keep on

英 [kiːp ɒn]

美 [kiːp ɑːn]

重复; 继续; 继续雇用

柯林斯词典

• → see:keep 7
• PHRASAL VERB 继续雇用
  If youkeepsomeoneon, you continue to employ them, for example after they are old enough to retire or after other employees have lost their jobs.
  1. Sometimes they keep you on a bit longer if there's no one quite ready to step into your shoes...
     有时如果没有顶替你的合适人选，他们会继续雇用你一段时间。
  2. A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on.
     留下了20名骨干人员。

英英释义

verb

• allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
  1. We cannot continue several servants any longer
  2. She retains a lawyer
  3. The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
  4. Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
  5. We kept the work going as long as we could
  6. She retained her composure
  7. this garment retains its shape even after many washings
  Synonym:retaincontinuekeep

双语例句

• Will you keep on the course of exercises until you are thinner?
  你要继续这项训练，直到身体瘦下来为止吗？
• It's time you went. Why do you keep on chattering away?
  你不快走，还罗嗦个啥？
• Keep on fighting till victory is assured.
  继续战斗，直至胜利。
• You keep on amazing me, year after year, the same old ways.
  你不断地给我同样的惊喜，年年如此。
• When on earth will we finish if we keep on dawdling like this?
  这么拖下去，驴年马月才能干完？
• You've constantly got to keep on at people about that
  你总是得没完没了地和别人说那件事。
• How do you keep on a horse?
  你如何骑在马上？
• I had to keep on with the deception.
  我必须继续蒙混下去。
• He used to keep on at me about the need to win
  他以前总是跟我唠叨必须获胜才行。
• I won't keep on waiting more than half a minute.
  我不会让你久等的。