NOT CHANGE 不改变 [linking verb 连系动词, T] to stay in a particular state, condition, or position, or to make someone or something do this（使）保持，（使）处于:

We huddled around the fire to keep warm.

我们围着火堆挤成一团保暖。

I was struggling to keep awake.

我努力不睡着。

Keep your room tidy.

保持房间整洁。

some toys to keep the kids amused

一些供孩子消遣的玩具

You won't 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 .

彼得骑自行车去上班以保持健康。

Don't keep us in suspense any longer!

别再让我们心里悬着了！

The 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, I'd keep away from that area at night.

要是我的话，晚上我会离那个地区远远的。

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.

那个小男孩和母亲寸步不离。

Keep him out of trouble.

别让他闯祸。

How can I cut your hair if you won't keep still !

你一直动来动去的话，我怎么给你剪头发！

Jane kept the engine running.

简让引擎保持运转状态。

CONTINUE DOING STH 继续做某事 also keep on, [I] to continue doing something or to do the same thing many times

继续; 重复:

I keep thinking about Joe, all alone in that place.

我老是想到乔，他独自一个人在那种地方。

I keep telling you, but you won't 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。

NOT GIVE BACK 不归还, [T] to have something and not give it back to the person who had it before

保留，留下，留着:

You can keep it. I don't need it any more.

你留着吧，我不需要了。

NOT LOSE 不丢失, [T] to continue to have something and not lose it or get rid of it

保管，保藏:

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。

In spite of everything, Robyn's 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。

STORE STH 存放某物, [T always + adv / prep] to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily

存放，储存:

Where do you keep your tea bags?

你把茶包放哪儿啦？

George kept a bottle of whiskey under his bed.

乔治把一瓶威士忌放在床底下。

MAKE SB STAY IN A PLACE 让某人留在某处, [T always + adv / prep] to make someone stay in a place, especially a prison or hospital

监禁，关押，拘留〔尤在监狱或医院里〕:

He was kept in prison for a week without charge.

他没有被控任何罪名就被关押了一星期。

DELAY SB 耽搁某人, [T] to delay someone

耽搁，延误:

He should be here by now. What's keeping him?

他现在本该到这儿了，什么事把他耽搁了？

DO WHAT YOU PROMISED 遵守诺言, [T] to do what you have promised or agreed to do

遵守，笃守，恪守:

How do I know you'll keep your word?

我怎么知道你是否会遵守诺言？

patients who fail to keep their appointments

未能如约来就诊的病人

keep a secret, to not tell anyone about a secret that you know

保守秘密:

Can I trust you to keep a secret?

我能相信你会保守秘密吗？

keep sth quiet / keep quiet (about sth), to not say anything in order to avoid telling a secret or causing problems

别把某事说出去/（对某事）保密

keep a record / account / diary etc, to regularly record written information somewhere

定期记录/记账/写日记等

keep going

FOOD 食物, [I] if food keeps, it stays fresh enough to be eaten

保鲜，保持不坏:

Eat the salmon because it won't keep till tomorrow.

把这条三文鱼吃了吧，搁不到明天的。

ANIMALS 动物, [T] to own and look after animals

饲养:

We keep chickens and a couple of pigs.

我们养了一些鸡和几头猪。

STOP OTHER PEOPLE FROM USING STH 不让别人使用某物, [T] to stop other people from using something, so that it is available for someone

保留，留下;

Will you keep a seat for me?

你能否给我留个座位？

keep sb waiting, to make someone wait before you meet them or see them

让某人等候:

Sorry to keep you waiting – I got stuck in a meeting.

很抱歉让你久等了，我开会脱不了身。

keep guard / watch, to guard a place or watch around you all the time

守护/监视

SHOP 商店, [T] [BrE old-fashioned] to own a small business and work in it

开设，经营〔小商店〕

PROVIDE SB WITH THINGS 为某人提供东西, [T] to provide someone with money, food etc

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。

There's enough money there to keep you in champagne for a year!

那儿的钱，足够供你喝上一年的香槟酒！

PROTECT 保护, [T] [formal] to guard or protect someone

护卫，保护:

The Lord bless you and keep you.

上帝赐福于你并保佑你。

His only thought was to keep the child from harm .

他唯一的念头就是要保护这孩子不受到伤害。

keep goal / wicket, to be the player in a team whose job is to protect the GOAL or WICKET

守门/防守三柱门

sb's keep, the cost of providing food and a home for someone

某人的生活费用:

It's time you got a job and started earning your keep.

你该去找工作养活自己了。

for keeps, [informal] for ever

永远，永久:

Marriage ought to be for keeps.

婚姻应当是持久的。

[C] a large strong tower, usually in the centre of a castle

〔城堡的〕主楼