内容简介

单词 “keep” 的核心含义是 “保留，保存”，由此引申出的 “keep something back” 形象地表达了 “把某物保留下来”。此外，“keep” 还有 “保持，继续” 的意思。比如， “keep at something” 就常用来鼓励大家 “坚持不懈地做某件事”。一起来看视频，“keep up with（跟上，紧跟）” 主持人 Phil 的节奏，学习四个包含单词 “keep” 的短语！

用法总结

1. “keep up with (someone)” 跟上，紧跟

• She runs too fast. I'll never keep up!

• If you can't keep up with the course, you might want to switch to a different level.

2. “keep at (something)” 坚持不懈地做

• Learning drums is hard – but I'm going to keep at it.

• Keep at what you are doing now, or you will never succeed.

3. “keep (something) back” 保留，留出

• Keep back some of the herbs, and sprinkle them over at the end.

• I'm keeping back some of my annual bonus because I want to save money for a car.

4. “keep (something) from someone” 向某人隐瞒，不告诉某人

• You're not telling me what's going on, are you keeping something from me?

• Can you keep this from Morgan? We really want it to be a surprise.