kept

英 [kept]

美 [kept]

v. (使)保持，处于; 继续，重复(做某事); 使耽搁; 使延误
keep的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：kept　过去式：kept　

BNC.35360 / COCA.30370

柯林斯词典

adj

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
1. unbroken promises
2. promises kept
Synonym:unbroken

They kept going, destroying one store after another.
他们并未停手，摧毁了一家又一家商店。
Sorry to have kept you waiting.
对不起，让你久等了。
His parents kept a vigil by his bedside as he was given brain and body scans.
在他做脑扫描和全身扫描时，他的父母守护在他床边。
Lawrence kept on butting me but the referee did not warn him.
劳伦斯不停地用头撞我，但是裁判并没有警告他。
I've always kept my private and professional life separate
我总是将私生活和工作分开。
'You fool,' she kept repeating.
“你这个傻瓜，”她不断地重复着。
A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on.
留下了20名骨干人员。
Eggs shouldn't be kept in the fridge, it's too cold
鸡蛋不应保存在冰箱里，温度太低了。
They didn't take my father away, but kept him in the village and worked him to death.
他们没有把我爸爸带走，而是一直让他在村里干活，把他活活累死了。
For several years I kept in touch with her.
几年来，我一直和她保持联系。