keepers

英 [ˈkiːpəz]

美 [ˈkipərz]

n.  看守人; 保管人; (尤指动物园的)饲养员
keeper的复数

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

双语例句

• In order to hand-rear the chick, keepers used a homemade glove puppet to mimic an adult macaroni penguin.
  饲养员自制了一只手套玩偶，装作成年长冠企鹅的模样。
• We're keepers of the peace, not soldiers.
  我们是和平保护者，不是军人。
• I began to interview retired zoo keepers.
  我开始采访退休的动物园看守人。
• Photographers are recorder keepers for God.
  摄影师是上帝的记录保管员。
• Keepers said Asian elephants have the longest gestation period-at22 months-of any animal in the world.
  动物看护人员说，比起世界上其他动物来，亚洲象有最长的怀孕期&22个月。
• We are each other's keepers, we are the guardians of our own humanity.
  我们同时彼此的守护者，也是人性自我的捍卫者。
• We hope all of them are keepers ( legal-sized).
  我们希望它们都能是合格品。
• We are keepers of the peace, not soldiers.
  我们是和平的卫士，而不是斗士。
• Even the lighthouse keepers along the way assisted in my birth& and the harbor pilots.
  甚至，守护沿途灯塔的人也为我的诞生出了一把力&还有港口的领航员们。
• We are the keepers of this legacy.
  我们是这个遗产的保存者。