继续雇用; 继续前进; 继续穿着; 重复

1. 继续进行,反复地做：keep on good terms 保持友好关系 | keep on 继续进行,反复地做 | keep one's balance 保持(身体)平衡

2. 继续不断,保持：keep off不接近,避开 | keep on继续不断,保持 | keep out of躲开,置身......之外

3. 爱好,很喜欢：jealous of嫉妒 | keep on爱好,很喜欢 | liable for对...有责任

4. 继续(进行)：keep off 勿踏,勿踩 | keep on 继续(进行) | keep one's word 守信

1. - see keep 7

2. 继续雇用
If you keep someone on, you continue to employ them, for example after they are old enough to retire or after other employees have lost their jobs.

e.g. Sometimes they keep you on a bit longer if there's no one quite ready to step into your shoes...
有时如果没有顶替你的合适人选，他们会继续雇用你一段时间。
e.g. A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on.
留下了20名骨干人员。

verb

1. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

e.g. We cannot continue several servants any longer
She retains a lawyer
The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
We kept the work going as long as we could
She retained her composure
this garment retains its shape even after many washings

Synonym: retaincontinuekeep