keep from

phrasal verbphr v

a) keep (somebody/something) from somethingPREVENT to prevent someone from doing something or prevent something from happening 不让(某人)做某事；不让(某事)发生

keep somebody from (doing) something

His ex-wife had kept him from seeing his children.

他的前妻不让他看孩子。

I hope I haven’t kept you from your work.

希望我没有妨碍你工作。

keep something from doing something

Put the pizza in the bottom of the oven to keep the cheese from burning.

把比萨饼放在烤箱底部，以免奶酪烤煳。

keep (yourself) from doing something

The play was so boring I could hardly keep myself from falling asleep.

这出戏太乏味了，我差点睡着。

b) keep something from somebodyTELL A SECRET to prevent someone from knowing something, by deliberately not telling them about it 不让某人知道某事，对某人隐瞒某事 SYN withhold

The government had wanted to keep this information from the public.

政府本想对公众隐瞒这一消息。

Examples from the Corpus

keep from• They can be kept from behaving badly towards each money.• I knew that l would have to do everything I could to keep from being anxious or desperate.• Gabriel had to bite his cheeks to keep from bursting out laughing.• Not, that is, if the flat tax exempts enough income to keep from crunching the poor.• How is a person to keep from eating delicious food if it will later make him sick?• I had to brace myself against the side to keep from getting sucked into the overheated pit he created with his body.• Herman says that her sisters have deliberately been kept from him.• Norm said, and it was all she could do to keep from slapping that fresh mouth of his.

keep (yourself) from doing something• Gabriel had to bite his cheeks to keep from bursting out laughing.• He had to stomp hard on the crust of ice with each step in order to keep from falling.• Herman says that her sisters have deliberately been kept from him.• I was singled out and kept from getting on a plane because of my name and for no other reason.• In spite of all I could do, it was getting tough to keep from getting lost.• The language helper needs to be kept from being bored, too.• The spiritual riches of a full life are kept from the sufferer while the therapist colludes with the addictive disease itself.• What else might she be keeping from him?

→ keep from at keep1(PHRASAL VERB)

单词	keep from
释义	keep from keep from phrasal verbphr v a) keep (somebody/something) from somethingPREVENT to prevent someone from doing something or prevent something from happening 不让(某人)做某事；不让(某事)发生 keep somebody from (doing) something His ex-wife had kept him from seeing his children. 他的前妻不让他看孩子。 I hope I haven’t kept you from your work. 希望我没有妨碍你工作。 keep something from doing something Put the pizza in the bottom of the oven to keep the cheese from burning. 把比萨饼放在烤箱底部，以免奶酪烤煳。 keep (yourself) from doing something The play was so boring I could hardly keep myself from falling asleep. 这出戏太乏味了，我差点睡着。 b) keep something from somebodyTELL A SECRET to prevent someone from knowing something, by deliberately not telling them about it 不让某人知道某事，对某人隐瞒某事 SYN withhold The government had wanted to keep this information from the public. 政府本想对公众隐瞒这一消息。 Examples from the Corpus keep from• They can be kept from behaving badly towards each money.• I knew that l would have to do everything I could to keep from being anxious or desperate.• Gabriel had to bite his cheeks to keep from bursting out laughing.• Not, that is, if the flat tax exempts enough income to keep from crunching the poor.• How is a person to keep from eating delicious food if it will later make him sick?• I had to brace myself against the side to keep from getting sucked into the overheated pit he created with his body.• Herman says that her sisters have deliberately been kept from him.• Norm said, and it was all she could do to keep from slapping that fresh mouth of his. keep (yourself) from doing something• Gabriel had to bite his cheeks to keep from bursting out laughing.• He had to stomp hard on the crust of ice with each step in order to keep from falling.• Herman says that her sisters have deliberately been kept from him.• I was singled out and kept from getting on a plane because of my name and for no other reason.• In spite of all I could do, it was getting tough to keep from getting lost.• The language helper needs to be kept from being bored, too.• The spiritual riches of a full life are kept from the sufferer while the therapist colludes with the addictive disease itself.• What else might she be keeping from him? → keep from at keep1(PHRASAL VERB)
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