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keep a journal
表示坚持写日记的习惯。
She keeps a journal of her travels.
她保持旅行日记。
日记；日志
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
日记；日志
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
She keeps a journal of her travels.
她保持旅行日记。
个人、组织、船只等的日记或每日记录；流水账
A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
一天内可以耕作的土地面积
The amount of land that can be worked in a day.
旋转轴或车轴的一部分,支撑在轴承上
the part of a rotating shaft or axle that rests on the bearing
记录日常(通常是个人)经历和观察的书面记录
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
I write in my journal every night before I go to sleep.
我每晚睡觉前都会在日记里写点东西。
AI contextual example
She kept a journal during her trip to Japan.
她去日本旅行期间坚持写日记。
AI contextual example
He read his old journal and laughed at the things he had worried about.
他读了从前的日记，笑自己当初担心的事情。
AI contextual example
he reads the medical journals
他阅读医学期刊。
WordNet
表示坚持写日记的习惯。
She keeps a journal of her travels.
她保持旅行日记。
强调书写行为。
He writes in his journal every night.
他每晚在日记里写东西。
journal 作定语，指学术期刊。
She published a journal article on climate change.
她发表了一篇关于气候变化的期刊文章。
Not this
I write my thoughts on journal every day.
Use this
I write my thoughts in a journal every day.
中文学习者容易混淆介词'on'和'in'，表示写在日记里应用'in'；同时'journal'是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词'a'。
Not this
She keeps journal for her travel experiences.
Use this
She keeps a journal for her travel experiences.
'journal'是可数名词，单数使用时必须加冠词'a'或'an'，不能省略。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
写日记
She keeps a journal to record her daily thoughts.
她写日记记录日常想法。
每日日记
I write in my daily journal every evening.
我每晚写每日日记。
个人日记
He wrote about his feelings in his personal journal.
他在个人日记里写下自己的感受。
日记条目
Today's journal entry was about the trip.
今天的日记条目是关于旅行的。
学术期刊
She published her research in an academic journal.
她在学术期刊上发表了研究。
科学杂志
The article appeared in a leading scientific journal.
那篇文章发表在一家领先的科学杂志上。
Use journal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将 'journal' 联想为 'journey'（旅程），写日记即是记录每日旅程。
作“日记”讲时，语气中性，多用于个人记录或文学创作。
True rhymes include 'kernel', 'colonel', 'eternal' (shared /ɝnəl/ or /ɜːrnəl/). 'Carnal', 'signal', 'final' share the -nal spelling but have different stressed vowels.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.