1、意为"保存;保留;保持;保守"。如:
Could you keep these letters for me, please?你能替我保存这些信吗?
2、意为"照顾;养活"等。如:
She kept her sister for a week while her sister was ill.她妹妹有病时,她照看她了一个星期。
3、意为"留下;不必还"。如:
You can keep the pen if you like it.你要是喜欢就把钢笔留下吧。
4、意为"遵守;维护"。如:
Everyone must keep the rules.人人必须遵守规章制度。
5、意为"售;卖"。如:
The shop keeps everything you need.那家商店里出售的东西应有尽有。
6、意为"记(日记、帐等)"。如:
She keeps a diary every day.她坚持每天记日记。
7.意为"使……保持某种(状态、位置或动作等)"。这时要在keep的宾语后接补足语,构成复合宾语。其中宾语补足语通常由形容词、副词、介词短语、现在分词和过去分词等充当。如:
We should keep our classroom clean and tidy.(形容词)我们应保持教室整洁干净。