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keep (obj) STAYki:pvpast kept keptto (cause to) stay in a particular place or condition留在(某处);(使)保持某状态I wish you'd keep quiet. [L only + adj]我请你保持安静。Having a cold shower is the only way to keep cool in this weather. [L only + adj]在这种天气里，冲冷水浴是保持凉爽的唯一方法。I like to keep busy. [L only + adj]我喜欢一直忙忙碌碌的。Keep left (= Stay on the road that goes to the left) when you come to the fork, then take the second on the right. [L only + adj]到了岔路口就走左边那条，然后在第二个岔路口走右边那条。"Shall I move this painting to the other wall?" "No, keep it here/keep it where it is. " [T]“我把这幅画移到另一面墙上去好吗？”“别，就把它留在原处。”Can't you keep that dog of yours under control? [T]你就不能管好你的狗吗？Close the door to keep the room warm. [T + obj + adj]关上门保持房间暖和。The noise from their party kept me awake half the night. [T + obj +adj]他们的晚会上传来的吵闹声使我半个晚上没睡着。He kept his eyes fixed on me while I spoke. [T + obj + v-ed]我说话时，他的眼睛盯着我。To keep someone is to delay them or prevent them from doing something.妨碍，阻止He's very late, what's keeping him? [T]他迟到很久了，是什么耽误他了？Sorry for keeping you waiting (= for making you wait). [T + obj + v-ing]对不起，让你等了。She kept me talking on the phone for half an hour. [T + obj + v-ing]她让我在电话里讲了半个小时。Am I keeping you from your work? [T]我妨碍你工作了吗？Keep away/back--it might be dangerous. [I always + adv/prep]别靠近----这可能有危险。If you keep something back you do not use it all or tell it all at the same time.保留;隐瞒When she told me about her illness, I was sure she was keeping something back/keeping back the truth. [M]她对我讲她的病情时，我肯定她隐瞒了一些真相。To keep the size or number of something down is to control it and prevent it from increasing.压缩;控制;限制We need to work hard to keep our prices down. [M]我们必须努力控制物价。If you keep a person or group of people down, you prevent them from having any power or freedom.压制;镇压You can't keep a good woman down. [T]你不能压制一个好女人。If you say that you can't keep food or liquid down, you mean that you vomit when you eat or drink.不使（胃中食物）吐出On the day after her operation she couldn't keep anything down. [T]手术后的第二天，她吃什么都要吐。If you keep something from someone, you do not tell them about it.保守，隐匿I think he's keeping the extent of his illness from me. [T]我想他在对我隐瞒他的病情进展。If you keep from something, you do not do it.克制，抑制I'm afraid I couldn't keep from smiling when she told me what she'd done.当她把她做的事告诉我时，恐怕我忍不住要笑。(esp. Br dated) If you ask someone how they are keeping, you are asking if they are well.保持健康"How is your mother keeping?" [I always +adv/prep]“你母亲身体好吗？”As a child Simon was often kept in after school (= forced to stay in school as a punishment). [T]西蒙小时候常常被要求课后留下。The hospital kept her in overnight for observation (= asked her to stay so that they could decide what was wrong with her). [T]医院把她留了一晚作观察。She likes to keep in with the fashionable crowd (= to stay friendly with them because she hopes to get some advantage). [I always + adv/prep]她喜欢讨好时髦的人。There was a notice saying 'Keep off the grass' (= don't walk on the area of grass). [I always + adv/prep]那儿告示上写着“勿踏草地”。Wear a hat to keep the sun off (= to prevent it from reaching your skin). [M]戴上帽子遮住太阳。(esp. Br) If you keep off a particular subject, you avoid talking about it. [I always + adv/prep]不提，避开A sign that says "Keep Out" is telling you not to enter a building or area of land. [I always + adv/prep]“请勿入内”I prefer to keep out of (= avoid becoming involved in) arguments about money. [I always + adv/prep]我避免卷入关于钱的争论。Keep this news to yourself ( = do not tell anyone else). [T]别把这消息告诉别人。He's a very private person--he keeps himself to himself (= does not talk to other people very much).他是个非常孤僻的人----不与人交谈。If you keep to a place, you stay there.留在(某处)Please keep to the left hand side of the stairs.上下楼梯请走左边。If you keep to a subject or an agreement, you limit yourself to it.不背离，不离开;遵守，信守For heaven's sake let's keep to the point or we'll never reach any decisions.看在老天的份上，我们别离题，否则什么决定也作不了。I've kept to my side of the agreement --it's you that's broken it.我一直遵守协议----违反协议的是你。If you keep a family, country, etc. together you stop the individuals or groups from separating.使团结They tried to keep the family together for the sake of the children. [T]为了子女他们努力使家庭团圆和睦。I hope I'm not keeping you up (= preventing you from going to bed). [T]我希望我没有使你们熬夜。If someone or something keeps up (with someone or something else), they do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with that person or thing.不落后;跟上He was walking so fast that I had to run to keep up (with him). [I always + adv/prep]他走得那么快，我得跑步才跟得上(他)。Wages are failing to keep up with inflation. [I always + adv/prep]工资跟不上通货膨胀。(fig. ) I read the papers to keep up with (= to discover) what's happening in the outside world. [I always + adv/prep]我读报为了跟上外界的形势。(disapproving) If you are trying to keep up with the Joneses you always want to own the same expensive possessions and do the same things as your friends or NEIGHBOURS because you are worried about seeming less important socially than they are.与邻居(或朋友)比排场比阔气(infml) If you tell someone to keep their shirt on/(Br) also keep their hair on, you are telling them to stop being so angry or upset.不发脾气;保持镇静Keep your hair on! Your car isn't badly damaged!别急！你的车坏得不厉害！(Br and Aus) Keep-fit (Am and Aus physical fitness or fitness) is the acivity of keeping your body in good condition by doing physical exercises.健身运动，健身活动Do you go to keep-fit (classes)?你上健身班吗？[WELL-KEPT ]
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