keeper

英 [ˈkiːpə(r)]

美 [ˈkiːpər]

n.  看守人; 保管人; (尤指动物园的)饲养员

复数：keepers　

高考CET4CET6机械

Collins.2 / BNC.4146 / COCA.7388

习惯用语

n.

finders keepers
• 谁找到是谁的；谁捡到的归谁
  anyone who finds sth has a right to keep it

牛津词典

noun

• 看守人；保管人
  a person whose job is to take care of a building, its contents or sth valuable
  1. the keeper of geology at the museum
     博物馆地质资料的保管人
• （尤指动物园的）饲养员
  a person whose job is to take care of animals, especially in a zoo
• （尤指动物园的）饲养员
  a person whose job is to take care of animals, especially in a zoo

柯林斯词典

• （在足球中）同goalkeeper
  In football, thekeeperis the same as thegoalkeeper.
• (橄榄球中的）护球推进打法
  In American football, akeeperis a play in which the quarterback keeps the ball.
• （动物园的）饲养员
  Akeeperat a zoo is a person who takes care of the animals.
• （博物馆或美术馆的）馆长，主任
  Thekeeperof a museum or art gallery, or of one part of it, is the person who is responsible for the things in it.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 curator


• PHRASE 不是…的保姆（或管家）
  If you say that youare notsomeone's keeper, you mean that you are not responsible for what they do or for what happens to them.
  1. '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。”
• See also:keep

英英释义

noun

• one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
  Synonym:custodiansteward
• someone in charge of other people
  1. am I my brother's keeper?

双语例句

• The responsibility of a guardian or keeper. Every one is duty-bound to defend his motherland.
  保护人和监护人的责任。保卫祖国人人有责。
• He is a bee keeper.
  他是个养蜂人。
• The lock keeper closed the lock gate.
  船闸管理员关上了闸门。
• You realize you alone you are the keeper of this path.
  你觉悟到只有你自己一人才是这条路的管理者。
• The shop-keeper smiled at me with his yellow teeth.
  店老板朝我笑了笑，露出满嘴黄牙。
• My grandmother is a housewife and my grandfather is a store keeper.
  我的祖母是主妇，并且我的祖父是商店老板。
• This one is a keeper for me because of this.
  这一个是守门员，我因为这一点。
• If taken when young the lion can be tamed, and will even show kindness to his keeper.
  如果在狮子年幼的时候将他驯服，他甚至会显示对畜养人的好意。
• I received this from someone who think I am a "keeper".
  我从某人那里收到这封信，他觉得我是他的朋友。
• I am my sister's keeper.
  我是我姊妹的守护者。