1PHRASAL VERB (与…)齐步前进;不落后(于…) If you keep up with someone or something that is moving near you, you move at the same speed. (与…)齐步前进;不落后(于…) [Also VERBPREPOSITION]
She shook her head and started to walk on. He kept up with her. [VERBPREP. + with]
她摇了摇头开始往前走。他跟了上去。
2PHRASAL VERB 跟上(变化等) To keep up with something that is changing means to be able to cope with the change, usually by changing at the same rate. 跟上(变化等)
...wage increases which keep up with inflation. [VERBPREP. + with]
与通货膨胀同步的工资增长
Things are changing so fast, it's hard to keep up. [VERBPREP.]
3PHRASAL VERB 跟上(活儿、人等);同…做(或理解)得一样好 If you keep up with your work or with other people, you manage to do or understand all your work, or to do or understand it as well as other people. 跟上(活儿、人等);同…做(或理解)得一样好
Penny tended to work through her lunch hour in an effort to keep up with her work. [VERBPREP. + with]
为了把活儿干完,彭妮常常午饭时间也要工作。
Life is tough for kids who aren't keeping up in school. [VERBPREP.]
孩子们如果在学校里功课不好,日子就会不好过。
4PHRASAL VERB 了解;熟悉 If you keep up with what is happening, you make sure that you know about it. 了解;熟悉 [Also VERBPREPOSITION]
She did not bother to keep up with the news. [VERBPREP. + with]
她不愿花时间去了解最新消息。
5PHRASAL VERB 继续做(或提供) If you keep something up, you continue to do it or provide it. 继续做(或提供)
I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month. [VERB noun PREP.]
我无时无刻都觉得饿,节食坚持不到一个月就放弃了。
They risk losing their homes because they can no longer keep up the repayments. [VERBPREP. noun]