一、基本含义与用法

1.1 保持状态或动作

“Keep Up”最基本的意思是“保持(某个状态或动作)”。例如:“She kept up her daily exercise routine.”(她坚持每天的锻炼计划。)

1.2 跟上,不落后

在竞争或追逐的环境中,“Keep Up”表示“跟上,不落后于他人”。例如:“You'll have to run faster to keep up with the others.”(你必须跑得更快才能跟上其他人。)

二、“Keep Up”与介词搭配

2.1 Keep up with

2.1.1 跟上(信息、进度等)

“Keep up with”常用于表示在信息、知识或进度方面不落后。例如:“It's hard to keep up with the latest technology.”(要跟上最新的科技发展很困难。)

2.1.2 与...保持联系

此外,它还可以表示“与某人保持联系”。例如:“I try to keep up with my old friends through social media.”(我试图通过社交媒体与老朋友保持联系。)

2.2 Keep up to

2.2.1 达到标准

“Keep up to”表示达到或维持某种标准。例如:“The students must work hard to keep up to the school's high academic standards.”(学生们必须努力学习以达到学校高标准的学术要求。)

三、“Keep Up”与其他动词的连用

3.1 Keep up doing sth.

这个结构强调持续做某事。例如:“Keep up practicing your guitar, and you'll soon improve.”(继续练习吉他,你很快就会进步。)

3.2 Keep up appearances

这表示“维持表面的体面”,即使在困难时也要保持外表的光鲜。例如:“They had to borrow money just to keep up appearances.”(他们不得不借钱来维持外表的体面。)

四、“Keep Up”在否定句中的用法

4.1 Can't keep up

当表示无法跟上或无法维持时,我们常用“can't keep up”。例如:“I can't keep up with his pace, he's too fast for me.”(我跟不上他的步伐,他对我来说太快了。)

五、“Keep Up”在疑问句中的用法

5.1 Will you be able to keep up?

这种情况下,是在询问对方是否有能力保持或跟上。例如:“With this workload, will you be able to keep up?”(面对这样的工作量,你能跟得上吗?)