"Mrs Smith is always condescending, so her neighbours keep her at arm's length."

"史密斯夫人总是自以为高人一等,所以邻居们对她敬而远之。"

I felt some compunction at having kept her waiting.

我有点后悔要她一直等着我。

I've been kept waiting a confounded long time.

我傻等多时。

Keep calm. You shouldn't lose your composure.

"镇静,不要惊慌失措。"

The animals are kept in close confinement.

动物给严密地关起。

He kept a scrapbook containing press cuttings of his concerts.

他有一本剪贴簿， 面有他的一些音乐会的剪报。

He kept silent,eating just as conscientiously but as though everything tasted alike.

他一声不吭,闷头吃着,仿佛桌上的饭菜都一个味儿。

Always keep food covered to prevent contamination by flies.

时常把食物盖着以防苍蝇污染。

We should keep abreast with the present state of science.

我们应当赶上现代科学的发展。

Read the papers if you want to keep abreast of time.

如果你想跟上时代就要看报。

It is almost impossible to keep abreast of all the latest developments in computing.

要跟上计算机技术领域所有最新的发展几乎是不可能的。

She kept abreast with the flood of communications that had poured in.

她及时回复如雪片般飞的大批信件。

In the strong breeze the catamaran skimmed over the water, keeping abreast of the motorlaunch.

在强风中那艘双身船掠过海水，与那艘机动小艇齐头并进。

Even this arrangement did not keep wages abreast of the rising living cost.

即使这样的安排也不能使工资水平跟上日益上涨的生活费用。

A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.

一副拼图就能让我沉醉几个小时。

Biscuits will stay crisp if you keep them in an airtight tin.

如果你把饼干放到一个密闭的铁罐里, 它就会松脆。

Medicine should not be kept where it is accessible to children.

药物不应放在容易被小孩拿到的地方。

The argument was kept alive by the politicians.

政治家们还在继续争论那件事。

Leaders shouldn't keep themselves aloof from the masses.

领导人决不应该脱离群众。

I was amazed at how well the hair kept its shape.

我惊诧于发型得如此之好。