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

• 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。
• 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。
• Photographers are recorder keepers for God.
  摄影师是上帝的记录保管员。
• I began to interview retired zoo keepers.
  我开始采访退休的动物园看守人。
• The zoo keepers released the lions from their cage.
  动物饲养员把狮子从笼子里放出来。
• This being a new week, score keepers can add another deal to their list South African gold.
  这是崭新的一周，“记分员”又可以在清单上记上一笔了这次是南非的黄金。
• We are keepers of the peace, not soldiers.
  我们是和平的卫士，而不是斗士。
• In order to hand-rear the chick, keepers used a homemade glove puppet to mimic an adult macaroni penguin.
  饲养员自制了一只手套玩偶，装作成年长冠企鹅的模样。
• Kings and bears oft worry keepers.
  国王和熊，常使守护人忧心忡忡。