Keep

(noun.) the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress.

(verb.) maintain by writing regular records; 'keep a diary'; 'maintain a record'; 'keep notes'.

(verb.) retain possession of; 'Can I keep my old stuffed animals?'; 'She kept her maiden name after she married'.

(verb.) look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; 'He keeps the shop when I am gone'.

(verb.) supply with room and board; 'He is keeping three women in the guest cottage'; 'keep boarders'.

(verb.) keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., 'keep clean'; 'hold in place'; 'She always held herself as a lady'; 'The students keep me on my toes'.

(verb.) maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; 'May God keep you'.

(verb.) fail to spoil or rot; 'These potatoes keep for a long time'.

(verb.) hold and prevent from leaving; 'The student was kept after school'.

(verb.) have as a supply; 'I always keep batteries in the freezer'; 'keep food for a week in the pantry'; 'She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator'.

(verb.) raise; 'She keeps a few chickens in the yard'; 'he keeps bees'.

(verb.) store or keep customarily; 'Where do you keep your gardening tools?'.

(verb.) maintain for use and service; 'I keep a car in the countryside'; 'She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips'.

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• Perhaps you had better go after my friends at once, because the weather is warm, and I can not 'keep' long. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• I wish, Mr. Yeobright, you could give me something to keep that once belonged to her--if you don't mind. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• I say, said Legree, stamping and whistling to the dogs, wake up, some of you, and keep me company! 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Why, the man was weary of you, and would have jilted you, but that Dobbin forced him to keep his word. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Hush, hush, ma'am; pray keep yourself quiet,' replied the bodyguard. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I am sufficiently well off to keep a hundred and fifty ton steam yacht, which is at present lying at Southampton, ready to start when I wish. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• It's simmering now, so I hope he'll keep out of my way, returned Jo, biting her lips as she glowered at Fred from under her big hat. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Well, I kept my knowledge to myself, and waited to see what would come of it. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Each female cod has more than 9,000,000 eggs, but the numbers are kept down by a host of enemies. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Others again kept out of the way, hoping to escape either alternative. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• So we kept our watch together in silence. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Because, said I, his is an uncommon character, and he has resolutely kept himself outside the circle, Richard. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• I kept the horse until he was four years old, when he went blind, and I sold him for twenty dollars. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Her father rose with her, and kept her hand drawn through his arm. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• And I am glad of another thing, and that is, that of course you know you may depend upon my keeping it and always so far deserving it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The daughter had been found; but only one man besides Bulstrode knew it, and he was paid for keeping silence and carrying himself away. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I will have my hands full keeping your neck from beneath the guillotine. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Pardon me, Miss Halcombe, he said, still keeping his hand over his face, pardon me if I remind you that I have claimed no such right. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• To encourage tillage, by keeping up the price of corn, even in the most plentiful years, was the avowed end of the institution. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Talk about our keeping slaves, as if we did it for our _convenience_, said Marie. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Hanging about the doorway (I fancied,) were slouchy Pompeiian street-boys uttering slang and profanity, and keeping a wary eye out for checks. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Oh, at six o'clock: he keeps early hours in the country. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Keeps the organ moist, does it, Wegg? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I will see the lady who keeps the establishment immediately. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• But, to be sure, I may not see him; he keeps out of our way evidently. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• The gentleman who keeps her is a captain of horse-marines. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Or he keeps us, suggested Richard. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Michael keeps a horse that can soon get ahead of most other horses; and he could shoot ahead and let us know, if there were any danger. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.

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