持続

(1) 特定の状態、条件または活動を続ける(continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight")(continue a certain state, condition, or activity)

⇒私達は、真夜中をかなり過ぎて働き続けた(continue a certain state, condition, or activity)

(2) 正しく、またはきっちりと貼りつく(stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees")(stick to correctly or closely)

⇒私は全ての従業員を把握出来るわけではない(stick to correctly or closely)

(3) 特定の状態、位置または活動を維持する例えば、(keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes")(keep in a certain state, position, or activity)(e.g.,)

⇒学生たちは、私の気を張り詰めさせている(e.g.,)

(4) 長さあるいは空間を広げるまたは拡張する(lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work")(lengthen or extend in duration or space)

⇒良い仕事を保つ(lengthen or extend in duration or space)

(5) 特定の期間やり通す(persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days")(persist for a specified period of time)

⇒悪天候は3日間続いた(persist for a specified period of time)

(6) 必須のペースまたはレベルを維持する(maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race")(maintain a required pace or level)

⇒彼はついていくことができず、レースから脱落した(maintain a required pace or level)