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ENDE: to keep (kept,kept) behalten
like: behalten → →
behalten ☊
giữ lại ☊
☊
behalten ☊
保存 ☊ bǎocún
I was pleased to hear you arrived home safely. ☊ arrive ☊
Social workers must always consider the best interests of their clients. ☊ client ☊
You can keep one of the photos. Either of them—whichever you like. ☊ either ☊
to hold/order an enquiry into the affair ☊ enquiry ☊
We've asked the neighbours to keep an eye on the house for us while we are away. ☊ keep an eye on sb/sth ☊
Players are only reselected if they retain their form on the field (= when they are playing a match). ☊ field ☊
Keep your eyes firmly fixed on the road ahead. ☊ firmly ☊
We can hold your reservation for three days. ☊ hold ☊
He scarcely earns enough to keep himself and his family. ☊ keep ☊
Can you keep a secret? ☊ keep ☊
keep sth for sb: Please keep a seat for me. ☊ keep ☊
keep sb sth: Please keep me a seat. ☊ keep ☊
Here's a five dollar bill—please keep the change. ☊ keep ☊
keep sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): He kept his coat on. ☊ keep ☊
Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well. ☊ prayer ☊
He wants to keep them all in his office for reasons best known to himself. ☊ reason ☊
Access to the club is restricted to members only. ☊ restrict ☊
The tournament is restricted to players under the age of 23. ☊ restricted ☊
She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain facts. ☊ retain ☊
all rights reserved (= protected or kept for the owners of the book, film/movie, etc.) ☊ right ☊
They turned up safe and sound. ☊ safe ☊
Can you keep a secret? ☊ secret ☊
Job security (= the guarantee that you will keep your job) is a thing of the past. ☊ security ☊
to keep tight control over sth ☊ tight ☊
We said we would keep them. ☊ will ☊