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

• Keep on fighting till victory is assured.
  继续战斗，直至胜利。
• 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。
• If he doesn't agree, just keep on at him until he does.
  他不答应，你就跟他磨。
• A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on.
  留下了20名骨干人员。
• When on earth will we finish if we keep on dawdling like this?
  这么拖下去，驴年马月才能干完？
• Keep on reading the text until you've learned it by heart.
  继续读课文，记住了才算数。
• You keep on amazing me, year after year, the same old ways.
  你不断地给我同样的惊喜，年年如此。
• The ceasefire itself could prove stillborn if rebel units in the bush keep on fighting.
  如果丛林地带的叛军继续开火，那停火协议本身就可能起不到任何作用。
• 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。
• 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？