keeper
/ˈkiːpə(r)/noun
1
- a person who manages or looks after something or someone, in particular管理人, 看管者, 尤指：
1.1
- Brit. a custodian of a museum or gallery collection〈英〉博物馆（或美术馆）藏品管理员。
1.2
- short for GOALKEEPER or WICKETKEEPER.
1.3
- an animal attendant employed in a zoo（动物园的）动物管理员。比较ZOOKEEPER.
1.4
- short for GAMEKEEPER.GAMEKEEPER的简称。
1.5
- a person who is regarded as being in charge of someone else看护人, 监护人：
I would not stop him - I'm his wife, not his keeper.
我不会阻止他——我是他的妻子, 不是他的监护人。
2
- with adj. a food or drink that remains in a specified condition if stored耐贮藏的食物（或饮料）：
hazelnuts are good keepers.
榛实耐贮藏。
3
- informal a thing worth keeping〈非正式〉值得保留的东西：
they were deciding which measurements are questionable and which are keepers.
他们正在确定哪些测量结果有问题, 哪些值得保留。
3.1
- N. Amer. a fish large enough to be kept when caught〈北美〉达到规定捕捞重量的鱼。
4
- an object which keeps another in place, or protects something more fragile or valuable, in particular固定物; 保护物, 尤指：
4.1
- a plain ring to preserve a hole in a pierced ear lobe; a sleeper（防止耳垂穿孔重新闭合的）耳环圈。
4.2
- a ring worn to keep a more valuable one on the finger（为防止贵重戒指脱落而戴的）护戒。
4.3
- a bar of soft iron placed across the poles of a horseshoe magnet to maintain its strength保磁铁（横跨马蹄形磁铁两极的铁条, 用于保持磁力强度）。
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- American Football a play in which the quarterback receives the ball from the centre and runs with it【美橄】四分卫护球推进打法。
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