keeping

keeping /'ki:piɳ/
  • danh từ
    • sự giữ, sự giữ gìn, sự bảo quản
    • sự coi giữ, sự trông nom, sự bảo vệ
      • to be in safe keeping: được trông nom cẩn thận, được bảo vệ chắc chắn
    • (pháp lý) sự giữ, sự tuân theo
    • (tài chính) sự giữ sổ sách
    • (thương nghiệp) sự quản lý (một cửa hiệu)
    • sự tổ chức (lễ kỷ niệm)
    • sự hoà hợp, sự phù hợp, sự thích ứng, sự ăn ý, sự ăn khớp
      • to be in keeping with something: hoà hợp với cái gì
      • to be out of keeping with something: không hợp với cái gì, không thích ứng với cái gì
  • tính từ
    • giữ được, để được, để dành được
      • keeping applé: táo để được
 cất giữ
 lưu trữ
 sự bảo dưỡng
 sự bảo quản
 sự bảo vệ
 sự giữ
  • safe keeping: sự giữ gìn an toàn
  • station keeping: sự giữ vị trí
    • boo keeping
     công việc kế toán
    book keeping machine
     máy kế toán
    hydrological book keeping equation
     phương trình cân bằng thủy văn
    keeping life
     khả năng bảo quản
    keeping life
     thời hạn bảo quản
    keeping paragraph
     giữ chặt đoạn văn
    keeping the line operating
     giữ cho thông tuyến đường
    keeping word and line
     giữ chặt từ và đường
    period of keeping embankment
     thời gian giữ nền đắp

    o   sự giữ, sự bảo quản

    Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): keep, keeper, keeping, keep, kept

    Xem thêm: guardianship, safekeeping, retention, holding, support, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance, donjon, dungeon, hold, maintain, hold, continue, go on, proceed, go along, hold on, prevent, observe, observe, maintain, maintain, retain, continue, keep on, keep going, sustain, maintain, stay fresh, observe, celebrate, restrain, suppress, keep back, hold back, preserve, keep open, hold open, save, maintain, preserve



    keeping

    Từ điển WordNet

      n.

    • conformity or harmony

      his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion

    • the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; guardianship, safekeeping

      he left his car in my keeping

    • the act of retaining something; retention, holding

      n.

    • the financial means whereby one lives; support, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance

      each child was expected to pay for their keep

      he applied to the state for support

      he could no longer earn his own livelihood

    • the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress; donjon, dungeon
    • a cell in a jail or prison; hold

      v.

    • keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; maintain, hold

      hold in place

      She always held herself as a lady

      The students keep me on my toes

    • continue a certain state, condition, or activity; continue, go on, proceed, go along

      Keep on working!

      We continued to work into the night

      Keep smiling

      We went on working until well past midnight

    • retain possession of; hold on

      Can I keep my old stuffed animals?

      She kept her maiden name after she married

    • prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; prevent

      We must prevent the cancer from spreading

      His snoring kept me from falling asleep

      Keep the child from eating the marbles

    • conform one's action or practice to; observe

      keep appointments

      she never keeps her promises

      We kept to the original conditions of the contract

    • observe correctly or closely; observe, maintain

      The pianist kept time with the metronome

      keep count

      I cannot keep track of all my employees

    • look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

      He keeps the shop when I am gone

    • maintain by writing regular records; maintain

      keep a diary

      maintain a record

      keep notes

    • supply with room and board

      He is keeping three women in the guest cottage

      keep boarders

    • allow to remain in a place or position; retain, continue, keep on, keep going

      We cannot continue several servants any longer

      She retains a lawyer

      The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff

      Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on

      We kept the work going as long as we could

    • supply with necessities and support; sustain, maintain

      She alone sustained her family

      The money will sustain our good cause

      There's little to earn and many to keep

    • fail to spoil or rot; stay fresh

      These potatoes keep for a long time

    • celebrate, as of holidays or rites; observe, celebrate

      Keep the commandments

      celebrate Christmas

      Observe Yom Kippur

    • keep under control; keep in check; restrain, suppress, keep back, hold back

      suppress a smile

      Keep your temper

      keep your cool

    • maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; preserve

      May God keep you

    • raise

      She keeps a few chickens in the yard

      he keeps bees

    • retain rights to; keep open, hold open, save

      keep my job for me while I give birth

      keep my seat, please

      keep open the possibility of a merger

    • store or keep customarily

      Where do you keep your gardening tools?

    • have as a supply

      I always keep batteries in the freezer

      keep food for a week in the pantry

      She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator

    • maintain for use and service; maintain

      I keep a car in the countryside

      She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips

    • hold and prevent from leaving

      The student was kept after school

    • prevent (food) from rotting; preserve

      preserved meats

      keep potatoes fresh

    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    keeps|kept|keeping
    syn.: conserve guard have hold maintain preserve protect save tend
    ant.: break