keep
名詞
定義 keep 名詞
expenses(開支)
- Uncountable(不可數名詞)
The expense of providing necessary resources such as food and heating for an individual.
生計；生活費用
Now that he is an adult, he can earn his own keep and no longer needs to depend on his parents.
現在他已經成年，可以自己賺取生活費，不再需要依賴父母。
She needs a job to cover her keep and her child's.
她需要一份工作來支付她和她孩子的生活費。
Due to the rising cost of living, many people are finding it more difficult to afford their keep.
由於生活成本不斷上升，許多人發現越來越難以負擔自己的生活費。
structure(建築)
- Countable(可數名詞)architecture(建築)specialized(專業)
The main, fortified tower of a castle.
主塔；城樓
The castle's keep was the center of its defense system.
城堡的主塔是其防禦系統的核心。
The guards held firm inside the keep, ready to repel any attack.
守衛們堅守在主塔內，準備擊退任何進攻。
The entire castle could be surveyed from the top of the keep.
從主塔頂部可以俯瞰整個城堡。
動詞
定義 keep 動詞
possession(擁有)
- A2Transitive(及物動詞)
To have or continue to possess something.
持有；保留；保存
Should I keep this old postcard?
我應該保留這張舊明信片嗎？
Please keep your receipt.
請保留你的收據。
Please keep these documents for future reference.
請保留這些文件以備將來參考。
business(生意)
- Transitive(及物動詞)
To own and manage a small business, usually a shop.
經營；管理（商店等）
She keeps a small flower shop in the city center.
她在市中心經營一家小花店。
They kept a successful bakery for many years.
他們經營一家成功的麵包店多年。
My grandfather used to keep a bookstore.
我祖父曾經經營一家書店。
animals(動物)
- B2Transitive(及物動詞)
To own and care for animals, typically not as household pets.
飼養
They keep dairy cows and chickens on their farm.
他們在農場裡飼養乳牛和雞。
Many farmers keep sheep for their wool.
許多農民飼養綿羊以獲得羊毛。
My aunt keeps bees to produce honey.
我姑姑飼養蜜蜂來生產蜂蜜。
care(照顧)
- Transitive(及物動詞)
To look after and care for children while their parents are away.
照看；照顧（兒童）
Can you keep the children for me tonight?
今晚你能幫我照看孩子嗎？
She pays her neighbor to keep her children.
她付錢給鄰居照看她的孩子。
Grandma always comes to keep the kids when we need to go out.
當我們需要外出時，奶奶總是來照看孩子。
position(位置)
- A2Adjective(形容詞)Transitive(及物動詞)
To cause to stay in a particular place or condition.
保持；留著
We need to keep this room clean.
我們需要保持這個房間的整潔。
Please keep these items in their place.
請將這些物品放在它們的位置上。
Please keep quiet during the meeting.
請在會議期間保持安靜。
continuation(繼續)
- B1Intransitive(不及物動詞)Verb + -ing(動詞+ing形式)
To continue doing something without stopping or to do it repeatedly.
持續（做）；重複（做）
He keeps asking the same question.
他一直問同一個問題。
They keep practicing their new song.
他們不斷練習他們的新歌。
I keep wanting to travel there.
我一直想去那裡旅行。
prevention(阻止)
- B1Transitive(及物動詞)
To delay someone or prevent them from doing something.
使耽誤；阻礙，妨礙
What is keeping you so long?
是什麼事讓你耽誤這麼久？
I am sorry to keep you waiting.
很抱歉讓你久等了。
Please do not call again, you are keeping me from my work.
請不要再打來了，你妨礙我工作了。
information(信息)
- Intransitive(不及物動詞)
Used to indicate that news or information can be told to someone at a later time.
稍後再說
“I have some good news to tell you.” “Can it keep? I’m busy right now.”
「我有一些好消息要告訴你。」「可以稍後再說嗎？我現在很忙。」
I have things to say but if you’re busy, it can keep.
我有話要說，但如果你很忙，可以稍後再說。
Whatever the news, it can keep, I will listen later.
無論是什麼消息，都可以稍後再說，我會晚點聽。
freshness(新鮮)
- B2Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To stay fresh and in good condition (referring to food).
（食物）保鮮
Bread will keep much longer if you keep it in the fridge.
如果你把麵包放在冰箱裡，它會保存得更久。
Stored in a dry place, these vegetables will keep fresh longer.
如果儲存在乾燥的地方，這些蔬菜會保持新鮮更長時間。
If you keep the fruit in a cool place, they will keep fresh.
如果你把水果放在涼爽的地方，它們會保持新鮮。
provision(供應)
- C1Transitive(及物動詞)
To provide oneself or others with necessary resources such as food, clothing, and a home.
供養；養活
He works hard to keep his family.
他努力工作來養活他的家人。
This job enables him to keep his family with basic needs.
這份工作讓他能夠養活家人，滿足基本需求。
She had to find a job that would keep her.
她必須找一份能養活自己的工作。
片語 keep 動詞
- keep time
To accurately indicate the correct time, as a clock or watch does.
（鐘錶）走時準確
• It's amazing that this old pocket watch still keeps time so accurately.
令人驚訝的是，這只舊懷錶仍然如此準確地保持時間。
- keep goal
To act as the goalkeeper or goaltender in a sports game, with the responsibility of preventing the opposing team from scoring.
（球類運動）擔任守門員
• He has performed exceptionally well in goal this season.
本賽季他在守門員的位置上表現得非常出色。
- keep an appointment
To attend a pre-arranged meeting or event as scheduled.
守約
• He always makes an effort to keep his appointments with clients.
他總是努力遵守與客戶的約會。
- keep a secret
To refrain from disclosing a secret that one is aware of to any other person.
保守秘密
• She assured me that she would keep the secret.
她向我保證她會保守這個秘密。
- keep going
To continue in the same manner as before.
繼續以往
• If the situation keeps going like this, we'll have to close the company.
如果情況繼續這樣下去，我們將不得不關閉公司。
- keep your promise/word
To fulfill a commitment or assurance given to someone.
信守諾言；履行諾言
• She promised her children she would take them to the park if they behaved, and she kept her word.
她答應孩子們如果他們表現好就帶他們去公園，她信守了承諾。
- keep a diary, an account, a record, etc.
To regularly record events or information for future reference.
記錄（日記、帳目等）
• She keeps a diary every day to record what happens.
她每天寫日記來記錄發生的事情。
- keep something quiet
To not disclose information about something; to maintain secrecy about something.
保密
• They managed to keep the school's problems quiet for a while.
他們設法將學校的問題保密了一段時間。
- keep someone going
To continue in the same manner as before.
維持原狀
• If the situation keeps going like this, we might have to shut down the company.
如果情況繼續這樣下去，我們可能不得不關閉公司。
成語
- How are you keeping?
A phrase used to inquire about someone's well-being or health.
（用於詢問某人健康狀況）你最近好嗎？
• Hi John, how are you keeping? How have you been lately?
嗨，約翰，你最近好嗎？你最近怎麼樣？
- how are you keeping?
Used to inquire about someone's well-being or health.
（詢問健康狀況）近來好嗎？
• I haven't seen you in a while, how are you keeping?
好久不見，你最近怎麼樣？
片語動詞 keep
- keep something to yourself
to refrain from disclosing something to others
對某事保密，不對外透露
• She decided to keep her plans to herself until the last moment.
她決定將她的計劃保密到最後一刻。
- keep up
to manage to comprehend or handle something that is rapidly occurring or evolving
趕上（變化、情勢等）
• In an era of rapidly advancing technology, many companies struggle to keep up with the changes.
在技術快速發展的時代，許多公司難以跟上變化的步伐。
- keep something down
to manage to consume food or drink without throwing up
吃得下（東西），喝得下（東西）
• During her illness, she struggled to keep food down without throwing up.
在她生病期間，她努力吃下食物而不嘔吐。
- keep something back
to retain part of something by not using it all, leaving some aside for future use
保持，存留（一部分）
• She decided to keep some funds back for future use.
她決定保留一些資金以供未來使用。
- keep off something
To avoid discussing a specific topic.
避免談論；避開（某話題）
• She always keeps off discussing her private life.
她總是避免討論她的私人生活。
- keep to somewhere
to remain within a specific area
待在某個區域，不離開某地
• At the party, he chose to keep to the kitchen and not venture elsewhere.
在派對上，他選擇待在廚房，不冒險去其他地方。
- keep something to something
To keep something to a specified number or amount means ensuring it does not exceed that limit.
將…局限在（特定數量）之內
• He ensures that the company’s expenses are kept to the budget.
他確保公司的開支控制在預算之內。
- keep on
to persist in speaking about something in an irritating manner
嘮叨不休；喋喋嗦嗦
• He keeps on talking about her flaws, which is really annoying.
他不停地談論她的缺點，這真的很煩人。
- keep to something
to adhere to what you have vowed or decided to do
遵守；信守承諾；堅持計劃
• She decided to keep to her fitness plan and go to the gym every day.
她決定遵守健身計劃，每天去健身房。
- keep from doing something
to succeed in stopping yourself from engaging in a particular action
克制；抑制
• Even though she wanted to have ice cream, she managed to keep from eating it.
即使她想吃冰淇淋，她還是設法忍住沒吃。
- keep on doing something
to persist in doing something, or to repeatedly undertake an action
繼續做；不停地做
• Despite the difficulties, he keeps on learning the piano.
儘管有困難，他還是持續學習鋼琴。
- keep (someone/something) out
to prevent entry into a place, or to ensure someone or something does not enter
阻止進入；不讓進入
• We set up a fence outside to keep small animals out of the garden.
我們在外面設置了圍欄，以防止小動物進入花園。
- keep (someone/something) off something
to prevent someone or something from entering or approaching a particular area
（讓…）不靠近；（使…）不進入某地區
• Please keep this dog off the pond, as it might fall in.
請讓這隻狗遠離池塘，因為它可能會掉進去。
- keep (someone/something) out of something
to prevent involvement in a situation, or to ensure that someone or something does not become involved.
（使）不參與；（使）不捲入；（使）置身事外
• We decided not to tell him about it to keep him out of the controversy.
我們決定不告訴他這件事，以免他捲入爭議。
- keep (someone/something) away
to ensure that someone does not approach a place or that something stays away from a specific area
讓（某人/某物）不靠近或遠離
• I always shut the door to keep my cat away from the kitchen.
我總是關上門，讓我的貓遠離廚房。
- keep someone up
to hinder someone from falling asleep or going to bed
耽誤睡眠
• The party last night kept me up all night, making it hard for me to sleep.
昨晚的派對讓我整晚都睡不著，讓我難以入睡。
- keep (something/someone) back
to avoid approaching something or to stop someone or something from crossing a certain point
（使）遠離；阻止…通過
• We need to keep that dog back, or it will run into the street.
我們需要讓那隻狗遠離，否則它會跑到街上。
- keep at something
to persist in working on or engaging in a particular task
持續進行…
• Despite the challenges, she decided to keep at learning the piano.
儘管面臨挑戰，她決定繼續學習鋼琴。
- keep someone down
to restrict a person or group's power or liberty
壓抑；壓服；鎮壓某人
• Social inequality often keeps people at the bottom from rising up.
社會不平等常常使底層的人無法翻身。
- keep someone/something from something
to stop someone or something from engaging in a particular action
阻止；防止
• His parents tried to keep him from becoming addicted to video games.
他的父母試圖阻止他沉迷於電玩遊戲。
- keep something from someone
to refrain from informing someone about something
不將某事告訴某人；對某人保密
• She wanted to keep her grades from her parents, so she kept it a secret.
她不想讓父母知道她的成績，所以一直保密。
- keep someone in
to require a child to remain indoors as a form of discipline, or to ensure someone stays hospitalized
罚留；使住院
• The teacher decided to keep him in because he wasn't paying attention in class.
老師決定讓他留校，因為他上課不專心。
- keep in with someone
to persist in being amicable with someone, particularly due to the benefits they might offer
封養（與某人）；刻意維繫（與某人的關係）
• He always keeps in with his boss to gain an advantage during promotions.
他總是與上司保持良好關係，以便在升職時獲得優勢。
- keep something off (someone/something)
to prevent something from coming into contact with or causing harm to someone or something
阻擋；避免受到……的侵害
• She tries to keep unnecessary worries off the children.
她盡量讓孩子們遠離不必要的煩惱。
- keep (someone) off something
to refrain from consuming or utilizing something harmful, or to prevent someone else from doing so
（使某人）避免食用、飲用或使用
• To maintain my health, the doctor advised me to keep off fast food.
為了維持健康，醫生建議我避免食用快餐。
- keep (yourself) to yourself
to engage minimally in conversation with others.
不常與人交流；不合群
• He tends to keep to himself at his new job, often eating lunch alone and choosing to stay distant from others.
他在新工作中傾向於獨來獨往，經常獨自吃午餐，並選擇與他人保持距離。
- keep something up
to ensure that something remains at the current level without declining
使維持高水準，不下降
• He works hard to keep the company's performance up.
他努力工作以確保公司的表現維持在高水準。
- keep (something) up
to persist in an action or maintain a certain condition without cessation or alteration, or to ensure something continues steadily.
（使）持續進行，（使）保持不變；（使）不間斷
• Despite the challenges, he made an effort to keep up his training.
儘管面臨挑戰，他還是努力保持訓練。
- keep up (with someone/something)
to perform all necessary actions to remain at the same level or pace with someone or something
保持步伐；與…同步；不落人後
• I find it hard to keep up with her pace in studying.
我發現很難跟上她的學習節奏。