8. So I’ll probably just keep a bird. keep: v. “保持; 维持; 喂养” 1) keep + sb. / sth. +形容词 “使某人/某物……” e.g. The job kept them busy for a year. 2) keep +形容词 “保持” e.g. The man ran up and down to keep warm. 3) keep + sb. / sth. doing “让某人/某物继续做某事” e.g. She kept us waiting for her at the station for an hour. 4) keep + doing “继续做, 坚持做” e.g. He kept running after her, trying to catch her.