keep on 详细解释

keep on

反复地做, 继续进行

1. 继续

He kept on talking.

他讲个不停。

2. 继续雇用

He kept Bob on as a manager.

他继续留用鲍勃当经理。

3. 继续拥有

She'll keep the apartment on through the summer.

整个夏天她将继续租用那间公寓。

词义辨析

同义参见:

remain  persevere  continue  stick  

英英释义

动词 keep on:

allow to remain in a place or position

同义词:retain, continue, keep, keep going

补充

keep onkeep on1.继续前进; 继续工作Turn left at the corner and keep on as far as the church.到街角向左拐, 一直向前走到教堂。They kept on working after dark.天黑了他们还继续工作。Let us keep on with our work.让我们继续干吧。2.继续穿着〔戴着〕It's rude for a man to keep his hat on indoors.男人进屋不脱帽是不礼貌的。She kept her hat on her head with a long pin.她用长帽针把帽子牢牢地戴在头上。3.继续雇用; 继续使用或占有Are you able to keep both the gardeners on?你还能继续雇用这两名花匠吗?He is keeping on the house in his hometown.他把家乡的那栋房屋保留着。4.反复提及; 抱怨The old lady kept on about her illness.那老太太没完没了地讲她的病情。5.(使)继续朝…行进If we keep on our way for another hour, we should reach the village.如果再继续向前走一小时, 我们就到那个村子了。The captain was able to keep the ship on her course in spite of the storm.尽管有风暴, 船长仍使船沿航道继续航行。6.(使)继续服药〔接受训练〕Will you keep on the course of exercises until you are thinner?你要继续这项训练直到身体瘦下来为止吗?The doctor wants to keep Mother on the medicine for another month.医生要母亲把这种药再服用一个月。

例句

1. He kept on reading.他继续阅读。 2. The car keeps on breaking down.这辆车总是出故障。 3. A staff of 20 is being kept on.20名员工得到了留用。 4. Keep it on, you suit a hat!戴着吧, 这顶帽子很适合你! 5. He kept on until the work was finished.他一直坚持把工作干完。 6. Jane kept on talking.简说个不停。 7. keep on until you reach the crossing.一直走到十字路口。 8. He kept on towards his objective.他朝着他的目标前进。 9. He kept his coat on even when he entered the house.他甚至在进屋以后还穿着大衣。 10. Keep the lights on when you leave the room.你们离开房间的时候,别关灯。 11. The radio was kept on all night.收音机整夜开着。 12. They kept on the housekeeper after they moved to the new house.他们搬到新家后,仍继续雇用那个管家。 13. I want to know if he likes to keep on this house for another month.我想知道他是否想再租一个月这房子。 14. She keeps on and on and I'm really fed up with her.她说起来没完没了,我对她真是厌烦透了。 15. The rain kept on [=kept up] throughout the day.雨下了一整天。 16. He talked and talked. At one point I thought he would keep on all night.他在不停地说。我一度以为他要闲侃一整晚。 17. The chef was kept on even after the restaurant was sold.那家餐馆易主后,主厨还是留了下来。 18. My parents kept on at me to go back to college.我父母一直唠叨着叫我回到大学。