12. She loved him and wanted
to keep him out of trouble.她爱他而且想帮助他免受麻烦。
▲keep的基本用法
①keep作连系动词,意为“继续处于某种状态或地位;留下;保留”,其后通常接形容词、副词等作表语。
Please keep quiet-I'm trying to get some
work done. 请安静--我要处理一些工作。
②“保存;保留;保持”
Keep the seat for
me,will you? 替我保留这个座位,好吗?
His watch keeps good
time. 他的手表走得准。
You can keep the book
for two weeks.这本书你可以保存(借)两个星期。
③“使……保持在(某种状态)”,其后通常接复合宾语,可用形容词、介词、副词、现在分词、
过去分词等作宾补。
His illness kept him
in bed for months.他因病卧床好几个月。
We'll keep you
informed.我们将让你知道情况。
Sorry to have kept
you waiting for such a long time. 对不起,让你久等了。
It's our duty to keep
our surroundings clean. 保持我们周围环境清洁是我们的职责。
④“履行;遵守”
keep one's word 讲话算数 keep one's promise 履行诺言 keep regular hours 生活作息有规律
⑤“赡养;饲养”
He has his wife and four
children to keep.他要养活妻子和四个孩子。
He likes to keep some
birds
for fun.他喜欢养鸟玩。
⑥“过(节);料理;记(日记)”
keep Spring Festival 过春节
keep house 管理家务
keep a diary 记日记
▲keep的常用习惯搭配
①keep back 保留;隐瞒;阻止……向前。
She couldn't keep back
her tears
at the news. 听到那消息,她忍不住掉下了眼泪。
The boss kept back
100 dollars from his salary for nothing.
老板无端地从他的薪水中扣去了100美元。
②keep in touch
with...与 ……保持联系。
While he was outside the ship, he kept in touch
by telephone with his companion and with the earth. 当他在飞船外面时,他用电话与同伴及地面上保持联系。
③keep on(doing
sth.) 继续(做某事);反复(做某事)
Keep on trying, and
you'll make greater progress. 继续努力,你将取得更大的进步。
④keep...out 不让 ……进来。
There is a
lot of air in loose snow, and this helps to keep the cold out.
在松散的积雪里有许多空气,这有利于御寒。
⑤keep...out
of...使……不进入……,使……置身于 ……之外
Please keep him out of trouble while he
is studying here.
他在这里学习期间,请不要让他有什么麻烦。
⑥keep up坚持;保持;不使(斗志等)下落。
They can keep up their normal body
temperature even in very cold weather.
他们即使在很冷的天气里也可保持正常体温。
⑦keep up with保持;维持;继续;跟上。
John was not good at maths and he couldn't
keep up with the rest of the class.
约翰数学学得不好,他跟不上班上的其他同学。
⑧keep watch守望;值班;放哨。
They used to keep
watch at the top of the tree during the war.在战争期间他们通常在树顶上放哨。
⑨keep away
from (使)离开;远离。
In order to reduce
diseases we should keep animals away from body in daily life.
为了减少疾病,在日常生活中我们应该远离动物。