1、keep 1.NOT CHANGE 不改变linking verb,连系动词, T to(使)保持，( 使)处于keep (sb/sth) warm/safe/dry etcWe huddled around the fire to keep warm. 我们挤在火堆边取暖。keep calm/awake/sane etcI was struggling to keep awake. 我努力不让自己睡着。keep sth clean/tidyKeep your room tidy. 保持房间整洁。keep sb busy/amused/occupiedsome toys to keep the
2、 kids amused 一些供孩子消遣的玩具You wont be able to keep it secret for ever. 你不可能永远保密下去。Peter cycles to work to keep fit. 为了保持健康，彼得骑自行车上班。Dont keep us in suspense any longer! 别再让我们心里悬着了！keep (sb/sth) away/back/off/out etcThe police put up barriers to keep the crowds back. 警方设置了障碍物来挡住人群。If I were you, Id keep
3、 away from that area at night. 要是我的话，晚上就不会去那个地区。a sign saying Danger: Keep out 写着“危险，请勿靠近” 字样的告示牌The little boy kept close to his mother. 那个小男孩总黏着他妈妈。keep (sb) out of sthKeep him out of trouble. 别让他闯祸。You keep out of this, Mother (= do not get involved ). Its no concern of yours. 妈妈，这事你别掺和。不关你的事。How
4、 can I cut your hair if you wont keep still! 你老是动来动去的，叫我怎么给你剪头发！keep left/right (=stay to the left or right of a path or road as you move)靠左侧/右侧行走keep sb/sth doing sthJane kept the engine running. 简让引擎保持运转。2.继续；重复 keep (on) doing sthI keep thinking about Joe, all alone in that place. 我老是想到乔，他独自一人在那种
5、地方。I keep telling you, but you wont listen! 我一再跟你说，但你就是不肯听！She pretended not to hear, and kept on walking. 她假装没听见，继续往前走。3.保留，留下，留着You can keep it. I dont need it any more. 你留着吧，我不需要了。4.保留，留着We decided to keep our old car instead of selling it. 我们决定留着我们的旧汽车不卖。I kept his letters for years. 我把他的信保留了许多年
6、。In spite of everything, Robyns managed to keep her sense of humor. 尽管发生了这一切，萝宾还是努力保持了她的幽默感。5.存放，储存Where do you keep your teabags? 你把茶包放哪儿啦？George kept a bottle of whiskey under his bed. 乔治在床底下放了一瓶威士忌。6.监禁，关押，拘留尤在监狱或医院里He was kept in prison for a week without charge. 他被关押了一个星期，但没被起诉。7.耽搁，延误He should
7、 be here by now. Whats keeping him? 他现在本该到这儿了，什么事把他耽搁了？8.遵守，笃守，恪守patients who fail to keep their appointments 未能如约来就诊的病人keep your word/promiseHow do I know youll keep your word? 我怎么知道你会说话算话？9.keep a secret 保守秘密Can I trust you to keep a secret? 我能相信你会保守秘密吗？10.keep sth quiet/keep quiet (about sth)别把某事
8、说出去/(对某事)保密11.keep a record/account/diary etc 定期记录/记账/ 写日记等12.keep going(使某人 )坚持活下去，(使某人) 尽力维持下去That womans been through such a lot I dont know how she keeps going. 那女人经历了这么多磨难，我不知道她是怎么坚持下来的。if you keep a business, institution, regular event etc going, you keep it open or make it continue to happen
9、使(某事物)继续下去The library costs 5 million a year to run, and the council cant afford to keep it going. 这家图书馆每年经费达 500 万英镑，市政会无力维持。to continue doing something difficult 坚持做困难的事Persevere and keep going until you reach your ideal weight. 咬紧牙关坚持下去，直至达到你的理想体重为止。if something keeps you going, it is enough to s
10、atisfy your need while you are waiting to get something bigger or better 使某人支撑下去 Ill have a biscuit to keep me going until dinner time. 我要吃一块饼干，好支撑到正餐时间。13.保鲜，保持不坏Eat the salmon because it wont keep till tomorrow. 把三文鱼吃了吧，搁不到明天的。14.饲养We keep chickens and a couple of pigs. 我们养了一些鸡和几头猪。15.保留，留下Will yo
11、u keep a seat for me? 你能否给我留个座位？16.keep sb waiting 让某人等候Sorry to keep you waiting I got stuck in a meeting. 很抱歉让你久等了，我刚开会脱不了身。17.keep guard/watch 守护/监视18.T old-fashioned to own a small business and work in it 开设，经营小商店19.供养，抚养，养活He did not earn enough to keep a wife and children. 他赚的钱不够养活妻儿。keep sb i
12、n sthTheres enough money there to keep you in champagne for a year! 那些钱够你喝上一年的香槟！20.护卫，保护The Lord bless you and keep you. 上帝赐福于你并保佑你。21.keep goal/wicket 守门/防守三柱门 goalkeeper wicket keeperSPOKEN PHRASES 口语短语1.keep quiet 请安静，别说话Keep quiet! Im trying to watch the game. 安静！我要看比赛。2.how are you keeping?过得如
13、何？过得怎么样？Hi, Mark! How are you keeping? Oh, not so bad. “嗨，马克！你怎么样？”“噢，马马虎虎。”3.keep your hair/shirt on!保持冷静！ 耐心点！4.sb can keep sth 由某人去做某事表示你对某事不感兴趣She can keep her wild parties and posh friends I like the quiet life. 随她去参加各种狂野派对、交富贵朋友吧，我喜欢过安静的生活。5.itll keep 以后告诉你；以后再做I dont have time to listen now.
14、Dont worry, itll keep “我现在没时间听。”“别担心，以后再告诉你。”PHRVB 短语动词keep at sth1.坚持干，继续苦干I know its hard, but keep at it! Dont give up! 我知道这不容易，但要坚持下去！别放弃！2.强迫某人继续苦干某事keep back1.隐瞒某事I got the feeling he was keeping something back. 我感觉他隐瞒着一些事情。2.抑制，控制情感She was struggling to keep back the tears. 她在强忍泪水。3.阻止妨碍 某人发展
15、进步Fear and stereotypes have kept women back for centuries. 恐惧和陈规已经束缚了女性数百年。4.保留扣留 某物They kept back some of his wages to pay for the damage. 他们扣下了他的一部分工资来赔偿损失。keep sb/sth down1.控制限制 增长 We need to keep costs down. 我们需要控制成本。2.使不吐出，使不呕吐I could hardly keep anything down for about three days. 大概有三天时间，我几乎是
16、吃什么吐什么。3.使安静点，使轻声点Keep your voice down shell hear you! 小点声，她会听到的！Can you keep it down Im trying to work. 你能不能安静一点，我要工作。4.压制，控制Plantation owners kept slaves down by refusing them an education. 种植园主不让奴隶受教育，以此来控制他们。keep from1.不让(某人) 做某事；不让( 某事) 发生keep sb from (doing) sthHis ex-wife had kept him from se
17、eing his children.,I hope I havent kept you from your work.他的前妻不让他看孩子。,希望我没有妨碍你工作。keep sth from doing sthPut the pizza in the bottom of the oven to keep the cheese from burning.把比萨饼放在烤箱底部，以免奶酪烤煳。keep (yourself) from doing sthThe play was so boring, I could hardly keep myself from falling asleep.这出戏太
18、乏味了，我差点睡着。2.不让某人知道某事，对某人隐瞒某事The government had wanted to keep this information from the public. 政府本想对公众隐瞒这一消息。keep sb in1.让某人留院They kept her in overnight for observation. 他们让她留院观察一夜。2.使某人留在屋里；尤指罚某人课后留校keep in with sb1.与某人友好相处尤因这样做对自己有利Its a good idea to keep in with the boss. 与老板维持良好关系是个好主意。keep off
19、1.使不碰到；使避开She held an old piece of cloth over them both to keep the rain off. 她拿着一块旧布盖在他俩身上挡雨。keep sth off sthHow are we going to keep the flies off this food?我们怎样才能不让苍蝇飞到食物上去？2.keep your hands off sb/sth used to tell someone not to touch someone or something别碰某人/某物Keep your hands off me! 别碰我！3.keep
20、 (sb) off sth to not eat, drink, or take something that is bad for you, or to stop someone else from eating, drinking, or taking it(使某人) 不去吃喝，服用有害的东西Keep off fatty foods. 不吃高脂食物。4.keep off sth to avoid talking about a particular subject, especially so that you do not upset someone 避开某一话题以免激怒别人5.keep
21、 sth off if you keep weight off, you do not get heavier again after you have lost weight减肥后使体重保持稳定6.if rain keeps off, it does not fall雨未下keep on1.继续；反复做You just have to keep on trying. 你只得继续努力。2.keep sb on to continue to employ someone, especially for longer than you had planned继续雇用某人，留用某人尤指比原定时间长I
22、f youre good, they might keep you on after Christmas. 你如果表现不错，圣诞节后他们或许还会接着用你。3.唠叨，纠缠不休Theres no need tokeep on and onabout it!没必要对这件事纠缠不休！keep to sth1.不离开某一道路、方向、地方等Its best to keep to the paths. 最好沿着小路走。2.遵守，遵从Keep to the speed limits. 遵守限速规定。3.紧扣要点/主题等4.keep sth to sth to prevent an amount, degree
23、, or level from becoming higher than it should把某物限定在某一数量、程度或水平上Costs must be kept to a minimum. 成本必须降到最低。5.对某事保密，绝口不提某事Id appreciate it if you kept it to yourself. 如果你能对此事保密，我不胜感激。6.离群索居，不与人来往keep up1.将某事继续坚持下去I dont think I can keep this up any longer. 我觉得我再也无法坚持下去了。keep up the good work!2.情况持续，保持H
24、ow long can the economic boom keep up? 经济繁荣能持续多久？3.跟上，并驾齐驱I had to walk fast to keep up with him.我要快走才能跟上他。4.跟上，保持同步Jacks having trouble keeping up with the rest of the class.杰克很难跟上班里的其他同学。5. 跟上，持续了解Employees need to keep up with the latest technical developments.员工需要跟上最新的技术发展。6.继续保持维持某事物NATO kept u
25、p the pressure on the Serbs to get out of Kosovo. 北约继续对塞尔维亚人施加压力，敦促他们撤出科索沃。7.跟上，与同步Food production is not keeping up with population growth.粮食产量未能跟上人口增长的速度。8.坚持练习某事物I used to speak French, but I havent kept it up. 我以前会说法语，但是没有坚持练习。9.不让某人睡觉I hope Im not keeping you up. 希望我没有耽误你睡觉。10.keep your spirits
26、/strength/morale etc up to stay happy, strong, confident etc by making an effort 保持高昂的情绪/体力/士气等We sang as we marched, to keep our spirits up. 我们唱着歌行进，以保持高昂的情绪。11.keep up appearances to pretend that everything in your life is normal and happy even though you are in trouble, especially financial troub
27、le尤指尽管遇到钱财方面的麻烦仍佯装若无其事；装门面keep up with sb1.和朋友保持联系keep 21.sbs keep 某人的生活费用earn your keep (=do things in return for the things that are provided for you)挣生活费Its time you got a job and started earning your keep. 你该去找份工作养活自己了。2.for keeps 永远，永久Marriage ought to be for keeps. 婚姻应当是天长地久的。3.C a large strong tower, usually in the centre of a castle城堡的主楼
