keepers

英 [ˈkiːpəz]

美 [ˈkipərz]

n.  看守人; 保管人; (尤指动物园的)饲养员
keeper的复数

柯林斯词典

• （在足球中）同goalkeeper
  In football, thekeeperis the same as thegoalkeeper.
• (橄榄球中的）护球推进打法
  In American football, akeeperis a play in which the quarterback keeps the ball.
• （动物园的）饲养员
  Akeeperat a zoo is a person who takes care of the animals.
• （博物馆或美术馆的）馆长，主任
  Thekeeperof a museum or art gallery, or of one part of it, is the person who is responsible for the things in it.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 curator


• PHRASE 不是…的保姆（或管家）
  If you say that youare notsomeone's keeper, you mean that you are not responsible for what they do or for what happens to them.
  1. 'I don't know where he is,' Hughes replied. 'I'm not his keeper.'
     “我不知道他在哪儿，”休斯回答说。“我又不是他的保姆。”
• See also:keep

双语例句

• Checks godown receipt and co-ordinates with all routine documentation with godown keepers.
  检查仓库收条，并与仓库管理员合作，处理一切例行文件工作；
• Keepers said Asian elephants have the longest gestation period-at22 months-of any animal in the world.
  动物看护人员说，比起世界上其他动物来，亚洲象有最长的怀孕期&22个月。
• Photographers are recorder keepers for God.
  摄影师是上帝的记录保管员。
• And with it the cattle and their keepers.
  牛只和它们的牧人亦随之而消失。
• Why do the keepers at the sanctuary use recorded howls?
  为什麽保护区的饲养人要使用预录的吼叫声？
• Zoo keepers beat the bear with sticks to free the monkey from the bear's grasp.
  动物园管理人员用棍子打熊，以便将猴子从熊的掌握中救出来。
• San Diego Zoo panda keepers gave the 20-week-old giant panda a plastic ball to test his coordination and encourage him to have fun with something new.
  圣迭戈动物园的熊猫管理员给了这只20周大的大熊猫一个塑料球，测试它的身体协调性，并鼓励它玩一些新鲜事物。
• We are each other's keepers, we are the guardians of our own humanity.
  我们同时彼此的守护者，也是人性自我的捍卫者。
• In order to hand-rear the chick, keepers used a homemade glove puppet to mimic an adult macaroni penguin.
  饲养员自制了一只手套玩偶，装作成年长冠企鹅的模样。
• We are the keepers of this legacy.
  我们是这个遗产的保存者。