to continue in the same way as before

If things keep going like this, we'll have to close the business. 如果情况继续这样的话，我们就不得不关门了。

I hope that things will keep going the way they're going now.

Since the animals remained calm, he decided to keep going.

The performances started at midday and kept going until midnight.

I've told him he needs to slow his pace, but he just keeps going.

to continue to do something or to live normally in a difficult situation

Sometimes it was hard to keep going, but we did it for the children's sake. 有时候很难坚持下去，但是为了孩子我们挺过来了。

We have to eat every couple of hours just to keep going.

The work was harder than I'd expected, but you have to keep going.

The exercises are tough, but our instructor encourages us to keep going.

Although her health is frail, she plans to keep going for a few more years.

See also: keep verb (CONTINUE DOING)

to help someone to continue doing something or living normally, especially in a difficult situation

It was my friends that kept me going through all this. 是我的朋友们让我坚持下去，度过了这一切。

It was the thought of their mockery that kept him going.

The positive feedback I was getting really kept me going.

I know my parents are proud of me and that keeps me going.

We could be on the verge of a breakthrough in cancer treatment, and that keeps us going.

to prevent someone from getting too hungry when they have to wait to eat a meal

Have a piece of fruit to keep you going. 吃一点水果，不要太饿。

Take some sugary snacks to keep you going.

Let's have a sandwich and that should keep us going until dinner time.

We had a huge breakfast that kept us going all day.

Would you like a piece of cake, just to keep you going?

See also: keep verb (CONTINUE DOING)