keeper

keeper
noun

a person who manages or looks after something or someone, in particular
管理人，看管者，尤指
■(Brit.)a custodian of a museum or gallery collection
(英)博物馆（或美术馆）藏品管理员
■short for goalkeeper or wicketkeeper
goalkeeper 或wicketkeeper的简称
■an animal attendant employed in a zoo
（动物园的）动物管理员。比较zookeeper
■short for gamekeeper
gamekeeper的简称
■a person who is regarded as being in charge of someone else
看护人，监护人
I would not stop him — I'm his wife, not his keeper.
我不会阻止他——我是他的妻子，不是他的监护人。
[with adj.]a food or drink that remains in a specified condition if stored
耐贮藏的食物（或饮料）
hazelnuts are good keepers.
榛实耐贮藏。
(informal)a thing worth keeping
(非正式)值得保留的东西
they were deciding which measurements are questionable and which are keepers.
他们正在确定哪些测量方法有问题，哪些值得保留。
■(N. Amer.)a fish large enough to be kept when caught
(北美)达到规定捕捞重量的鱼
an object which keeps another in place, or protects something more fragile or valuable, in particular
固定物；保护物，尤指
■a plain ring to preserve a hole in a pierced ear lobe; a sleeper
（防止耳垂穿孔重新闭合的）耳环圈
■a ring worn to keep a more valuable one on the finger
护戒
■a bar of soft iron placed across the poles of a horseshoe magnet to maintain its strength
（马蹄铁）护条
(American Football)a play in which the quarterback receives the ball from the centre and runs with it
(美橄)四分卫护球推进打法

派生
keepership
noun
语源

Middle English: from keep + -er

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