keeping

1. V-LINK-ERG （使）保持
   If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it.
   1. The noise kept him awake...
      噪音吵得他一直没有睡着。
   2. Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar...
      雷吉一直在柜台后忙活。
   3. To keep warm they burnt wood in a rusty oil barrel...
      他们在一只生锈的油桶里烧木柴来保暖。
   4. For several years I kept in touch with her.
      几年来，我一直和她保持联系。
2. V-ERG （使）处于；（使）留在
   If you keep or you are kept in a particular position or place, you remain in it.
   1. Keep away from the doors while the train is moving...
      列车运行过程中要远离车门。
   2. He kept his head down, hiding his features...
      他低头掩面。
   3. It was against all orders to smoke, but a cigarette kept away mosquitoes...
      吸烟违反所有规章，但香烟可以驱蚊。
   4. Doctors will keep her in hospital for at least another week.
      医生会让她再住至少一个星期的院。
3. V-ERG （使）坚持（避免或不卷入）
   If you keep off something or keep away from it, you avoid it. If you keep out of something, you avoid getting involved in it. You can also say that you keep someone off ,away from or out of something.
   1. I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods...
      我努力做到了只吃规定饮食，不沾甜食。
   2. 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。
   3. The best way to keep babies off sugar is to go back to the natural diet and eat lots of fresh fruit.
      避免婴儿摄入食糖的最好办法是让其回归自然的饮食，多吃新鲜水果。
4. VERB 阻止（或防止、阻碍）…做
   If someone or something keeps you from a particular action, they prevent you from doing it.
   1. 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。
   2. He kept her from being lonely...
      他不让她感到孤独。
   3. What can you do to keep it from happening again?
      你怎样防止它再次发生？
5. VERB 忍住（或克制）不做
   If you try to keep from doing something, you try to stop yourself from doing it.
   1. She bit her lip to keep from crying...
      她咬住嘴唇不哭。
   2. He had to lean on Dan to keep from falling.
      他不得不靠在丹身上以免摔倒。
6. VERB 保守;隐瞒
   If you keep something from someone, you do not tell them about it.
   1. She knew that Gabriel was keeping something from her.
      她知道加布里埃尔有事瞒着她。
7. VERB 重复；继续
   If you keep doing something, you do it repeatedly or continue to do it.
   1. I keep forgetting it's December...
      我总是忘了现在是12月了。
   2. 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。
   3. Keep on means the same as keep .
      keep on 同keep
   4. Did he give up or keep on trying?...
      他是放弃了还是在继续努力？
   5. My wife keeps on saying that I work too hard.
      我妻子总说我工作太辛苦了。
8. VERB （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 you keep a grip on something, you continue to hold or control it.
   1. 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。
   2. One of them would keep 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。
   3. His parents kept a vigil by his bedside as he was given brain and body scans.
      在他做脑扫描和全身扫描时，他的父母守护在他床边。
9. VERB 保留；保有；留有
   If you keep something, you continue to have it in your possession and do not throw it away, give it away, or sell it.
   1. '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。
   2. 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. VERB 存放；储存
    If you keep 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.
    1. She kept her money under the mattress...
       她把钱放在床垫下。
    2. She remembered where she kept the gun...
       她记得放枪的地方。
    3. To make it easier to contact us, keep this card handy.
       把这张卡放在手边，以便于和我们联系。
11. VERB 遵守；笃守；恪守
    When you keep something such as a promise or an appointment, you do what you said you would do.
    1. I'm hoping you'll keep your promise to come for a long visit...
       我希望你遵守诺言来这儿多呆几天。
    2. He had again failed to keep his word.
       他又食言了。
12. VERB 记下；记录；记载
    If you keep a record of a series of events, you write down details of it so that they can be referred to later.
    1. Eleanor began to keep a diary...
       埃莉诺开始记日记了。
    2. 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. VERB 供养；抚养；养活
    If you keep yourself or keep someone else, you support yourself or the other person by earning enough money to provide food, clothing, money, and other necessary things.
    1. She could just about afford to keep her five kids...
       她勉勉强强能养得起自己的5个孩子。
    2. I just cannot afford to keep myself...
       我难以维持生计。
    3. The pay was enough to keep him in whisky for a day or two.
       这笔钱够他喝一两天威士忌了。
14. N-SING 生活费用
    Someone's keep is the cost of food and other things that they need in their daily life.
    1. Ray will earn his keep on local farms while studying...
       雷求学期间会在当地的农场干活赚取生活费。
    2. I need to give my parents money for my keep.
       我需要付给父母我的生活费。
15. VERB 饲养
    If you keep animals, you own them and take care of them.
    1. I've brought you some eggs. We keep chickens...
       我给你带了些鸡蛋。我们养鸡。
    2. This mad writer kept a lobster as a pet.
       这个疯狂的作家把龙虾当宠物养。
16. VERB 开设；经营；管理
    If you keep a business such as a small shop or hotel, you own it and manage it.
    1. His father kept a village shop.
       他父亲经营一家乡村商店。
17. VERB 使耽搁;使延误
    If someone or something keeps you, they delay you and make you late.
    1. Sorry to keep you, Jack...
       很抱歉让你久等了，杰克。
    2. 'What kept you?' — 'I went in the wrong direction.'
       “你为什么晚了？”——“我走错了方向。”
18. VERB （食物）保持不坏
    If food keeps for a certain length of time, it stays fresh and suitable to eat for that time.
    1. Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, where it will keep 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. VERB （用于询问健康状况）保持健康
    You can say or ask how someone is keeping as a way of saying or asking whether they are well.
    1. She hasn't been keeping too well lately...
       她最近身体不太好。
    2. How are you keeping these days?
       你这些天身体怎么样？
20. （中世纪的）城堡主楼
    A keep is the main tower of a medieval castle, in which people lived.
21. PHRASE 继续做；坚持干
    If you keep at it, you continue doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.
    1. 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。
    2. 'Keep at it!' Thade encouraged me.
       “坚持下去！”萨德鼓励我道。
22. PHRASE 永远；永不更改地
    Something that is for keeps is permanent and will not change.
    1. 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。
    2. He advised them to leave town for keeps.
       他建议他们离开镇子，永远别再回来。
23. PHRASE 继续移动;坚持干
    If you keep going, you continue moving along or doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.
    1. She forced herself to keep going...
       她强迫自己继续下去。
    2. I was shouting: 'Keep going, keep going!'
       我喊着：“坚持，坚持！”
24. PHRASE 协调/不协调;一致/不一致
    If one thing is in keeping with another, it is suitable in relation to that thing. If one thing is out of keeping with another, it is not suitable in relation to that thing.
    1. His office was in keeping with his station and experience...
       他的办公室与其身份和阅历相称。
    2. 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。
    3. His own response to it seemed to be out of keeping with his earlier expressed opinions.
       他自己对此的反应与其早前表达的看法并不一致。
25. PHRASE 继续努力
    If you keep it up, you continue working or trying as hard as you have been in the past.
    1. There are fears that he will not be able to keep 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。
    2. You're doing a great job! Keep it up!
       你们干得非常棒！继续好好干吧！
26. PHRASE 把…秘而不宣；不将…说出去
    If you keep something to yourself, you do not tell anyone else about it.
    1. I have to tell someone. I can't keep it to myself...
       我得找人说说。我心里憋不住。
    2. There's one thing you can do for me. But keep it to yourself.
       有件事你能帮我做。但你要保密。
27. PHRASE 离群索居；不与人来往
    If you keep yourself to yourself or keep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.
    1. 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。
    2. 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. to keep someone company → see: company

1. On New Year's Day in 1974, I started keeping a journal.
   1974年元旦我开始记日记。
2. Everything in the room looks in keeping with the age of the building.
   房间里的一切看起来都与这栋建筑物的存在年头很相称。
3. Both communities have a tradition of keeping history alive.
   两个团体都有延续历史的传统。
4. The Government is keeping aloof from the controversy
   政府对争论保持置身事外的态度。
5. Only by keeping down costs will America maintain its competitive advantage over other countries
   只有通过控制成本，美国才能保持对其他国家的竞争优势。
6. My department had a healthy interest in keeping expenses down
   我部门对维持低水平开支有浓厚兴趣。
7. Governments and businesses will start keeping accounts in euros.
   政府和企业将开始用欧元记账。
8. I went for a run there, keeping an eye on the children the whole time
   我去那里跑步，期间一直留意着孩子们。
9. I hoped to gain time by keeping him talking.
   我希望让他一直说下去以争取时间。
10. We are keeping our head above water, but our cash flow position is not too good.
    我们正努力避免陷入困境，但我们的现金流动情况不太好。
11. 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。
12. How are you keeping these days?
    你这些天身体怎么样？
13. 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。
14. His office was in keeping with his station and experience
    他的办公室与其身份和阅历相称。
15. 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。
16. Opposition forces are keeping up the pressure against the government.
    反对势力在继续对政府施加压力。
17. If our industry is to remain competitive it must mean keeping a lid on prices.
    我们的行业要想保持竞争力，就必须对价格加以控制。
18. I am keeping my options open. I have not made a decision on either matter.
    我保留选择权，这两件事我都还没有作出决定。
19. The quality of our life depends on keeping well
    我们的生活质量取决于健康状况。
20. Robbie was there with his family, keeping rather in the background.
    罗比和他的家人一起在那里，深居简出。
21. We liked the bike's spongy handgrip for keeping our hands away from cold metal
    我们喜欢这辆自行车的软把手，有了它，我们的双手就不用再接触冰冷的金属了。
22. He has squared the circle of keeping the City happy and doing something to improve business cash flow
    他做到了不可能做到的事，既让伦敦城满意，又增加了企业的现金流量。
23. National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential.
    国家安全常被用作对一些事情保密的挡箭牌。
24. Your problem with keeping boyfriends is just a symptom of a larger problem: making and keeping friends
    你在维系同男友的关系时遭遇的困难暴露了一个更大的问题：如何结交朋友和维持友谊。
25. The Head Porter was keeping all the tips.
    行李员领班扣留了所有人的小费。
26. It is an excellent way of keeping my voice in trim.
    那是保持我声线处于良好状态的极好办法。
27. Mind, I count on your keeping the promise.
    听着，我指望你信守诺言。
28. His behaviour was not in keeping with the solemn occasion.
    他的举止与这庄严的场合不协调。
29. It is safe to give the money to the bank for keeping.
    把钱交给银行保管是个稳妥的方法。
30. Mother puts up a keeping [ store] of preserved fruits and jellies every year.
    母亲每年都要贮存蜜饯和果冻。

n.

in sb's keeping

• 由某人照料（或供养、饲养）
  being taken care of by sb

in keeping (with sth)

• （与…）协调，一致
  appropriate or expected in a particular situation; in agreement with sth
  1. The latest results are in keeping with our earlier findings.
     最新结果与我们先前的发现一致。

out of keeping (with sth)

• （与…）不协调，不一致
  not appropriate or expected in a particular situation; not in agreement with sth
  1. The painting is out of keeping with the rest of the room.
     这幅画和这屋子不相称。

noun

1. the act of retaining something

   Synonym:    retentionholding

2. the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
   1. he left his car in my keeping

   Synonym:    guardianshipsafekeeping

3. conformity or harmony
   1. his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion