- 1.
保存，保留，保持 -
• You can keep the dictionary. I don't need it any more. 你可以留着那本字典，我不再需要它了。 -
• I keep all the letters from my friends. 我保留着朋友们的全部来信。 - 2.
使保持在一定状态；使保持；使继续进行，继续做 -
• keep the door open 让门开着 -
• Put your boots on. It'll keep you warm. 穿上靴子会使你暖和。 -
• How much longer are you going to keep us waiting? 你还要让我们等多久？ - 3.
阻止，妨碍，耽搁 -
• He's late. What kept him? 他迟到了，什么事情使他耽搁了？ -
• The matter is pressing. I have to keep you for a few minutes. 这件事很急，我不得不打扰你几分钟。 - 4.
存放，保管 -
• She keeps her jewellery in a safe. 她把首饰存放在一个保险箱里。 -
• One of my friends kept my house when I was abroad. 我在国外时一个朋友帮我照管房子。 - 5.
抚养(人)；饲养(动物) -
• The old couple keep a couple of dogs and a couple of cats. 老夫妇养了两只狗和两只猫。 - 6.
照顾；供养，赡养 -
• His mother kept his baby when he was away on business. 他出差时母亲照顾他的孩子。 -
• She keeps her grandparents. 她赡养爷爷奶奶。 - 7.
经营，料理，管理 -
• A friend of mine kept a teahouse. 我的一个朋友开有一家茶坊。 -
• “Do you sell cigarettes?” “Sorry, we don't keep them.” “你们卖烟吗？”“对不起，我们不卖烟。” - 8.
履行(诺言等)；保守(秘密等)；遵循 -
• keep one's promise 履行诺言 -
• keep a secret 保守秘密 - 9.
正式 保护，防卫 -
• God bless you and keep you. 上帝保佑你。 - 10.
过(节、生日等) -
• Southerners don't keep the Spring Festival the way northerners do. 南方人过春节的方式与北方人不同。 - 11.
在(某物)上作书面记载；记录 -
• keep an account 记账 -
• keep a diary 记日记
- 1.
保存(食物等) -
• How long will this food keep in the refrigerator? 这种食物在冰箱里能放多久？ - 2.
保持，继续 -
• Keep quiet. 保持安静。 -
• Mind you keep warm. 注意保暖。
用法说明
keep(on) ...ing
keep (on)之后不能接动词不定式，而是与动词的ing形式连用，表示两个意思：重复和继续。在此结构中，keep on的意思跟keep相同，但含有强调重复性和决心之义，例如：
Keep smiling.保持微笑。
Whatever happens, keep on trying.不管发生什么事情都要继续试下去。
用法说明
keep, maintain, preserve
这三个词都含有“保持”的意思。keep最为常用，表示“保持”某一状态或“保持”某物完好无损，例如：
This coat will keep you warm.这件衣服可以让你保暖。
maintain较正式，侧重表示小心使用及经常加以维护或补充而使之“保持”正常状态。可与keep互换，例如：
The two countries have maintained(或kept) friendly relations for years.多年来两国一直保持着友好的关系。preserve侧重表示使某物“保持”原样，不受外界变化的影响。常指某物相当珍贵因而需要加以精心保护，例如：
We were in favor of taking steps to preserve the old temple.我们赞同采取措施保护这座古庙。