keepers

英 [ˈkiːpəz]

美 [ˈkipərz]

n.  看守人; 保管人; (尤指动物园的)饲养员
keeper的复数

柯林斯词典

• （在足球中）同goalkeeper
  In football, thekeeperis the same as thegoalkeeper.
• (橄榄球中的）护球推进打法
  In American football, akeeperis a play in which the quarterback keeps the ball.
• （动物园的）饲养员
  Akeeperat a zoo is a person who takes care of the animals.
• （博物馆或美术馆的）馆长，主任
  Thekeeperof a museum or art gallery, or of one part of it, is the person who is responsible for the things in it.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 curator


• PHRASE 不是…的保姆（或管家）
  If you say that youare notsomeone's keeper, you mean that you are not responsible for what they do or for what happens to them.
  1. 'I don't know where he is,' Hughes replied. 'I'm not his keeper.'
     “我不知道他在哪儿，”休斯回答说。“我又不是他的保姆。”
• See also:keep

双语例句

• Zhu Xinglong and Zhu Jianping are the keepers of this farmland area.
  朱兴龙和朱建平是这片农田的管理人。
• Keepers have been closely following the signs that mother and cub were ready to separate for months.
  饲养员们在几个月前开始仔细观察熊猫妈妈和宝宝准备分开的迹象。
• Keepers said Asian elephants have the longest gestation period-at22 months-of any animal in the world.
  动物看护人员说，比起世界上其他动物来，亚洲象有最长的怀孕期&22个月。
• We are the keepers of this legacy.
  我们是这个遗产的保存者。
• And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
  看守的人，就因他吓得浑身乱战，甚至和死人一样。
• We are keepers of the peace, not soldiers.
  我们是和平的卫士，而不是斗士。
• Why do the keepers at the sanctuary use recorded howls?
  为什麽保护区的饲养人要使用预录的吼叫声？
• Two keepers from the zoo came into the house and looked into the garden.
  动物园的两位饲养员走进屋来，察看了一下花园里的情况。
• Even the lighthouse keepers along the way assisted in my birth& and the harbor pilots.
  甚至，守护沿途灯塔的人也为我的诞生出了一把力&还有港口的领航员们。
• A friend of mine working there told me the other day that they were in need of some volunteer keepers.
  我一个在那里工作的朋友前几天告诉我，他们需要一些志愿饲养员。