keep的过去式是：kept。

keep的过去式是：kept。keep的例句是用作动词(v.)He would keep in touch with us wherever he was.他无论在什么地方,总是与我们保持联系。keep的读音是英[kiːp]；美[kiːp]。

一、详尽释义点此查看keep的详细内容

v.(动词)保持（某一状态），维持，继续，持续看守，守卫，把守，保护保留，保存，保管经营，管理，开设持有，拥有，保有控制住记抚养，饲养雇用遵守，履行庆祝，纪念；过（节、生日等）拿着防护，防守，守忍住，抑制，制止（常与from连用）留住，阻止离开居住，逗留，呆（食物等）能保持新鲜，保存好，不变坏（商店等）开着，（学校）继续上课交往不要求马上注意，能耽搁，可拖延n.(名词)【史】要塞，坚固据点，堡垒保持，保养饲料监狱，监牢管理生活资料，生计，衣食，伙食【史】中世纪城堡的最牢固的部分膳宿费用，生活费

二、双解释义

v.(动词)vt. & vi. (使)保持; (使)继续 (cause to) stay, remain or continuevi. (食品)保持新鲜 (of food) remain fresh and fit to eatvt. 阻止,防止,耽搁 hold back; delay; preventvt. 履行,遵守 fulfilvt. & vi. 保有,保存,保留 have without the need of returningvt. 供养,饲养 take care of and provide with food, money, etc.vt. 经营,管理,料理 own and have use ofvt. 守卫,看守 guard; protect

三、词典解释

1.（使）保持
If someonekeeps oris kept in a particular state, they remain in it.

e.g. The noise kept him awake...
噪音吵得他一直没有睡着。
e.g. Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar...
雷吉一直在柜台后忙活。

2.（使）处于；（使）留在
If youkeep or youare kept in a particular position or place, you remain in it.

e.g. Keep away from the doors while the train is moving...
列车运行过程中要远离车门。
e.g. He kept his head down, hiding his features...
他低头掩面。

3.（使）坚持（避免或不卷入）
If youkeep off something orkeep away from it, you avoid it. If youkeep out of something, you avoid getting involved in it. You can also say that youkeep someoneoff ,away from orout of something.

e.g. I managed to stick to the diet andkeep off sweet foods...
我努力做到了只吃规定饮食，不沾甜食。
e.g. He's going to be a fantastic player if he keeps away from booze and women...
如果能不近酒色，他将成为一名出色的运动员。

4.阻止（或防止、阻碍）…做
If someone or somethingkeeps youfrom a particular action, they prevent you from doing it.

e.g. Embarrassment has kept me from doing all sorts of things...
我总是害怕受窘，什么事都不敢去做。
e.g. He kept her from being lonely...
他不让她感到孤独。

5.忍住（或克制）不做
If you try tokeep from doing something, you try to stop yourself from doing it.

e.g. She bit her lip tokeep from crying...
她咬住嘴唇不哭。
e.g. He had to lean on Dan tokeep from falling.
他不得不靠在丹身上以免摔倒。

6.保守;隐瞒
If youkeep somethingfrom someone, you do not tell them about it.

keep

e.g. She knew that Gabriel was keeping something from her.
她知道加布里埃尔有事瞒着她。

7.重复；继续
If youkeep doing something, you do it repeatedly or continue to do it.

e.g. Ikeep forgetting it's December...
我总是忘了现在是12月了。
e.g. I turned back after a while, but he kept walking...
我过了一会就往回走了，但他还接着走。

8.（与某些名词连用，表示持续一段时间或继续做某事）持续，继续（持有或控制）
Keep is used with some nouns to indicate that someone does something for a period of time or continues to do it. For example, if youkeep a grip on something, you continue to hold or control it.

e.g. Until last year, the regime kept a tight grip on the country...
直到去年，那个国家还处于该政权的严密控制之下。
e.g. One of them wouldkeep a look-out on the road behind to warn us of approaching vehicles...
他们中会有一人看着后面的路，提醒我们注意过来的车辆。

9.保留；保有；留有
If youkeep something, you continue to have it in your possession and do not throw it away, give it away, or sell it.

e.g. 'I like this dress,' she said. 'Keep it. You can have it,' said Daphne...
“我喜欢这件连衣裙，”她说。“留下吧。给你了，”达夫妮说道。
e.g. Lathan had to choose between marrying her and keeping his job.
莱森不得不在娶她和保住工作之间作出选择。

10.存放；储存
If youkeep something in a particular place, you always have it or store it in that place so that you can use it whenever you need it.

e.g. She kept her money under the mattress...
她把钱放在床垫下。
e.g. She remembered where she kept the gun...
她记得放枪的地方。

11.遵守；笃守；恪守
When youkeep something such as a promise or an appointment, you do what you said you would do.

keep

e.g. I'm hoping you'llkeep your promise to come for a long visit...
我希望你遵守诺言来这儿多呆几天。
e.g. He had again failed tokeep his word.
他又食言了。

12.记下；记录；记载
If youkeep a record of a series of events, you write down details of it so that they can be referred to later.

e.g. Eleanor began tokeep a diary...
埃莉诺开始记日记了。
e.g. The volunteers kept a record of everything they ate for a week.
志愿者记录下他们一周所吃的所有食物。

13.供养；抚养；养活
If youkeep yourself orkeep someone else, you support yourself or the other person by earning enough money to provide food, clothing, money, and other necessary things.

e.g. She could just about afford tokeep her five kids...
她勉勉强强能养得起自己的5个孩子。
e.g. I just cannot afford tokeep myself...
我难以维持生计。

14.生活费用
Someone'skeep is the cost of food and other things that they need in their daily life.

keep

e.g. Ray will earn hiskeep on local farms while studying...
雷求学期间会在当地的农场干活赚取生活费。
e.g. I need to give my parents money for mykeep.
我需要付给父母我的生活费。

15.饲养
If youkeep animals, you own them and take care of them.

e.g. I've brought you some eggs. Wekeep chickens...
我给你带了些鸡蛋。我们养鸡。
e.g. This mad writer kept a lobster as a pet.
这个疯狂的作家把龙虾当宠物养。

16.开设；经营；管理
If youkeep a business such as a small shop or hotel, you own it and manage it.

e.g. His father kept a village shop.
他父亲经营一家乡村商店。

17.使耽搁;使延误
If someone or somethingkeeps you, they delay you and make you late.

e.g. Sorry tokeep you, Jack...
很抱歉让你久等了，杰克。
e.g. 'What kept you?' — 'I went in the wrong direction.'
“你为什么晚了？”——“我走错了方向。”

18.（食物）保持不坏
If foodkeeps for a certain length of time, it stays fresh and suitable to eat for that time.

keep的近义词

e.g. Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, where it willkeep for 2-3 weeks.
剩下的东西都可以放进冰箱，可以保持两到三个星期不坏。

19.（用于询问健康状况）保持健康
You can say or ask how someoneis keeping as a way of saying or asking whether they are well.

e.g. She hasn't been keeping too well lately...
她最近身体不太好。
e.g. How are you keeping these days?
你这些天身体怎么样？

20.（中世纪的）城堡主楼
Akeep is the main tower of a medieval castle, in which people lived.

21.继续做；坚持干
If youkeep at it, you continue doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.

e.g. It may take a number of attempts, but it is worth keeping at it...
可能要试几次，但还是值得坚持的。
e.g. 'Keep at it!' Thade encouraged me.
“坚持下去！”萨德鼓励我道。

22.永远；永不更改地
Something that isfor keeps is permanent and will not change.

e.g. Ensure that whatever you gain now will be for keeps...
确保你现在所获得的一切永远不会失去。
e.g. He advised them to leave town for keeps.
他建议他们离开镇子，永远别再回来。

23.继续移动;坚持干
If youkeep going, you continue moving along or doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.

keep

e.g. She forced herself tokeep going...
她强迫自己继续下去。
e.g. I was shouting: 'Keep going,keep going!'
我喊着：“坚持，坚持！”

24.协调/不协调;一致/不一致
If one thing isin keeping with another, it is suitable in relation to that thing. If one thing isout of keeping with another, it is not suitable in relation to that thing.

e.g. His office was in keeping with his station and experience...
他的办公室与其身份和阅历相称。
e.g. In keeping with tradition, the Emperor and Empress did not attend the ceremony...
按照传统，皇帝和皇后未参加该仪式。

25.继续努力
If youkeep it up, you continue working or trying as hard as you have been in the past.

e.g. There are fears that he will not be able tokeep it up when he gets to the particularly demanding third year...
有人担心他到了要求极其严格的第3年时会坚持不下去。
e.g. You're doing a great job!Keep it up!
你们干得非常棒！继续好好干吧！

26.把…秘而不宣；不将…说出去
If youkeep somethingto yourself, you do not tell anyone else about it.

e.g. I have to tell someone. I can'tkeep it to myself...
我得找人说说。我心里憋不住。
e.g. There's one thing you can do for me. Butkeep it to yourself.
有件事你能帮我做。但你要保密。

27.离群索居；不与人来往
If youkeep yourself to yourself orkeep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.

keep是什么意思

e.g. He was a quiet man who kept himself to himself...
他是个喜欢安静、不爱与人来往的人。
e.g. Since she knows little Italian, she keeps to herself.
因为不怎么懂意大利语，她很少和人交往。

28. tokeep someone company -> see company
tokeep your end up -> see end
tokeep a straight face -> see face
tokeep your hand in -> see hand
tokeep your head -> see head
tokeep house -> see house
tokeep pace -> see pace
tokeep the peace -> see peace
tokeep a secret -> see secret
tokeep time -> see time
tokeep track -> see track

相关词组：keep backkeep downkeep in withkeep onkeep on aboutkeep on atkeep tokeep up

四、例句

He would keep in touch with us wherever he was.

他无论在什么地方,总是与我们保持联系。

Here's a five-pound note-- you can keep the change.

这是五镑的钞票－－零钱不用找了。

Progress is slow but we keep battling on.

进展虽慢

Where do you keep the detergent?

你把清洁剂放在哪儿了？

It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it.

开店容易经营难。

Once you make a promise, you should keep it.

一旦做出承诺

She keeps the family on two hundred dollars a week.

她一个星期给家里200美元。

I have been keeping tropical fish for twenty years.

我已经养了20年的热带鱼了。

I'll only keep you a few minutes.

我只耽搁你几分钟。

Finish off the pie-it won't keep.

把馅饼都吃了吧—搁不住。

We're all keeping well.

我们都很健康。

She kept her past secret from us all.

她对我们所有人都避而不谈她的过去。

She kept a diary for over twenty years.

她记了二十多年的日记。

Once you make a promise, you should keep it.

一旦做出承诺

She wears a hat to keep the sun out of her eyes.

她戴上帽子遮阳，保护眼睛。

Paul earns his keep by helping his elderly landlord.

保罗靠帮助他年迈的房东干活来维持生计。

The furniture was in good keep.

这家具保存得很好。

五、常见句型

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)The fish won't keep; we must eat it now.
这鱼存不住,我们必须现在就把它吃掉。You'd better finish the ice cream; it won't keep.
你最好把冰淇淋吃完,这东西放不得。Will this food keep?
这食品能放得住吗?In such weather meat won't keep long.
在这样的天气,肉放时间长了要坏的。That news will keep.
那个消息留待以后再宣布。用作系动词S+～+ adj.I was so sleepy that I could hardly keep awake .
我太困了,简直要睡着了。My mother still keeps young.
我母亲还不见老。Why do you keep silent?
你怎么不说话?You must keep calm in an emergency.
在紧急关头要保持镇静。We must always keep cheerful in hard time.
在困难的时候我们要始终保持乐观。In those days they could hardly keep alive.
那时候,他们简直没法活下去。The weather is keeping dry.
气候一直很干燥。S+～+ v -ingThe baby kept crying.
婴儿一直哭。She kept studying.
她一直在学习。Please keep sitting where you are.
请继续坐在原处。Why do you keep looking at me like this?
你为什么老是这样看着我?My shoe lace keeps coming undone.
我的鞋带老松开。The machine kept running.
机器一直运转。I don't know what's wrong with me today; I keep breaking things.
不知道今天我怎么了,老是打碎东西。It kept raining for a week.
接连下了一星期雨。The water in the river keeps rising.
河水一直在上涨。S+～+ prep. -phraseYou must keep inside the house during the cold weather.
在冷天,你必须呆在家中。They did their best to keep on their guard.
他们尽量保持警惕。We're keeping in very good health.
我们身体非常好。用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.I think we shall keep friends.
我想我们将保持朋友关系。The policemen keep order in the streets.
**在大街上维护秩序。We must keep in touch with each other.
我们必须相互保持联系。I'll only keep you for a few minutes.
我只耽误你几分钟。Well, in this case, I won't keep you.
噢,既然这样,我就不留你了。Why didn't Daddy let me keep the ten dollars?
爸爸为什么不让我留下这10美元?He always kept the keys in his pocket.
他总是把钥匙装在口袋里。She would not be able to keep the job.
她可能保不住这份工作。Keep the change.
不用找零钱了。We will always keep our promise not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
我们始终遵守不干涉别国内政的诺言。He needs more money to keep his wife and children.
他需要更多的钱养活妻子儿女。They kept a big dog to guard the house.
他们养了一条大狗守门。They keep a shop.
他们经营一家商店。That shop keeps everything you will need.
那家店铺出售你所需要的各种东西。She will keep her birthday in a special way.
她将以某种特殊方式庆祝生日。The people in this district keep the Sabbath.
这个地区的人遵守安息日。Most people keep Christmas at home.
大多数人在家过圣诞节。Who keeps accounts?
谁记账?She often keeps a diary.
她常记日记。Keep a record of the books that are borrowed from the library.
把从图书馆借来的书作个记录。1His promise was faithfully kept.
他忠实地履行自己的诺言。用作双宾动词S+～+ pron./n. + n./pron.Will you keep us the seats?
你给我们保留些座位,好吗?S+～+ n./pron. +for pron./n.The library will keep the book for you till the weekend.
图书馆将为你把这本书保留到周末。Please keep this for me until I come back.
请为我保管此物,直到我回来。用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. +(as) n./adj.They kept him a prisoner.
他们把他监禁起来。That kept him a student.
那使他继续当学生。You may keep it as a souvenir if you like.
如果你愿意,就把它留下来作纪念品。Excitement kept him awake.
他兴奋得不能入睡。Try your best to keep the children quiet.
你要尽量使孩子们保持安静。The experiment kept us busy for three months.
这项试验使我们忙了三个月。Good food keeps you healthy.
优质食品使你保持健康。To keep the room warm, they closed all the windows.
为了保持室内温度,他们关掉所有窗户。They kept the grass short.
他们总是把草修整得很短。She keeps oil clean.
她让油保持干净。Keep the door open.
把门敞开着。1Her house is always kept tidy.
她的房屋总是整整齐齐的。These goods must be kept cool and dry.
这些货物必须保持低温、干燥。S+～+ n./pron.+adv.What keeps you here so late?
什么使你在这里呆得这么晚?S+～+ n./pron. + v -ingThey kept her working all day.
他们强迫她整日工作。Keep the fire burning, will you?
让火一直着着，好吗?The police keep the traffic moving.
**使交通畅通无阻。1I'm sorry you've been kept waiting.
很抱歉,让你一直等着。S+～+ n./pron. + v -edShe keeps the food locked up.
她把食品锁起来了。Hereafter， I want you to keep me informed of how things are going with you.
从此以后,我要求你让我了解你的进展情况。His friend kept him pinned to the floor until he took back the insult.
他的朋友把他牢牢按在地板上,要他收回他的侮辱性言词。He kept his fist clenched in his pocket.
他在衣袋里紧紧握住拳头。

六、词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词keep a business经营一家商店keep a diary记日记keep a family养家糊口keep a festival过节keep a good distance保持相当一段距离keep a good table待客周到keep a hotel开设旅馆keep a man养一个情夫keep a meeting举行会议keep a school办学校keep a shop开一个小店keep a small tearoom经营一间小茶室keep a woman养一个情妇keep an agreement遵守协议keep an appointment守约keep an inn开一个小店keep an orchard经营果园keep bad company跟坏人交朋友keep bees养蜂keep books记账keep cattle养牛keep Christmas庆祝圣诞节keep clothes保管衣服keep company结交,亲热keep early hours早睡早起keep faith守信用keep goal守球门keep good time钟或表走得准keep hens养鸡keep hold抓住keep house管理家务keep late hours晚睡晚起keep meat使肉保鲜keep New Year欢庆元旦keep old letters保留旧信件keep one's balance保持(身心)平衡,保持镇静keep one's bed卧床keep one's birthday过生日keep one's control over保持对…的控制keep one's head保持镇静keep one's promise遵守诺言keep one's seat坐在座位上不动keep one's watch保存自己的表keep one's word守信用keep open house好客keep open mind不抱偏见keep pigs养猪keep poultry养家禽keep secret保守秘密keep servants雇用仆人keep several head of cattle养几头牲口keep sheep养羊keep silence保持沉默,保持安静keep Spring Festival欢度春节keep step保持步调一致,统一步伐keep the books保存这些书keep the ground坚守阵地keep the house足不出户keep the job保住工作keep the law遵纪守法keep the path沿小路走keep the rules遵守规则keep the Sabbath守安息日keep time合拍子keep watch保持警戒keep watch and ward监视～+形容词keep awake不睡,保持清醒keep calm保持镇静keep clean保持清洁keep clear of躲避keep close靠近keep cool保持冷静keep dark隐讳,保密keep dry保持干燥keep fine保持晴朗keep fit保持健康keep fresh保鲜keep happy使高兴keep quiet保持安静keep silent保持沉默keep warm保暖keep well(身体)保持得很好～+副词keep ahead保持领先地位keep indoors呆在家里,不外出keep well管理得很好keep ceaselessly无休止地保持keep discreetly慎重地保留keep jealously珍藏keep shamelessly***地保留keep about在手头经常备有keep away colds不患感冒keep back one's tears忍住泪keep behind隔开一段距离跟在…后面keep down压制,抑制,控制keep down one's anger捺住心头的怒火keep prices down限制物价上涨keep in靠一边走,(使)呆在室内,(使)课后留校,储备keep some good wine in保存些好酒keep off使远离,(使)被延迟或被阻滞keep off the rain挡雨keep on继续keep dark glasses on仍旧戴着墨镜keep out(使)在外,(使)不进入keep the cold out防寒keep together聚拢,(使)动作协调keep under控制,抑制,压住,监视keep the fire under把火势控制住keep up(使)不掉下,(使)不低落,持续不变keep up an old custom保持一种古老的习俗keep up one's spirits振作起来,保持饱满的精神～+介词keep after追求,追赶,纠缠keep after the criminals追踪罪犯keep along沿…继续keep at使…继续keep at one's study坚持学习keep from不告知…,阻止…从事,使免遭,免于keep from laughing忍住不笑keep *** from going out不让…出去keep the wood from damage使木头不受损害keep the bad news from Mother不要告诉母亲这个坏消息keep in将…保存在,使留在(某处),使持续处于keep the house in good repair保持房屋处于良好状态keep ... in mind把…记住keep hands in pockets把手放在口袋里keep off离开,不接近keep off the grass勿踩草地keep out of(使)不入…内,(使)避开,远离keep out of a quarrel不介入争吵keep to向…移动,(使)集中精力于,(使)按…严格行事,呆在(屋里、床上)keep to one's bed卧病keep up with跟上…

七、常见错误

v.(动词)这肉能放到明天吗?

误 Is this meat keeping until tomorrow?

正 Will this meat keep until tomorrow?

析 keep作“(食物等)放得住,保持新鲜”解时不用进行体。

他们源源不断地向我们提供蔬菜。

误 They kept us supplying with vegetables.

正 They kept us supplied with vegetables.

析 keep在表示被动承受意义时，接过去分词短语充当宾语补足语。

没有什么能阻止我爱她。

误 Nothing can keep me to love her.

正 Nothing can keep me from loving her.

析 表示“阻止某人做某事”应该说keep *** from v -ing,而不能说keep *** to- v 。

keep的相关近义词

last、stay、hold、maintain、preserve、retain、save、store、withhold

keep的相关反义词

break、lose

keep的相关临近词

keeper、keen、keeps、Keepe、keeping、keep at、keepfit、keep on、keep in、keep to、keep up、keep by

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