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

• 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。
• Zoo keepers beat the bear with sticks to free the monkey from the bear's grasp.
  动物园管理人员用棍子打熊，以便将猴子从熊的掌握中救出来。
• 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。
• We are the keepers of this legacy.
  我们是这个遗产的保存者。
• Checks godown receipt and co-ordinates with all routine documentation with godown keepers.
  检查仓库收条，并与仓库管理员合作，处理一切例行文件工作；
• Kings and bears oft worry keepers.
  国王和熊，常使守护人忧心忡忡。
• We are each other's keepers, we are the guardians of our own humanity.
  我们同时彼此的守护者，也是人性自我的捍卫者。
• And these men are keepers of sheep and owners of cattle, and have with them their flocks and their herds and all they have.
  他们本是牧羊的人，以养牲畜为业。他们把羊群牛群和一切所有的都带来了。
• Photographers are recorder keepers for God.
  摄影师是上帝的记录保管员。
• 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。