keep

取っておく、持ち続ける

返したり人にあげたりせず、そのまま持っていること。

やさしい英語で： To continue to have something instead of returning it or giving it away.

• You can keep the pen.
• I kept the jacket she gave me.
• Do you want to keep these photos?

類義語： retain, hold on to

反対語： return

よく使う表現： keep the change, keep something forever, keep a copy, keep old letters

保つ、であり続ける

ある状態のままでいること。

やさしい英語で： To stay in a particular state or condition.

• Please keep quiet.
• We kept warm by the fire.
• How do you keep so calm?

使い方： keep + adjective (Keep still while I take the photo.)

類義語： stay, remain

よく使う表現： keep quiet, keep warm, keep calm

保つ、維持する

人や物がある状態を保つようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To make sure someone or something stays in a particular condition.

• Keep your hands clean.
• The lid kept the food fresh.
• How do you keep the children busy?

使い方： keep someone/something + adjective (This coat keeps me warm.); keep something in something (Keep the flowers in water.)

類義語： maintain, preserve

よく使う表現： keep something clean, keep someone happy, keep something dry

預かる、保管する

持ち主が必要とするまで、物を預かって安全に守ること。

やさしい英語で： To hold something for someone and protect it until they need it.

• Can you keep my bag?
• She kept my passport safe during the trip.
• I will keep your money until you return.

使い方： keep something for someone (Can you keep my keys for me?)

類義語： hold, look after

よく使う表現： keep something safe, keep something for someone

生活費、扶養費

暮らすために必要な食べ物や住まい、またはその費用。

やさしい英語で： The food, shelter, or money someone needs to live.

• He works for his keep.
• She earned her keep by cooking for the family.
• The farm pays for the horses’ keep.

類義語： upkeep, maintenance

よく使う表現： earn your keep, pay for someone’s keep

天守、主塔

城の中心にある頑丈な塔で、攻撃から身を守るために使うもの。

やさしい英語で： The strong central tower of a castle, used for protection during attacks.

• The keep has thick walls.
• Soldiers defended the keep during the attack.
• We climbed to the top of the old keep.

類義語： central tower

よく使う表現： castle keep, stone keep, inside the keep

状態

物の状態、特にどれほど大切に手入れされてきたか。

やさしい英語で： The condition something is in, especially how well it has been looked after.

• The house was in good keep.
• They found the estate in poor keep.
• The old grounds remain in fine keep.

使い方： in good/poor keep (The gardens were in good keep.)

類義語： condition, state

よく使う表現： in good keep, in poor keep