kept /k'ɛpt/ /k'æpt/
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kept
(vbl.)keep的過去式和過去分詞
資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Keep \Keep\ (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k?pen, AS. c?pan to keep, regard, desire,
await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to
desire.]
1. To care; to desire. [Obs.]
I kepe not of armes for to yelp [boast]. --Chaucer.
2. To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let
go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to
lose; to retain; to detain.
If we lose the field, We can not keep the town.
--Shak.
That I may know what keeps me here with you.
--Dryden.
If we would weigh and keep in our minds what we are
considering, that would instruct us. --Locke.
3. To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to
maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or
tenor.
His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal. --Milton.
Keep a stiff rein, and move but gently on.
--Addison.
Note: In this sense it is often used with prepositions and
adverbs, as to keep away, to keep down, to keep from,
to keep in, out, or off, etc. ``To keep off
impertinence and solicitation from his superior.''
--Addison.
4. To have in custody; to have in some place for
preservation; to take charge of.
The crown of Stephanus, first king of Hungary, was
always kept in the castle of Vicegrade. --Knolles.
5. To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.
Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee. --Gen.
xxviii. 15.
6. To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to
communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.
Great are thy virtues . . . though kept from man.
--Milton.
7. To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the
garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it. --Gen.
ii. 15.
In her girlish age, she kept sheep on the moor.
--Carew.
8. To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to
keep books, a journal, etc.; also, to enter (as accounts,
records, etc. ) in a book.
9. To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the
like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store.
Like a pedant that keeps a school. --Shak.
Every one of them kept house by himself. --Hayward.
10. To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to
keep boarders.
11. To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an
assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc.
I keep but three men and a boy. --Shak.
12. To have habitually in stock for sale.
13. To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to
intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to
keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession.
Both day and night did we keep company. --Shak.
Within this portal as I kept my watch. --Smollett.
14. To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from
or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to
neglect; to be faithful to.
I have kept the faith. --2 Tim. iv.
7.
Him whom to love is to obey, and keep His great
command. --Milton.
15. To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as,
to keep one's house, room, bed, etc.; hence, to haunt; to
frequent. --Shak.
'Tis hallowed ground; Fairies, and fawns, and
satyrs do it keep. --J. Fletcher.
16. To observe duty, as a festival, etc.; to celebrate; to
solemnize; as, to keep a feast.
I went with them to the house of God . . . with a
multitude that kept holyday. --Ps. xlii. 4.
{To keep at arm's length}. See under {Arm}, n.
{To keep back}.
(a) To reserve; to withhold. ``I will keep nothing back
from you.'' --Jer. xlii. 4.
(b) To restrain; to hold back. ``Keep back thy servant
also from presumptuous sins.'' --Ps. xix. 13.
{To keep company with}.
(a) To frequent the society of; to associate with; as,
let youth keep company with the wise and good.
(b) To accompany; to go with; as, to keep company with
one on a voyage; also, to pay court to, or accept
attentions from, with a view to marriage. [Colloq.]
{To keep counsel}. See under {Counsel}, n.
{To keep down}.
(a) To hold in subjection; to restrain; to hinder.
(b) (Fine Arts) To subdue in tint or tone, as a portion
of a picture, so that the spectator's attention may
not be diverted from the more important parts of the
work.
{To keep good} (or {bad}) {hours}, to be customarily early
(or late) in returning home or in retiring to rest. -- {To
keep house}.
(a) To occupy a separate house or establishment, as with
one's family, as distinguished from boarding; to
manage domestic affairs.
(b) (Eng. Bankrupt Law) To seclude one's self in one's
house in order to evade the demands of creditors. --
{To keep one's hand in}, to keep in practice. -- {To keep
open house}, to be hospitable. -- {To keep the peace} (Law),
to avoid or to prevent a breach of the peace. -- {To keep
school}, to govern, manage and instruct or teach a school, as
a preceptor. -- {To keep a stiff upper lip}, to keep up
one's courage. [Slang] -- {To keep term}.
(a) (Eng. Universities) To reside during a term.
(b) (Inns of Court) To eat a sufficient number of dinners
in hall to make the term count for the purpose of
being called to the bar. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.
{To keep touch}. See under {Touch}, n.
{To keep under}, to hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.
{To keep up}.
(a) To maintain; to prevent from falling or diminution;
as, to keep up the price of goods; to keep up one's
credit.
(b) To maintain; to continue; to prevent from ceasing.
``In joy, that which keeps up the action is the
desire to continue it.'' --Locke.
Syn: To retain; detain; reserve; preserve; hold; restrain;
maintain; sustain; support; withhold. -- To {Keep}.
Usage: {Retain}, {Preserve}. Keep is the generic term, and is
often used where retain or preserve would too much
restrict the meaning; as, to keep silence, etc. Retain
denotes that we keep or hold things, as against
influences which might deprive us of them, or reasons
which might lead us to give them up; as, to retain
vivacity in old age; to retain counsel in a lawsuit;
to retain one's servant after a reverse of fortune.
Preserve denotes that we keep a thing against agencies
which might lead to its being destroyed or broken in
upon; as, to preserve one's health; to preserve
appearances.
資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Kept \Kept\, imp. & p. p.
of {Keep}.
{Kept mistress}, a concubine; a woman supported by a man as
his paramour.
資料來源(4): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]
kept
adj : (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or
disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept" [syn:
{unbroken}] [ant: {broken}]
資料來源(5): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]
keep
n 1: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was
expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the
state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own
livelihood" [syn: {support}, {livelihood}, {living}, {bread
and butter}, {sustenance}]
2: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or
fortress [syn: {donjon}, {dungeon}]
3: a cell in a jail or prison [syn: {hold}]
v 1: 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" [syn: {maintain},
{hold}]
2: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on
working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep
smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
[syn: {continue}, {go on}, {proceed}, {go along}] [ant: {discontinue}]
3: retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?";
"She kept her maiden name after she married" [syn: {hold
on}] [ant: {lose}]
4: prevent from doing something or being in a certain state;
"We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring
kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating
the marbles" [syn: {prevent}] [ant: {let}]
5: conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments";
"she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original
conditions of the contract" [syn: {observe}]
6: observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with
the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all
my employees" [syn: {observe}, {maintain}]
7: look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the
shop when I am gone"
8: maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary";
"maintain a record"; "keep notes" [syn: {maintain}]
9: supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in
the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"
10: allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue
several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer";
"The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their
household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot
keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we
could" [syn: {retain}, {continue}, {keep on}, {keep going}]
11: supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained
her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause";
"There's little to earn and many to keep" [syn: {sustain},
{maintain}]
12: fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"
[syn: {stay fresh}]
13: celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments";
"celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" [syn: {observe},
{celebrate}]
14: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep
your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: {restrain}, {suppress},
{keep back}, {hold back}]
15: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God
keep you" [syn: {preserve}]
16: raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps
bees"
17: retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth";
"keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a
merger" [syn: {keep open}, {hold open}, {save}]
18: store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening
tools?"
19: 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"
20: maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the
countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her
shopping trips" [syn: {maintain}]
21: hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after
school"
22: prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep
potatoes fresh" [syn: {preserve}]
[also: {kept}]
資料來源(6): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]
kept
See {keep}
資料來源(7): Internet Dictionary Project [english-german]
kept
hielt
資料來源(8): Internet Dictionary Project [english-german]
kept
behielt