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

• It's time you went. Why do you keep on chattering away?
  你不快走，还罗嗦个啥？
• Ray will earn his keep on local farms while studying
  雷求学期间会在当地的农场干活赚取生活费。
• If he doesn't agree, just keep on at him until he does.
  他不答应，你就跟他磨。
• 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。
• Absent a solution, people like Sue Godfrey will just keep on fighting.
  假如得不到解决，像休·戈弗雷这样的人就会一直坚持斗争下去。
• 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。
• I had to keep on with the deception.
  我必须继续蒙混下去。
• If we keep on our way for another hour we should reach the village.
  如果再继续向前走一小时，我们就到那个村子了。
• I'm so sorry to keep on bothering you.
  老是累赘你们，真过意不去。
• Don't keep on bothering me.
  别老磨人！