keep up

英 [kiːp ʌp]

美 [kiːp ʌp]

（与…）齐步前进; 不落后（于…）; 跟上（变化等）; 跟上（活儿、人等）; 同…做（或理解）得一样好; 了解; 熟悉; 继续做（或提供）; 使不减少（或降低）

经济

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （与…）齐步前进；不落后（于…）
  If youkeep up withsomeone or something that is moving near you, you move at the same speed.
  1. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 跟上（变化等）
  Tokeep up withsomething that is changing means to be able to cope with the change, usually by changing at the same rate.
  1. ...wage increases which keep up with inflation...
     与通货膨胀同步的工资增长
  2. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 跟上（活儿、人等）；同…做（或理解）得一样好
  If youkeep up withyour work orwithother people, you manage to do or understand all your work, or to do or understand it as well as other people.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 了解；熟悉
  If youkeep up withwhat is happening, you make sure that you know about it.
  1. She did not bother to keep up with the news.
     她不愿花时间去了解最新消息。
• PHRASAL VERB 继续做（或提供）
  If youkeepsomethingup, you continue to do it or provide it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 使不减少（或降低）
  If youkeepsomethingup, you prevent it from growing less in amount, level, or degree.
  1. 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。
  2. Opposition forces are keeping up the pressure against the government.
     反对势力在继续对政府施加压力。
• See also:keep 2325

英英释义

verb

• prevent from going to bed at night
  1. The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night
  2. I kept myself up all night studying for the exam
• keep informed
  1. He kept up on his country's foreign policies
  Synonym:keep abreastfollow
• maintain a required pace or level
  1. He could not keep up and dropped out of the race
• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
  1. We preserve these archeological findings
  2. The old lady could not keep up the building
  3. children must be taught to conserve our national heritage
  4. The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts
  Synonym:conservepreservemaintain
• lengthen or extend in duration or space
  1. We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
  2. prolong the treatment of the patient
  3. keep up the good work
  Synonym:prolongsustain

双语例句

• Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses.
  许多人同时做3份工作只不过是为了和别人攀比。
• The meat prices keep up to last month's level.
  肉价与上月一样高。
• She began to walk faster, but he lengthened his stride to keep up with her
  她开始加快步子，但他加大了步幅跟着她。
• 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。
• Though they graduated from the university ten years ago, all the classmates try to keep up with one another.
  虽然他们已从大学毕业十年了，但所有的同班同学都设法相互保持联系。
• The surviving sailors managed to keep up for several hours and were eventually picked up by a lifeboat.
  那些幸存的船员设法在水面浮了几个小时，终于被救生艇救了起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We are very anxious to keep up the reputation of the firm.
  我们对于保持商号的名誉非常急切。