keep
英 /kiːp/ 美 /kiːp/
- v. 保留；保存To continue having something rather than giving it away.
- v. 保持；使保持To stay, or make something stay, in a particular state.
- v. 继续；反复做To continue doing something or do it repeatedly.
You can keep the umbrella until the rain stops.
雨停之前，你可以继续留着这把伞用。
Governments should keep public transport affordable to encourage residents to leave their cars at home.
政府应使公共交通保持价格实惠，鼓励居民不开私家车出行。
搭配
keep a record 保留记录keep in touch 保持联系keep doing something 继续做某事keep a promise 遵守诺言
辨析提示
过去式、过去分词均为kept；继续做用keep doing。
词族
keeper (n.)、keeping (n.)
近义 retain
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