posted

/ˈpəʊs.tɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpoʊs.tɪd/ (ame, ipa)

posted — adjective

  • postedpositive
  • more postedcomparative
  • most postedsuperlative

1. If you keep someone posted, you tell them the most recent news about a situation

1.形容詞B2
釋義

If you keep someone posted, you tell them the most recent news about a situation so they know what is happening. If you stay posted, you continue to receive the latest information.

例句

Karim promised to keep his manager posted on the project's progress every Friday.

keep + someone + posted + on + topic

Eshe called her brother every evening to keep him posted about their mother's recovery.

keep + someone + posted + about + topic

同義詞
  • informed

    more formal; can be used in a wider range of grammatical patterns ('well informed', 'keep me informed')

  • updated

    more common in digital/technology contexts; often used with 'be' or 'keep' ('keep me updated')

  • up-to-date

    used as an adjective in any position; does not require a helper verb ('I am up-to-date on the news')

反義詞
  • out of the loop

    informal, describes someone who does not have the latest information

  • uninformed

    formal, describes someone who lacks information

文法句型

keep + someone + posted + on/about + topic

stay + posted + on + topic

be + posted + on + topic

用法筆記

Almost always appears inside the fixed expressions 'keep someone posted' (active informing) and 'stay posted' (continual receiving of news). You cannot say 'I posted him on the news' — the verb 'keep' or 'stay' is required.

常見錯誤

❌Please post me on the meeting results.
✅Please keep me posted on the meeting results.
💡'posted' as an adjective needs 'keep', 'stay', or 'be' before it; it cannot replace the verb 'post'.
❌I am posted about the situation.' (used alone)
✅I am posted on the situation.' or 'Please keep me posted about the situation.
💡When used with 'am', the preposition is usually 'on', and the expression is still less common than 'keep me posted'.