保持／跟上 Keep Up & Keep Up With

作者：蕾莎最後更新： 03/11/2015

Alice: 'You are working very hard, Monster.' Monster: 'I am afraid I can't keep up Ben's cooking schedule.' Rabbit: 'Why? You can't continue the schedule?' Alice: 'I think Monster means Keep up with.' Rabbit: 'Oh, I see. Keep up means continue.' Alice: 'And keep up with means stay on schedule'

Story and comic created by CCFamily.

Keep up is a phrasal verb meaning to continue. By adding the preposition "with", it becomes keep up with - another phrasal verb meaning stay on schedule with a person, the work or the homework.

Examples:

1. Your work is great! Keep it up!

2. I hope I can keep up with the class after the holiday.

3. He reads the news every day to keep up with what's happening in the world.

Reference: Cambridge Dictionaries Online (Learners')

cool_words

1. preposition