| 单词 | keep going |
| 释义 | keep goingkeep going a) keep (somebody) going to have or to give someone enough hope and emotional strength to continue living and doing things in a bad situation (使某人)坚持活下去，(使某人)尽力维持下去 That woman’s been through such a lot – I don’t 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。 Her letters were the only thing that kept me going while I was in prison. 我在监狱里的时候，她的信是我坚持下去的唯一动力。 b) keep (something) going if you keep a business, institution, 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 can’t 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。 c) keep going to continue doing something difficult 坚持做〔困难的事〕 Persevere and keep going until you reach your ideal weight. 咬紧牙关坚持下去，直至达到你的理想体重为止。 d) keep somebody going 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 I’ll 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。 Examples from the Corpus keep somebody going• I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.• Then I thought, why not keep this going?• When going to the C section keep the snare going.• They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.• Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!• Rabbit wonders how many animals have died to keep his life going, how many more will die.• It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.• Her letters were the only things that kept me going while I was a prisoner.• Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession. → keep going at keep1(4) |
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