◙ noun 1. a person who manages or looks after something or someone, in particular • 管理人，看管者，尤指 [Brit.] a custodian of a museum or gallery collection • [英] 博物馆（或美术馆）藏品管理员 short forgoalkeeperorwicketkeeper • goalkeeper 或wicketkeeper的简称 an animal attendant employed in a zoo • （动物园的）动物管理员。 --› comparezookeeper short forgamekeeper • gamekeeper的简称 a person who is regarded as being in charge of someone else • 看护人，监护人 »I would not stop him — I'm his wife, not his keeper. 我不会阻止他——我是他的妻子，不是他的监护人。 2. [with adj.] a food or drink that remains in a specified condition if stored • 耐贮藏的食物（或饮料） »hazelnuts are good keepers. 榛实耐贮藏。 3. [informal] a thing worth keeping • [非正式] 值得保留的东西 »they were deciding which measurements are questionable and which are keepers. 他们正在确定哪些测量方法有问题，哪些值得保留。 [N. Amer.] a fish large enough to be kept when caught • [北美] 达到规定捕捞重量的鱼 4. an object which keeps another in place, or protects something more fragile or valuable, in particular • 固定物；保护物，尤指 a plain ring to preserve a hole in a pierced ear lobe; a sleeper • （防止耳垂穿孔重新闭合的）耳环圈 a ring worn to keep a more valuable one on the finger • 护戒 a bar of soft iron placed across the poles of a horseshoe magnet to maintain its strength • （马蹄铁）护条 5. [American Football] a play in which the quarterback receives the ball from the centre and runs with it • [美橄] 四分卫护球推进打法