere to or not swerve from or violate (as a faith) : practice or perform as a duty : not neglect : be faithful to (as a promise): as (1) : to notice with due, approved, or customary actions and feelings : act fittingly in relation to by refraining from anything inappropriate or unsuitable < keeping a Sabbath day by ceasing from all work — H.G.Cowan > (2) : to conform to in habits or conduct (as by regular attendance to or the performance of appropriate duties) or adjust one's schedule of activities to include < keep chapel > < keep early hours > (3) : to act (as in playing an instrument, singing, marching) in accord with (as a preestablished time, tempo, or rhythm) < asked the musicians to keep time with the metronome > < could not keep the tricky rhythm of the Latin-American dance > b. : to reside at a British university long enough to complete the requirements of (a term); especially : to eat a sufficient number of dinners in hall at the Inns of Court to make (a term) count for the purpose of being called to the bar 2. : preserve, maintain: as a. : to watch over and defend especially from danger, harm, or loss < 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) : to have the care of : be responsible for : tend < the shepherd boy kept sheep on the moors at night > < kept a garden for his parents > < was paid to keep the furnace > (2) : to support by providing with a home, food, clothing, or other requisites of existence < the foster parents kept the child for a year until his real parents could be found > (3) : to maintain in a good, fitting, or orderly condition < objected to keeping the house > < a meticulously kept orchard > (4) : to maintain habitually by undertaking the expense of < what sort of table do they keep — Jane Austen > c. : to continue to maintain : not cease from or intermit < keep silence > < keep guard over the child > d. (1) : to cause to remain in a given place, situation, or condition : maintain unchanged : hold or preserve in a particular state < 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) : to preserve (food) in an unspoiled condition < keep meat by packing it in ice > < keep potatoes in storage in a cool cellar > e. (1) : to have or retain in one's service or in an established position or relationship < 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) : to possess (as a domestic animal) usually for certain services or advantages < keeps a horse > < keeps several head of cattle > (3) : to maintain in exchange for sexual favors < never married but kept a mistress for several years > < found the woman was keeping a man several years her junior > (4) : to control totally the policy, principles, and ideas of (as a newspaper) by one's money or economic power < a kept press > f. (1) : to maintain a record in (as of daily occurrences or transactions) < keep a journal > < keep books for a business firm > (2) : to enter (as an account or record) in a book g. : to have customarily in stock for sale < bought the best sherry the store kept > 3. a. : to restrain from departure or removal : not let go of : hold, detain < keep him as a prisoner for a week > < kept the children after school for disobedience > < nothing to keep me in the hot city > b. : to hold back : restrain, prevent < tried to keep him from going out at night > < nothing kept him from going through with it > c. : save, reserve, store < 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. : to refrain from communicating, revealing, or betraying : not divulge < keep a secret > < keep his counsel > 4. a. : to retain or continue to have in one's possession or power especially by conscious or purposive policy < 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. : withhold < kept most of his inheritance from him > < kept the sad news from the parents > c. : to have in control : not lose < keep one's temper > 5. : to keep to < 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. : to continue in (as a course) : not deviate from < keep the path rather than strike off through the woods > < keep the center of the road > b. : to stay or remain on or in usually against opposition < 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. : conduct, manage < keep a meeting > : carry on < keep a business > < the chairman was not there to keep the yearly assembly > < kept a small tearoom > b. archaic : to keep up c. : to make out or manage in respect to the welfare of (oneself) < how have you been keeping yourself > 8. : to associate with (company) < concerned about the company she was keeping > 9. dialect England : to frighten or scare away (birds) *intransitive verb* 1. now Britain : live, lodge < could not find where the man kept in town > 2. a. : to maintain a course, direction, or progress : persevere in going < keep along the main route for 10 miles > < kept to the south all day > b. : to continue usually without interruption a particular action < the fire kept burning all night > < keep smiling > — often used with on < kept on talking until he was told to stop > c. : to persist resolutely or stubbornly in a practice or a course of action often in spite of opposition or warning : continue firmly or obstinately < keeps asking us to go swimming > — often used with on < kept on drinking after the doctor told him to stop > 3. a. : to stay or remain (as in a particular place or condition) < 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. : to be in regard to health < how are you keeping > c. : to keep up < 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. : abstain, refrain < couldn't keep from talking > 5. a. : to remain in good condition : not go bad or deteriorate < the food will keep for a long time under refrigeration > < knowledge does not keep any better than fish — A.N.Whitehead > b. : to remain undivulged < knew the secret would keep if he told nobody > c. : to call for no immediate action < the matter will keep until morning when we can see a lawyer > 6. : to be or remain in session < school keeps five days a week > 7. : to keep wicket Synonyms: keep, keep (back), keep (out), retain, detain, withhold, reserve, hold, and hold (back) can mean, in common, not to relinquish one's possession, custody, or control. keep is the most general term, carrying the common meaning < 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: observe, celebrate, solemnize, commemorate: keep, along with others in this set, can mean the noticing or honoring of a day or occasion fittingly or duly. keep is rather mild in its implications and may suggest merely a customary or wonted notice without anything untoward or inappropriate; it implies opposition to break < 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. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English kep, keep, from kepen to keep — more at keep 1. archaic : heed, notice — usually used in the phrases give keep, take keep 2. : the act of keeping or the state of being kept: as a. archaic : custody, guard, charge b. : maintenance 3. : one that keeps or protects: as a. : stronghold, fortress, castle; specifically : the strongest and securest part of a medieval castle often used as a place of residence especially during a siege b. : keeper < has been made the keep of an anticritical defensive system — F.R.Leavis > c. : prison, jail d. : a cap or other mechanical device for retaining anything in place; specifically : a light iron casting resting on the hanger at the bottom of a locomotive axle box to keep the lubricating pad in position 4. a. : the means or provisions by which one is kept < the horse was hardly worth its keep > b. Britain : pasture for grazing or the grass in such pasture c. : a conditioning tonic or regimen for game cocks 5. keeps plural but singular in construction : a game of marbles played for keeps 6. : a football play in which the quarterback fakes a pass but keeps the ball and runs with it Synonyms: see living • - for keeps
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