新概念英语十大动词精讲 5:keep的用法keep vt., vi. kept, keeping保存；保守 I keep old letters.我保存旧信I”ll keep the original copy of your report on file.我会把你报告的原件归档的It”s an interesting suggestion and we”ll keep it on ice.“这是一项好玩的建议,我们将留待以后考虑采纳保持；连续We will keep on trying and, if we get anything done, will notify you.我们将连续努力，有结果将通知你Leaders shouldn”t keep themselves aloof from the masses.领导人决不应当脱离群众Keep calm!宁静!You shouldn”t keep chopping and changing like this; you”d better make up your mind right now!“你不能再这样变化无常了,现在就拿定办法!“遵守 He keeps to his promise.他守约。
Everyone should keep discipline, and you, officers are no exception.““每个人都应当遵守纪律,你们军官也不例外保卫；爱护 Keep the baby warm.别把婴儿冻着常与from连用）防止；抑制Keep one”s temper 抑制住不发脾气 Keep a curb on your anger.请抑制住怒气拘留；留下 Please keep me a place in the queue.请在队里给我留个位置赡养；饲养 to keep a dog养狗Farmers usually keep chickens in their backyard. 农夫们通常在自己的后院养鸡经营；经销；治理to keep a shop开商店 to keep house治家（常与from连用）远离；不接触 Keep away from the scene of the accident.勿靠近事故现场Their dog looked dangerous, so we decided to keep our distance from it.““他们家那条狗样子很凶狠,因此我们打算离它远一点。
But the stone walls keep the farmer”s cows from joining his neighbor”s cows.但是石头墙使这家农夫的母牛不会参加到邻居的牛群中去庆祝；纪念to keep Christmas庆祝圣诞节防卫；防守to keep a town against the enemy守城御敌The police are keeping / standing guard over the house.警察正派人守护着这幢房子保密；不说 You are keeping something from me.你对我保密习惯用语】keep one”s distance远离；保持远距离The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.鹿不信任我们，和我们保持肯定的距离keep time走时精确 Does your watch keep time?你的表走得准吗？keep up with the Joneses赶时髦；与他人攀比keep watch留意；留意；守望【词性变化】keep n. 生计 to earn one”s keep谋生【习惯用语】for keeps永久地；永久地 This gold medal is yours for keeps.这个金牌永久属于你。
常用词组】keep at坚持做，不放弃keep away使离开，使站开keep back阻挡，阻挡 The police tried to keep the crowd back from the injured man.警察试图拦住人群，不让他们靠近受伤的人隐瞒，保存 He can keep nothing back from his friends.他向朋友什么也瞒不住扣下；留下The boss keeps back $50 a month towards my uniform.老板每月扣我50美元服装费keep down掌握，压制They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.他们实行步骤掌握兔子的生殖增长卧下；蹲下；不举起Keep down — they”re shooting at us!趴下，他们向我们开枪呢咽下；不吐出 I feel ill, doctor, and I can”t keep any food down.大夫，我病了，咽不下任何东西压低声音keep in with和…保持友情keep off避开；不接近 Keep off the grass!请勿践踏草地！My doctor has warned me to keep off sugar. 我的医生劝我别吃糖。
Keep your dog off me.把你的狗从我这儿拿开！“Keep off oil, or else it will perish your rubber boots.““不要碰油,否则会把你的橡胶鞋弄坏的keep on连续；保持He just kept on writing.他正在连续写与at连用）纠缠keep out关在门外；不准入内 to keep the smoke out不让烟进来This coat keeps out the wind.这外套挡风keep out of躲开；置身于…之外Do you try to keep out of trouble!你得躲开这麻烦Keep out of the sun.避开日照Keep out of mischief.不要再捣蛋了keep to坚持；保持；不离开He always keeps to his promises.他总是说话算数的We kept to the roads we knew.我们不离开我们熟悉的路keep to oneself对…守口如瓶 He kept his conclusions to himself.他对他的结论守口如瓶。
keep up连续；坚持If this rain keeps up the garden will be ruined.假如这雨连续下，花园就完蛋了保持；维持The high cost of materials keeps up prices.材料的昂贵费用使价格居高不下Keep your chin up!不要气馁!;不要灰心!keep up with跟上；不落后；赶上Don”t run — I can”t keep up with you.别跑了，我赶不上你了Are wages keeping up with inflation?工资跟得上通货膨胀吗？近义词： conserve guard have hold maintain preserve protect save tend反义词： break上三个词 keenly keenness keeno下三个词keep a book keep a calm sough keep a check on。