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keeping

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keeping
/BrE ˈkiːpɪŋ , AmE ˈkipɪŋ /
A noun
[uncountable] 保管;
in sb's keeping, in the keeping of sb 由某人保管;
to put or leave sb/sth in sb's keeping 把某人/某事物交给某人照管
B in keeping with
preposition phrase
与…相一致 law, image, tradition;
to be in keeping with the surroundings 与周围浑然一体;
not in keeping with what we expected 与我们的预期不一致
C out of keeping with
preposition phrase
与…不一致 image, style, occasion;
to be quite out of keeping with sb's character 与某人的性格大相径庭