keeper

英['kiːpə] 美['kipɚ]
  • n. 监护人;饲养员;看守人;管理人

词态变化


复数: keepers;

英文词源


keeper (n.)
c. 1300 (late 13c. as a surname), "one who has charge of some person or thing, warden," agent noun from keep (v.). Sense of "one who carries on some business" is from mid-15c. Sporting sense (originally cricket) is from 1744. Meaning "something (or someone) worth keeping" is attested by 1999. Brother's keeper is from Genesis iv:9.

双语例句


1. I drove out of the gates, past the keeper's lodge.
我驶出大门,经过守门人的小屋。

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2. "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。”

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3. Russia's record as a peace-keeper is mixed.
俄罗斯作为维和国家的记录有好有坏。

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4. He is also acknowledged as an excellent goal-keeper.
他也被公认为是一名出色的守门员。

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5. He reloaded and nodded to the game-keeper.
他给枪重新装上子弹,然后朝猎场看守人点了点头。

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