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• • 身边有(某物)；在…附近备有(某物)：

    I always keep some money by me for emergencies.

    我总是在身边备些钱用来应急。

    I like to keep a few dictionaries by to refer to.

    我喜欢在身边备几本词典供查阅。

  • 挨着，靠近；在…旁边走；沿着…走去：

    The child keeps by his mother in the darkness.

    那个孩子在黑暗中紧挨着他的母亲走。

    Keep by this way and you'll find the village.

    沿着这条路走你就会找到那个村庄。

  • 提供膳宿；供养：

    He keeps by his aged father.

    他供养他年迈的父亲。