keep up

keep up什么意思

verb

1. prevent from going to bed at night

e.g. The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night
I kept myself up all night studying for the exam

2. keep informed

e.g. He kept up on his country's foreign policies

Synonym: keep abreastfollow

3. maintain a required pace or level

e.g. He could not keep up and dropped out of the race

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

e.g. We preserve these archeological findings
The old lady could not keep up the building
children must be taught to conserve our national heritage
The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts

Synonym: conservepreservemaintain

5. lengthen or extend in duration or space

e.g. We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
prolong the treatment of the patient
keep up the good work

Synonym: prolongsustain

1. （与…）齐步前进；不落后（于…）
If you keep up with someone or something that is moving near you, you move at the same speed.

e.g. She shook her head and started to walk on. He kept up with her.
她摇了摇头开始往前走。他跟了上去。

2. 跟上（变化等）
To keep up with something that is changing means to be able to cope with the change, usually by changing at the same rate.

e.g. ...wage increases which keep up with inflation...
与通货膨胀同步的工资增长
e.g. Things are changing so fast, it's hard to keep up.
事情变化得太快了，很难跟上形势。

3. 跟上（活儿、人等）；同…做（或理解）得一样好
If you keep up with your work or with other people, you manage to do or understand all your work, or to do or understand it as well as other people.

e.g. Penny tended to work through her lunch hour in an effort to keep up with her work...
为了把活儿干完，彭妮常常午饭时间也要工作。
e.g. Life is tough for kids who aren't keeping up in school.
孩子们如果在学校里功课不好，日子就会不好过。

4. 了解；熟悉
If you keep up with what is happening, you make sure that you know about it.

keep up

e.g. She did not bother to keep up with the news.
她不愿花时间去了解最新消息。

5. 继续做（或提供）
If you keep something up, you continue to do it or provide it.

e.g. I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month...
我无时无刻都觉得饿，节食坚持不到一个月就放弃了。
e.g. They risk losing their homes because they can no longer keep up the repayments.
因为无力继续偿还借款，他们面临无家可归的危险。

6. 使不减少（或降低）
If you keep something up, you prevent it from growing less in amount, level, or degree.

e.g. There will be a major incentive among TV channels to keep standards up...
将会有重大举措鼓励各电视频道维持高标准。
e.g. Opposition forces are keeping up the pressure against the government.
反对势力在继续对政府施加压力。

7. see also: keep 23;25

1. 保持：hold up耽搁 | keep up保持 | look up查找;找出

2. keep up的翻译

2. 维持：keep out 挡住,使不进去 | keep up维持 | keep from阻止,抑制

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3. 坚持：hold up 延误 | keep up 坚持 | cut down砍倒

4. 继续：29. stay put 待在原地 | 30. keep up 继续 | 31. tie up 占用