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/ˈkiːpə/ |
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1 | someone who is responsible for looking after something 看守人;管理员 |
| a park keeper 公园管理员 |
| a lighthouse keeper 灯塔看守人 |
| 1a | someone who looks after a group of animals in a zoo (动物园的)饲养员 | | the elephant keeper 大象饲养员 | | A tiger attacked one of the keepers. 一只老虎袭击了其中一名饲养员。 | |
| 1b | someone who is an expert in and responsible for a particular group of objects in a museum (博物馆的)文物专家 | | She is the keeper of the art gallery’ s modern collection. 她是美术馆现代收藏品的文物专家。 | |
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2 | BRITISH informal a goalkeeper |
PHRASE |
- | not be sb’ s keeper |
| to not be responsible for someone or their actions |
| 不是某人的保护人;无须对某人负责 |
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