keep up 详细解释

keep up

保持 继续 维持 跟上(时代)

1. (使)不停止

Rain kept up all day.

雨下了一整天。

2. 保持

He kept up a correspondence with Tom.

他和汤姆保持通信联系。

词义辨析

同义参见:

sustain  shoulder  

英英释义

动词 keep up:

maintain a required pace or level

lengthen or extend in duration or space

同义词：prolong, sustain

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

同义词：conserve, preserve, maintain

keep informed

同义词：keep abreast, follow

prevent from going to bed at night

补充

keep upkeep up1.(使)不倒下, (使)不下沉The hay was so well stacked that it kept up even in strong winds.干草堆得很严实, 连大风也没有把它刮倒。Are these pillars strong enough to keep up that dome?这几根柱子撑得住那个圆形屋顶吗?The children use water wings to keep themselves up in the water while they're learning to swim.孩子们在学游泳时常用浮圈使自己浮在水面。2.保持在高水准上In spite of the unfavorable weather, the grain output of the farm kept up and even increased a little than last year.尽管天气不好, 但粮食产量并未下降, 甚至比去年还略有增加。They worked hard every day to keep their experimental plot up.他们天天埋头苦干, 以把试验田种好。3.跟上, 赶上If you cannot keep up, I can walk more slowly.要是你跟不上, 我可以走得慢一点儿。4.保养, 维修It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。The municipal authorities have kept the roads up well.市政当局把道路保养得不错。The historic mansion was presented by the owner to the city, and is now kept up by the local authority.这幢有历史意义的宅邸是房主送给城市的, 现在由地方当局保养维修。5.保持We are very anxious to keep up the reputation of the firm.我们对于保持公司的名誉非常急切。The ancient custom of well-dressing is still kept up in many Derbyshire villages.穿着体面的古代风俗在德贝郡一带很多村子里一直还保持着。6.保持不衰退Their spirits kept up well in spite of setbacks.尽管遭受挫折, 他们的热情不减。Keep up your courage.鼓足你们的勇气。Keep it up! Final victory is in sight.坚持下去!最后胜利已经在望了。7.不减弱I hope the weather will keep up.我希望天气继续晴朗。The rain kept up all night.雨彻夜未停。8.使熬夜Don't keep the children up too late.别让孩子们睡得太晚。

例句

1. Wait for me. I can't keep up.等等我, 我跟不上了。 2. She had to hurry to keep up with me.她不得不加快脚步来追上我。 3. Supermarkets can barely keep up with demand.超市勉强能满足需求。 4. Pensions failed to keep up with inflation.退休金的涨幅未能与通货膨胀同步。 5. I can't keep up with the rest of the class.我跟不上班里其他同学。 6. Penny tended to work through her lunch hour in an effort to keep up with her work.彭妮为赶上工作进度往往午餐时间继续工作。 7. He was unable to keep up the payments.他无力继续供款。 8. It's important to keep up our standards.继续坚持我们的标准非常重要。 9. Well done, keep it up!干得好, 别松劲！ 10. The noise from next door kept us up.隔壁的噪音吵得我们睡不着。 11. to keep up friendship保持友谊 12. keep up the struggle till you succeed.继续战斗直到你们取得胜利。 13. I hope the good weather will keep up.我希望好天气会继续下去。 14. Prices have kept up the whole year.全年物价都很高。 15. The good news kept our spirits up.好消息使我们情绪高昂。 16. to keep up a house保养房子 17. They tried to keep up the reputation of their firm.他们试图维护他们公司的信誉。 18. He had to run to keep up.他不得不跑着跟上。 19. What keeps the roof up?是什么支撑着屋顶? 20. The lifeboat kept him up till the rescue crew came.救生艇一直把他支撑到救援队到来。 21. The house is strong enough to keep up in a storm.这座房子很坚固，足以抵挡风暴。 22. He used to keep up late into the night.他过去常常熬到深夜。 23. "The leader began to run faster, and the other runners found it hard to keep up."领跑者开始加速，其他选手发现很难跟得上。 24. The other runners struggled to keep up with the leader.其他选手竭力跟上领跑者。 25. He found it difficult to keep up with the rest of the class.他发现很难跟上班上的其他同学。 26. There is so much happening in the world now that I find it hard to keep up. [=stay informed]当今世界发生的事情太多，我发现很难保持消息灵通。 27. I find it hard to keep up on/with the news.我发现很难跟上新闻出现的速度。 28. The rain kept up all night.雨下了一整夜。 29. The gunfire kept up for a long time.炮火持续了很长时间。 30. She still keeps up with [=keeps in touch with] her old friends from college.她仍跟大学的老朋友保持着联系。 31. I hope our party didn't keep you up all night!我希望我们的派对没有耽误你睡觉！ 32. keep up the good work.继续好好干。 33. Keep that up and you'll get into trouble!再继续下去你会惹麻烦的！ 34. We need to keep standards up.我们需要坚持按规定办事。 35. Keep your spirits up!打起精神！ 36. The house had been kept up [=maintained] nicely.这座房子维护得很好。 37. You need to exercise more to keep your strength up.你需要多锻炼以保持体力。 38. I'm never sure if she will keep up her end of the deal.我无法确定她是否会对这笔交易信守承诺。

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