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

• Keep on fighting till victory is assured.
  继续战斗，直至胜利。
• 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。
• To know it's no use, but keep on doing it--there can be no greater folly than this.
  知其不可而为之，愚不可及也。
• This medicine will be effective if you keep on taking it for a time.
  这种药连着吃下去一定会有成效。
• If he doesn't agree, just keep on at him until he does.
  他不答应，你就跟他磨。
• We'll just keep on taxing the corporations and the rich.
  只要继续对公司和有钱人征税就行了。
• How do you keep on a horse?
  你如何骑在马上？
• Never keep on exercising if you have even the slightest chest pain
  即使你只感到很轻微的胸部疼痛，也不要继续锻炼。
• Keep on reading the text until you've learned it by heart.
  继续读课文，记住了才算数。
• The practice is to keep on record any analysis of samples.
  习惯上要把所有的样品分析记录在案。