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(transitive) To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating. / (transitive, idiomatic) To continue with (work, etc). / (intransitive, idiomatic) To stay even or ahead.

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keep up

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keep up

Verb

transitive idiomatic intransitive

Japanese Meaning

物の状態を維持する、状態が悪化しないように保つこと / （作業や活動などを）継続する、続けること / 周囲と同じレベルを保つ、（または先んじる）状態にあること

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She worked hard to keep up the high standards set by the previous manager.

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彼女は前のマネージャーが定めた高い基準を維持するために一生懸命働いた。

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(transitive) To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating.

The NRA is pumping groundwater into the River Itchen in Hampshire to keep up its flow and is trying to save three streams, the Tong, the Little Stour and the Dour from going dry this summer.

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