keep
1.keep是一个小词,也是备考的核心词之一.它的诸多含义可以分成两类,一是系动词,二是行为动词.作为状态系动词,其后跟形容词,副词,名词和介短作表语,这是考生们所熟悉的.如
keepfit(形容词)
keep away fromsb(副词)
I think we shall keepfriends.(名词)
keep in touchwith(介短)
作为行为动词,它的含义就比较多了,但我们应该记它的本义,即"保持,保留,保存",因此而引申为"经营管理,照顾养活,遵守维护,饲养,庆祝和使继续处于某种状态"等.在这诸多的引申义中,我们又要重点掌握它的最后一个含义即"使处于某状态",此时其后跟形容词,副词,名词,介短,分词作补足语:
keep your eyesopen(形容词)
I'm sorryto keep you up solate.(副词)
That kepther a student.(名词)
Keep yournose out of my affairs.(副词)
the fireburning(现分) keep youreyesshut(过分)
当然,最让人头疼的还是它的搭配能力,即由其构成的许多成语,下面就这一问题做一总结(按字母顺序排列)
2.用于成语:
keep a close watch on密切注意
keep a firm hold on牢牢控制
keep abreast of 跟上
keep an account 记帐
keep an eye on 照看,瞧着点
keep after紧紧追赶,老是和某人吵架
keep at 坚持不懈地做某事;纠缠某人
keep at a distance保持距离,不与亲近
keep away(from) 远离
keep back隐瞒不讲;扣下不付;留在后面不走;阻止
keep body and soul together维持活命
keep company和某人在一起
keep down控制,限制;压迫,压制;使不吐出
keep faith with对某人守信用
keep from隐瞒;避开;使自己不做某事(跟doingsth):
I could hardly keep fromlaughing.
The boycouldn’t keep from crying when he fell down.
keep sb. fromdoing sth.阻止某人做某事:
The heavyrain kept us from going out.
When thetime came for Leonov to go out, his companion helped him fix theline that was to keep him from floating away from theship.当列昂诺夫走出飞船的时刻到来时,他的同伴帮他系好缆绳,以免他从飞船漂走。
keep sb. doingsth.让某人不停地做某事:
Don’t keep yourmother waiting.
You candraw a good horse in five minutes, yet you kept me waiting for ayear.
keep going 能继续下去
keep in 呆在家里;让火燃着不灭;忍住不发脾气
keep ...in使某人有吃(喝穿用等)
keep in mind 记住,放在心里
keep inwith和某人保持友好关系
keepoff避开,不要踩(吃、碰、谈等),如:Keep off thegrass.
The onlyway to get your weight down is to keepoff fattening foods.
The tigerin the zoo is very dangerous. You’d better keep off it.
keep…off使…避开,使…不要踩(吃、碰、谈等),如:How can I keep the flies offthis jam?
Tokeep the ship off the shore was impossible.
[注]keep away与keep…away也有类似区别:
keepaway避开,不接近(连写时常和from连用)如:
He keeps away from liquor andtobacco.
We keptaway from the fierce dog.
※但不说keepaway it.
keep…away使…离开,使…不接近。如:
would youplease keep that dog away, please?
keepon继续干(穿戴,雇用),坚持
keep on doingsth 与keepdoing sth.
keep ondoing sth.: continue doing sth. do sth. frequently orrepeatedly.继续做某事,强调决心,迎难而上,表示动作的反复。 如: You must keep on even if youfail.
Althoughit started raining, we kept on working.
He kept onasking the silly question. 他反复地问那个愚蠢的问题。
In theyears that followed, Marx kept on studying English and usingit.在随后的几年中,马克思继续学习和使用英语。
keep doing sth.:cause a processor state to continue,表示状态或过程的继续,强调动作本身的间断性。如:
While hew as walking, he kept thinking of problems he had met in hisstudies.当他在走路的时候,他还继续思考他在研究中碰到的问题。
He caughtsuch a bad cold that he kept coughing all morning.
【温馨提示】
1.两句型后都接动态动词如talking,working, writing 不接静态动词如:sitting, sleeping,
2.在表示“间断性动作”时,可通用。如:Whydoes she keep (on) giggling?
My shoelace keeps (on)coming undone. 我的鞋带老是松开。
Why doesshe keep (on) giggling?
3.两个句型之后都不可接不定式。
keep oneself tooneself不交际不与人来往
His father’s love of privacy often puzzledTerry, who was not one to keep himself tohimself.
keep one's mindon把注意力集中在...上
keep one'sword(appointment)信守诺言
keep out挡住,使不进去
keep out of不牵涉进去,不要惹
keep pace跟上,不落在后面
keep silence保持沉默
keep time守时
keep to 坚持、遵守,留在某处,to 是介词。
Keep to it. You must not stoptill the job is finished.
He always keeps hispromises.
MY friend was obliged to keep tohis bed because of a fever.
keep to oneself不告诉别人
keep together在一起,协同一致
keepup维持,保持:
As Senior 3 students, it is important tokeep up a good state ofmind.
keep upwith跟上,不落在别人的后面