kept

英 [kept]

美 [kept]

v. (使)保持，处于; 继续，重复(做某事); 使耽搁; 使延误
keep的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：kept　过去式：kept　

BNC.35360 / COCA.30370

柯林斯词典

adj

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
1. unbroken promises
2. promises kept
Synonym:unbroken

His parents kept a vigil by his bedside as he was given brain and body scans.
在他做脑扫描和全身扫描时，他的父母守护在他床边。
'What kept you?' — 'I went in the wrong direction.'
“你为什么晚了？”——“我走错了方向。”
Had she kept the camera focused on the river bank she might have captured a vital scene.
要是她把相机的镜头一直对准河岸的话，可能就捕捉到重要的一幕了。
A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on.
留下了20名骨干人员。
They didn't take my father away, but kept him in the village and worked him to death.
他们没有把我爸爸带走，而是一直让他在村里干活，把他活活累死了。
They kept going, destroying one store after another.
他们并未停手，摧毁了一家又一家商店。
This woman really wound me up. She kept talking over me.
这个女人真气死我了。她一直想要说服我。
He was wet through with sweat, but he kept on working.
他衣服都叫汗湿透了，还尽着干呢。
They threw him in the pokey, kept him under very harsh conditions.
他们把他投进监狱，服刑条件非常恶劣。
Eggs shouldn't be kept in the fridge, it's too cold
鸡蛋不应保存在冰箱里，温度太低了。