keep 用法

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keep 是英语中用法灵活的动词之一,下面笔者就其用法归纳如下:

一、用作系动词,意为“保持(某种状态)”,其后常接形容词作表语。如:

Please keep quiet / silent!请保持安静!

After the accident, he still kept alive.这次事故之后,他仍然活着。

二、用作实义动词,可表示:

1.保管;保存;保留。如:

Keep the change.零钱不用找了。

Please keep these things for me while I am away.在我离开期间,请你替我保管这些东西。

2.赡养;饲养。如:

Does he earn enough to keep himself and his family?他的收入够养活他自己和他的家人吗?

I used to keep sheep in my childhood.我在孩提时常常养羊。

3.经营。如:

Her father kept a grocer's shop for a number of years.她父亲开了几年杂货店。

4.坚持;继续。后面如接动词,要用V-ing 形式作宾语。如:

If you keep (on) practising your spoken English, you'll soon make great progress.如果你坚持练习英语口语,你很快就会取得很大的进步。

5.阻止;阻碍。常用于keep sb/sth from doing sth 结构中,其中介词from 不能省略。

如:

The heavy rain didn't keep them from watching the football match.大雨没能阻止他们观看足球赛。

6.保持。其后常接复合宾语,表示使(某人或某物)保持某种状态或使某一动作继续。

①keep + sb/sth +介词。如:

If your hands are cold, keep them in your pockets.

如果你觉得手冷,就把它们放在口袋里。

②keep + sb/sth +形容词。如:

These gloves will keep your hands warm.

这种手套保暖好。

③keep +sb/sth +副词。如:

The cold weather kept us indoors.

寒冷的天气使我们呆在家里。

④keep + sb/sth + V-ing 形式,表示“让某人/某物一直……”,强调动作的持续性。

如:

I'm sorry I've kept you waiting.

很抱歉,让你久等了。

⑤keep + sb/sth + V-ed 形式,表示“让某人/某物一直被……”,宾语是V-ed

形式,表示的动作的承受者。如:

She kept her eyes shut and stayed where she was.

她紧闭双眼,呆在原地未动。

7.构成的其它动词短语有:

keep a record (保持记录),keep apart (把……分开),keep back one's tears (忍住眼泪),keep in touch (with)(保持与……的联系),keep out (of)(把……关在外面),keep up (保持;使……不能入睡),keep one's / an eye on (照管,密切注视),keep away (from)(离开;不接近;戒除),keep in mind

(牢记),keep one's word (遵守诺言),keep pace/step with (跟上……的步伐),keep up with (与……同步;跟上)等。在人教版初中英语教材中,keep

是要求学生必须掌握的四会词之一,现将其常见用法归纳小结如下,以利于大家正确地使用该词。

一、用作及物动词

1.意为"保存;保留;保持;保守"。如:

could you keep these letters for me, please?你能替我保存这些信吗?

i'll keep a seat for you.我给你留个座位。

it can help to keep vegetables, fruit and meat for a long time in hot summer.在炎热的夏天,它有助于蔬菜、水果和肉类长时间保鲜。

can you keep a secret?你能保守秘密吗?

2.意为"照顾;养活"等。如:

she kept her sister for a week while her sister was ill.她妹妹有病时,她照看她了一个星期。

i have a family to keep.我得养活一家人。

3.意为"留下;不必还"。如:

you can keep the pen if you like it.你要是喜欢就把钢笔留下吧。

keep the change.不用找零钱了。

4.意为"遵守;维护"。如:

everyone must keep the rules.人人必须遵守规章制度。

the teacher is keeping order in class.老师正在课堂上维持秩序。

5.意为"售;卖"。如:

the shop keeps everything you need.那家商店里出售的东西应有尽有。

he keeps everything you will drink.他出售你想喝的各种饮料。

6.意为"记(日记、帐等)"。如:

she keeps a diary every day.她坚持每天记日记。

he keeps exact accounts of the money he spends and a diary of the events of his holidays.他详细地记载他所花的钱数和假期中所发生的事情。

7.意为"使……保持某种(状态、位置或动作等)"。这时要在keep的宾语后接补足语,构成复合宾语。其中宾语补足语通常由形容词、副词、介词短语、现在分词和过去分词等充当。如:

we should keep our classroom clean and tidy.(形容词)我们应保持教室整洁干净。

you'd better keep the child away from the fire.(副词)你最好让孩子离火远一点。

the bad weather keeps us inside the house.(介词短语)坏天气使我们不能出门。

don't keep me waiting for long.(现在分词)别让我等太久。

the other students in the class keep their eyes closed.(过去分词)班上其他同学都闭着眼睛。

二、用作连系动词

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