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

• He is a bee keeper.
  他是个养蜂人。
• This one is a keeper for me because of this.
  这一个是守门员，我因为这一点。
• I drove out of the gates, past the keeper's lodge.
  我驶出大门，经过守门人的小屋。
• 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。
• Am I my brother's keeper?
  难道我是我弟弟的看守么？
• I am not my brother's keeper.
  我不是我弟弟的保姆。
• I am my sister's keeper.
  我是我姊妹的守护者。
• The shop-keeper smiled at me with his yellow teeth.
  店老板朝我笑了笑，露出满嘴黄牙。
• We saw the Park Keeper telling a bunch of older boys to get off the swings.
  我们看到公园管理员让一些大男孩从秋千上下来。
• I am the keeper of the gate!
  我是大门的监护者！