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单词 well kept
释义
well kept
adjective
uk
/ˌwel ˈkept/us
/ˌwel ˈkept/

well keptadjective(TIDY)

clean,tidy, andcaredfor:
干净整洁的；受到悉心照料的
[before noun]He wasastonishedtofindnicestreetsand well-kepthouses.他看到漂亮的街道和整洁的房屋后感到很惊讶。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Clean & tidy
  • (as) clean as a (new) pinidiom
  • apple pie
  • aseptic
  • be in apple-pie orderidiom
  • cleanliness
  • clipped
  • neatly
  • neatness
  • non-clogging
  • non-polluting
  • ordered
  • orderly
  • spotless
  • spotlessly
  • squeaky-clean
  • stainless
  • sterile
  • super-clean
  • tidy
  • trim
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well keptadjective(HIDDEN)

[mainly before noun]
A well-keptsecrethas not been told orshownto anyone:
（秘密）谨守的，严守的
Thedetailsof the newcarwere a well-keptsecret.新车的详细情况仍然是严守的秘密。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Safe and secure
  • airworthiness
  • airworthy
  • as safe as housesidiom
  • biosafety
  • bite
  • health and safety
  • impregnable
  • in safe handsidiom
  • innocent
  • innocuous
  • safe
  • safe space
  • safeguard
  • safely
  • safeness
  • seaworthy
  • someone/somethingwon't biteidiom
  • the coast is clearidiom
  • untouchable
  • worthy
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(Definition ofwell keptfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

well-kept| American Dictionary

well-kept
adjective
us/ˈwelˈkept/
takencareof in aproperway thatpeoplenotice:
Shelivesin aneighborhoodof well-keptlawnsandrelativelylittlecrime.
(Definition ofwell-keptfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwell kept

well kept
How she manages to persuade, cajole, and terrorize colleagues to undertake reviews and, more importantly, to deliver them on time is awell-keptsecret.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Almost all of the houses are relatively small and of wood construction, and there is a striking absence of large,well-kepthousing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
On the walls around it were photographs ofwell-keptrice fields.
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Relatives who have been visiting the graves of their families for more than 50 years have complained that thosewell-keptcemeteries have now become wastelands.
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Those services take place at thousands ofwell-keptmemorials up and down this land.
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But now there are largewell-keptforests, many of them with deer, and these are greatly appreciated by the local people.
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We went into rooms which were clean, neat andwell-kept.
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That ought to be examined, never mind examining whether houses arewell-keptor not.
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What can we give people in any of the new towns that we cannot give them in thesewell-keptand well-built older towns?
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Beautiful landscapes,well-keptvillages, clean air, peace and quiet, good and healthy food, among other things, are the tourist industry’s real capital.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The great achievements of our services should not be awell-keptsecret.
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Also in the area there are many old andwell-kepthouses of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
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I think we all agree that awell-kepttowpath on an attractive bank of the river is one of the most valuable amenities.
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Awell-keptmarket garden is a very beautiful sight.
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He had been troubled with a deeply rutted road, for this road, obviously, did not come into the category of awell-keptroad.
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