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

• I won't keep on waiting more than half a minute.
  我不会让你久等的。
• 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。
• A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on.
  留下了20名骨干人员。
• Will you keep on the course of exercises until you are thinner?
  你要继续这项训练，直到身体瘦下来为止吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm so sorry to keep on bothering you.
  老是累赘你们，真过意不去。
• 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。