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

• A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on.
  留下了20名骨干人员。
• Keep on reading the text until you've learned it by heart.
  继续读课文，记住了才算数。
• Keep on learning as long as you live.
  活到老，学到老。
• It's time you went. Why do you keep on chattering away?
  你不快走，还罗嗦个啥？
• If you keep on collection, in time you'll have a wealth of data.
  只要你注意搜集，久而久之，资料就丰富了。
• Keep on fighting till victory is assured.
  继续战斗，直至胜利。
• 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。
• 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。
• I had to keep on with the deception.
  我必须继续蒙混下去。
• I won't keep on waiting more than half a minute.
  我不会让你久等的。