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

• Over at Highland Wildlife Park zoo keepers have been celebrating the birth of a little boy.
  而在高地野生动物园，饲养员们也在庆祝库什的诞生。
• 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。
• 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 keepers of the peace, not soldiers.
  我们是和平的卫士，而不是斗士。
• Kings and bears oft worry keepers.
  国王和熊，常使守护人忧心忡忡。
• Long sleeve features a double-elbow and sleeve keepers to help keep your sleeves rolled up.
  长袖的特点是有双层护肘和有助于卷起袖子的袖绊。
• This council elected sachems, war-chiefs and also the other "Keepers of the Faith," and deposed them;
  这种议事会选举、撤换酋长和军事首领，以及其余的信仰守护人；
• Refuge keepers have adopted the joey and are raising it in a bucket lined with towels.
  保育员收养了犹大，把它安置在一个装毛巾的桶子里。
• We're keepers of the peace, not soldiers.
  我们是和平保护者，不是军人。
• 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。