词汇 | keep up |
释义 | keep up A. intransitive verb ① (progress at same speed) «person, animal, car» 跟上 ▸ I managed to keep up by taking work home in the evenings 我把工作带回家晚上做才跟上了进度 ② (develop at same rate) «nation, industry, rival» 保持同步 ③ (learn at same rate) 跟上功课 ▸ to have no difficulty keeping up 跟上功课毫无困难 ④ (increase at same rate) «prices, wages, production» 同步增长 ▸ inflation is rising so fast that wages can't keep up 通货膨胀迅速加剧,工资很难同步增长 ⑤ (continue) «bad weather, rain» 持续不停 ⑥ figurative (follow) 理解 ▸ she changes her mind so often, I can't keep up 她主意变来变去,让我无所适从 B. [keep sth up, keep up sth] transitive verb ① (hold up) 使不下落 ▸ you won't be able to keep your umbrella up in this wind 风这么大,你没法打伞的 ▸ six pillars keep the roof up 6根柱子支撑着屋顶 ② (continue) 使…继续下去 ‹friendship, attack›; 继续 ‹studies, lessons›; 沿袭 ‹tradition, custom›▸ I can't keep this up for long 我坚持不了多久 ▸ to keep up the bombardment all night 持续轰炸一整夜 ▸ to keep up a correspondence with sb 与某人保持书信来往 ▸ to keep up the payments 按时分期付款 ▸ keep up the good work! 继续好好干! ▸ keep it up! 再接再厉! ③ (maintain at high level) 保持 ‹strength›▸ to keep one's spirits up 保持高昂的情绪 ▸ to keep up moral standards 维持道德标准 ▸ to keep up the pressure (on sb) (for sth) (为某事物)(对某人)继续施加压力 C. [keep sb up] transitive verb (prevent from sleeping) 使不能睡觉 ▸ I hope I haven't kept you up 希望我没有耽误你睡觉 |
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