英语疑问

Question

remain和keep都有保持的意思，他们怎么用，谢

Answer 1

remain [ri'mein] vi.
1. 留下；停留；逗留：
He remained in the hospital for a solid month.他在医院里住了整整一个月。
2. 剩下；余留；残存：
Only a bowl and a pair of chopsticks remained on the table.桌子上只剩下一个碗和一双筷子。
3. 保持；继续；仍然处于；依然：
He remained single all his life.他打了一辈子光棍。
I haven't seen them for ten years.They remain as they were.我十年没见他们了，他们还是从前那样。
4. 留待；尚待：
The most difficult part remains to you to complete it. 最难做的这一部分留给你去完成。
5. 取决于；属于:
The honour remained with our motherland.光荣属于我们的祖国。

keep [ki:p] vt.
1. 保留，保存，留下：
May I keep the book?我可以留下这本书吗?
2. 保管，存放：
I'll keep it for a souvenir.我要将它保存下来作为纪念。
Please keep my suitcase while I leave for a ticket.我去买票时请替我保管一下手提箱。
3. 保守(秘密等)： to keep a secret 保守秘密
4. 履行(诺言)，遵守(惯例、常规、饮食规定等)，维护：
to keep a promise 守约 to keep law 守法
5. 开设，管理，经营： to keep a shop 经营商店
His mother came to keep house for them. 他的母亲来为他们料理家务。
6. 照顾，养活，抚养：
She kept her sister's children for a week while she was ill. 在她姐姐生病的一周时间里她替姐姐照看孩子。
to keep a family 养家
7. 庆祝，纪念；过(节、生日等)：
to keep one's birthday 庆祝生日
to keep Christmas 过圣诞节
8. 经销，经售：
Do you keep postcards?你们经销明信片吗?
9. 喂养，饲养(牲畜)：
They keep cattle on their farm. 他们在农场上养牛。
10. 记载，记录；记(账、日记等)：
to keep a diary 记日记
to keep books 记账
11. 记住：
to keep something in mind 记住某事
12. 雇用：to keep servants 雇用仆人
13. 防止，制止；预防，妨碍，耽搁：
What kept her from coming yesterday? 她昨天为什么没来?
You must keep the little boy from hurting himself. 你一定要提防那小男孩伤了自己。
14. 拘留，扣留，监禁：
to keep somebody in prison 把某人关进监狱里
15. 阻止离开，留住：
The children behaved badly and so the teacher kept them after school. 孩子们表现极差，所以放学后老师把他们留下来。
16. 保卫，守卫，守护：
to keep a town against the enemy 保卫城市不被敌人占领
to keep goal 守(球)门
18. 使继续保持着(某种状态):
The employer kept them working all day. 那位雇主让他们整天干活。
Keep the fire burning. 让火一直烧着。
19. 与…交往：
to keep good friends 交好朋友
20. 留在(某处)，保持在(床上等)不动： to keep the house 足不出户
He was so ill that he kept his bed all day. 他病得很厉害，一整天都卧床不起。
vi.
1. 保持，维持，继续(处于某种状态)：
Don't keep silent! 不要保持沉默!
I would have soon found the one I wanted if the books had kept in order. 如果书籍摆放整齐了，我本可以很快就会找到我想要的那本书了。
2. (食物等)能保存；能持久不坏，保存好：
The meat will keep overnight. 这肉过夜不会坏。
How long will this butter keep? 这黄油能保存多久?
3. 可拖延，能耽搁，不要求马上注意：
The problem won't keep till tomorrow. 这问题不能拖到明天。
4. [美国口语](商店等)开着；(学校)继续上课：
This cafe keeps late into the night. 这家咖啡馆一直开到深夜。
Will school keep all day? 学校全天开课吗?
5. (路线、方向等)被保持住：
Traffic in China keeps to the right. 在中国车辆靠右侧行驶。
6. (秘密)被守住： I don't think the secret will keep. 我认为这秘密没法保得住。
7. 交往：
He is able to keep with his classmates well. 他与他的同学交往很融洽。
8. [英国口语]住，呆，逗留：
Where do you keep in town? 你在城里住哪?

Answer 2

1、last①持续、继续…，如：
The flowers show lasted a week. 花展持续了一周。
②支持、保持、耐久，如：
How long will this battery last?
2、keep ①保持、保留(存)，如：
He may keep the book until you come back.
②保有
You can keep it if you like it.
③饲养(动物)、抚养(家属)、雇佣(仆人)、收留(住宿者)，如：
She has kept the cat these ten years.
3、continue①(continue是不间断的继续，而last 是中断、间断时又继续，如：
This road continued for miles.
②The rain continued three days.
4、remain①留在某处
My parents went out, but I remained at home.
②留下(未失去)，如：
The wall of the old temple still remains.
③依旧是…、依然是…
She remained silent.

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