| 词组 | keep on |
| 释义 | keep on 1. keep on doing sth/keep on to continue to do something or go somewhere: keep on doing sth ▪ No car appeared so she kept on walking with new determination. ▪ The album has made almost three million dollars in sales around the world, and people keep on buying it. keep on ▪ When I started to smoke the cigarette I felt really ill, but I kept on because everyone else was doing it. keep on with sth ▪ If it continues to rain, the players won't be able to keep on with the game. ■ SIMILAR TO: continue, ↑carry on 2. keep on doing sth to do something many times: ▪ I don't like to keep on borrowing money from the bank. ▪ Kilkenny's a brilliant player - he just keeps on scoring goals. 3. keep on to continue to talk about something in an annoying or boring way + about ▪ I wish my parents wouldn't keep on about my exams all the time. keep on and on ▪ I know what you think, so there's no need to keep on and on about it. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go on, ↑harp on BrE informal 4. keep sb on • keep on sb to continue to employ someone, especially for longer than usual you had planned, or for longer than other people are employed: ▪ After Craig's retirement, he was kept on temporarily as a special assistant. ▪ The company have kept on a staff of thirty, out of the original 900. |
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