keep at

To persevere in work or an action.

堅持做…：繼續(xù)某項工作或行為

keep down

To prevent from growing, accomplishing, or succeeding

壓制，鎮(zhèn)壓：阻止…成長、完成或成功

keep down prices; keep the revolutionaries down.

控制物價；鎮(zhèn)壓革命

keep off

To stay away from.

躲開，避開

keep to

To adhere to

堅持，信守

keep to the original purpose.

遵守原定宗旨

keep up

To maintain in good condition

保持良好狀態(tài)

kept up the property.

保存財產

To persevere in; carry on

保持；繼續(xù)

We asked her to stop talking, but she kept up.

我們請她別再說話了，但她依舊說下去

To continue at the same level or pace.

并行：按相同的水平或步伐繼續(xù)下去

To match one's competitors, colleagues, or neighbors in success or lifestyle

不落后，趕得上：趕上對手、同事或鄰居，指在成就或生活方式上

unsuccessfully tried to keep up with his associates.

沒能趕上他的同事們

you can't keep a good man (或 woman) down

(informal)a competent person will always recover well from setbacks or problems

(非正式)有能力的人是不會被挫折或問題嚇倒

keep one's feet

manage not to fall

站穩(wěn)，不跌倒

keep goal

(chiefly Soccer)act as a goalkeeper

(主英足)守球門

keep going

make an effort to live normally when in a difficult situation

（困難時）努力維持正常生活

keep open house

provide general hospitality

好客

keep to oneself

avoid contact with others

避開與人接觸，獨處

keep something to oneself

refuse to disclose or share something

守口如瓶

keep up with the Joneses

try to maintain the same social and material standards as one's friends or neighbours

與人攀比（試圖與朋友或鄰居保持同樣的社會地位和物質水平）

keep wicket

(Cricket)act as a wicketkeeper

(板球)守板球門