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keep up with

/keep/US // kip //UK // (kiːp) //

跟上,赶上,跟进,跟上时代

Related Words

preserve维护,保存,保全,保护control控制,管制,控制权,操控enjoy享受,享有,享用,欣赏manage管理,处理,管理好,治理carry携带,搬运,携带物品,运送place地点,地方,地位,场所have有,拥有,具有,已conduct进行,行为,行为准则,行为举止put把,将retain保留,保持,留住,保留了save拯救,保存,节省,挽救store商店,店铺,仓库,存储protect保护,防护,保障,保护环境run运行,运转,运作,运行中continue继续,继续说,延续,继续进行support支持,支助,支撑,支持率maintain保持,维持,维护,维护好sustain维持,保持,持续,持续的operate运作,运营,经营,操作stop停止,停下来,停,停住

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    kept, keep·ing.

    • : to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
    • : to hold or have the use of for a period of time: You can keep it for the summer.
    • : to hold in a given place; store: You can keep your things in here.
    • : to maintain, especially in accordance with specific requirements, a promise, etc.: to keep watch; to keep step.
    • : to cause to continue in a given position, state, course, or action: to keep a light burning; to keep a child happy.
    • : to maintain in condition or order, as by care and labor: He keeps his car in good condition.
    • : to maintain in usable or edible condition; preserve: If you want to keep meat for a long time, freeze it.
    • : to hold in custody or under guard, as a prisoner: They kept him in jail.
    • : to cause to stay in a particular place; prevent or restrain from departure: The work kept her at the office.
    • : to have regularly in stock and for sale: to keep a large supply of machine parts.
    • : to maintain in one's service or for one's use or enjoyment: to keep a car and chauffeur.
    • : to associate with: She keeps bad company.
    • : to have the care, charge, or custody of: She keeps my dog when I travel.
    • : to refrain from disclosing; withhold from the knowledge of others: to keep a secret.
    • : to withhold from use; reserve; save: I'll keep this toy until you learn to behave. Keep the good wine for company.
    • : to hold back or restrain: They kept the child from talking. Nothing can keep him from doing it.
    • : to maintain control of; regulate: to keep the peace; to keep your temper.
    • : to maintain by writing: to keep a diary.
    • : to record regularly: to keep records; to keep a list of visitors.
    • : to observe; pay obedient regard to.
    • : to conform to; follow; fulfill: to keep one's word.
    • : to observe with formalities or rites: to keep Christmas.
    • : to maintain or carry on, as an establishment, business, etc.; manage.
    • : to guard; protect: He kept her from harm.
    • : to maintain or support: It costs more each year to keep a house.
    • : to support or contribute to the support of in return for sexual or other favors.
    • : to take care of; tend: to keep a vegetable garden.
    • : to raise: These farmers keep goats and cattle.
    • : to remain in: Please keep your seats.
    • : to maintain one's position in or on: He kept the job.
    • : to continue to follow.
    • : to maintain in active existence, as an assembly, court, or fair.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    kept, keep·ing.

    • : to continue in an action, course, position, state, etc.: to keep in sight; to keep going.
    • : to remain, or continue to be, as specified: to keep cool.
    • : to remain or stay in a particular place: to keep indoors.
    • : to continue unimpaired or without spoiling: The food will keep on ice.
    • : to admit of being reserved for a future occasion: I have more to tell you, but it will keep.
    • : to keep oneself or itself as specified: Keep off the grass.
    • : to restrain oneself; refrain: Try to keep from smiling.
n.名词 noun
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    • : board and lodging; subsistence; support: to work for one's keep.
    • : the innermost and strongest structure or central tower of a medieval castle.
    • : keeps, a game of marbles in which the players keep the marbles they have won.
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    • : keep at, to persist in; be steadfast: You'll never master your French unless you keep at it.
    • : keep back, to hold in check; restrain: The dikes kept back the floodwaters.to stay away from: The crowds would not keep back from the barrier.to refuse to reveal: The prisoner was keeping back vital information.
    • : keep down, to hold under control or at a reduced or acceptable level: to keep your voice down.to prevent from going up or increasing: to keep prices down.
    • : keep in with, to stay in someone's favor; be on good terms with: They are social climbers who make certain to keep in with all the right people.
    • : keep on, to continue; persist: If you keep on singing they'll ask you to leave.
    • : keep to, to adhere to; conform to: She keeps to the rules.to confine oneself to: to keep to one's bed.
    • : keep up, to maintain an equal rate of speed, activity, or progress with another or others.to persevere; continue.to maintain the good condition of; keep in repair.Also keep up on / with. to stay informed: to keep up on current events.to match one's friends, neighbors, business associates, etc., in success, affluence, etc.

Phrases

  • keep abreast of
  • keep a civil tongue in one's head
  • keep after
  • keep a low profile
  • keep an eye on
  • keep an eye out for
  • keep a sharp lookout
  • keep a stiff upper lip
  • keep a straight face
  • keep at
  • keep at arm's length
  • keep a weather eye out
  • keep back
  • keep body and soul together
  • keep company
  • keep cool
  • keep down
  • keep from
  • keep house
  • keeping up with the Joneses
  • keep in mind
  • keep in the dark
  • keep in touch
  • keep in with
  • keep it up
  • keep late hours
  • keep off
  • keep on
  • keep one's chin up
  • keep one's cool
  • keep one's distance
  • keep oneself to oneself
  • keep one's end up
  • keep one's eye on the ball
  • keep one's eyes open
  • keep one's fingers crossed
  • keep one's hand in
  • keep one's hands off
  • keep one's head
  • keep one's mouth shut
  • keep one's nose clean
  • keep one's nose to the grindstone
  • keep one's own counsel
  • keep one's powder dry
  • keep one's shirt on
  • keep one's temper
  • keep one's wits about one
  • keep one's word
  • keep pace
  • keep posted
  • keep quiet
  • keep tabs on
  • keep the ball rolling
  • keep the lid on
  • keep the peace
  • keep the wolf from the door
  • keep time
  • keep to
  • keep to oneself
  • keep track
  • keep under one's hat
  • keep under wraps
  • keep up
  • keep watch
  • keep your . . .
  • earn one's keep
  • finders keepers, losers weepers
  • for keeps
  • in keeping
  • (keep someone) in the dark

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
draw绘制,画画,画,抽奖match匹配,比赛,匹配的,搭配meet满足,遇见,遇到,迎接balance平衡,平衡性,余额,均衡deadlock僵局,死锁,困局,僵持parallel平行,平行的,平行线,纬度rival竞争对手,竞争者,对手,匹敌touch触摸,接触,碰,联系be even两不相欠,不分彼此,不分胜负,不分上下be neck and neck齐头并进,并驾齐驱,势均力敌,势如破竹be on a par相提并论,比肩,并驾齐驱,看齐break even收支相抵,收支平衡,收支持平even up扯平了,扯平,匀称的,匀称measure up衡量,衡量标准,测量,衡量一下

Examples

  • Domestically, the prime minister maintains the dubious line that he is the only man who can keep the still-fragile peace.

  • “Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.

  • I think if you keep trying to do things the same way it becomes diminishing returns.

  • Ney said McDonnell needs to “keep a stiff lip” and stay in close contact with family members.

  • I keep meeting more and more people where that seems to be the case.

  • She was growing accustomed to like shocks, but she could not keep the mounting color back from her cheeks.

  • And it was no light task, then, for six hundred men to keep the peace on a thousand miles of frontier.

  • He will keep the sayings of renowned men, and will enter withal into the subtilties of parables.

  • Keep closely covered with a bell glass and, in a few weeks, more or less, the baby Ferns will start to put in an appearance.

  • My thought was to keep pushing in troops from "W" Beach until the enemy had fallen back to save themselves from being cut off.

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