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keep CONTINUE DOINGki:pvpast kept keptto continue doing something without stopping, or to do it repeatedly(使)继续下去，(使)不停He keeps (on) trying to distract me. [+ v-ing]他一直想使我分心。Keep (on) taking the tablets. [+ v-ing]别停止吃药。I keep (on) thinking I've seen her before somewhere. [+ v-ing]我一直觉得以前在那儿见过她。Don't keep (on) asking silly questions! [+ v-ing]别老是问傻问题！I kept (on) hoping that he'd phone me. [+ v-ing]我一直希望他会打电话给我。If you keep at something such as work, or if someone keeps you at it, you continue to do it although you want to stop.(使)继续做，(使)坚持干I kept at it and finally finished at 3 o'clock in the morning.我不停地干，终于在凌晨三点干完了。She got bored with homework quickly, but we kept her at it or she'd have failed the exam.她很快就厌倦做作业了，但我们让她继续做，否则她考试会不及格的。If you say that someone keeps on (at you) about something, you are complaining that they will not stop talking about it.就…(对…)喋喋不休Don't keep on at me about the money, you know I'll pay you back.别老是对我提那笔钱，你知道我会还给你的。(infml) "You still haven't cleaned the car, have you?" "All right, there's no need to keep on. "“你还没有擦那辆汽车，是吗？”“行了，没必要这么喋喋不休。”To keep something up is to continue doing or having it.保持;坚持You're doing well, keep it up!你干得不错，继续好好干！When I stopped studying I was still keen to keep up my French.我不读书了，还是很想坚持学法语。If you keep up appearances you pretend to be happier, less poor, etc. than you really are, because you do not want people to know how bad your situation is.维持门面，保持体面;保持常态They were unhappily married but kept up appearances for the sake of their children.他们的婚姻并不幸福，但为了子女而装得一切正常。
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