[mass noun]the action of owning, maintaining, or protecting something 拥有;维持;保护 the keeping of dogs. 养狗。 [in combination]careful record-keeping is needed. 需要认真做记录。
常用词组 in someone's keeping
in someone's care or custody 在某人的照顾(或监护)下
in (或 out of) keeping with
in (or out of) harmony or conformity with 与…(不)协调,与…(不)一致 the cuisine is in keeping with the hotel's Edwardian character. 酒店的烹调保持着其爱德华七世时代的特色。