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词汇 keep from
释义
Idiom
keep fromkeep (you) from (doing something)
to prevent you from doing something.
We couldn't keep ourselves from laughing.Even the mounting phone bills didn't keep him from calling her twice a day.

Phr V
keep from
keeps, keeping, kept
keep sth from sb
to not tell someone about something
Is there something you're keeping from me?I tend to keep things like that from Trish because it just upsets her.
keep sb from sth
to prevent someone from doing something, especially work, by spending time with them
Well, I'd better go - I don't want to keep you from your studies.
keep sb/sth from doing sth
to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening
I had to put my hand across her mouth to keep her from shouting.A drop of oil in the pan will keep the spaghetti from sticking together.
phrasekeep from1. keep sb/sth from sth to prevent someone from doing something or to prevent something from happening:keep sb from doing sth At the stadium police kept fans from coming onto the field. Bains complained that he had been kept from seeing his children by his ex-wife.keep sb from sth I hope I haven't kept you from your work.keep sth from doing sth Stand the plant in a bowl of water to keep the soil from getting dry.2. keep (yourself) from doing sth to prevent yourself from doing something, with difficulty: I looked quickly away to keep from laughing. It was all Dinah could do to keep from shouting. He tried to keep himself from getting too tired.3. keep sth from sb to prevent someone from knowing something, by deliberately not telling them about it: The government had wanted to keep this information from the public. I felt that he was keeping something from me. SIMILAR TO: withhold formal

keep something from (someone)

To prevent someone from learning or finding out something; to keep something a secret from someone. I was going to find out you'd spent the money eventually, so I don't understand why you tried to keep it from me. I get the feeling you're not telling me everything. What are you keeping from me?

keep someone from someone or something

to hold someone away from someone or something; to prevent someone from getting at someone or something. You must keep the child from her mother until the mother is infection-free. It is hard to keep a child from the playground, even a sick child. I could hardly keep myself from the dessert table.

keep something from someone

not to tell something to someone. Why did you keep the news from me? I needed to know. This matter shouldn't have been kept from me.

keep from something

to avoid doing something; to refrain from doing something. How could I keep from crying? It was so sad! Try to keep from falling off the ladder.

keep from

1. Withhold; also, prevent. For example, What information are you keeping from me? or Please keep your dog from running through our garden. [c. 1340]
2. Restrain oneself, hold oneself back, as in I can hardly keep from laughing. [c. 1340]

keep from

v.
1. To prevent someone or something from doing something: The tape is there to keep the pages from falling apart. This constant noise is keeping me from my work.
2. To refrain from doing something: I couldn't keep from having a little snack before dinner.
3. To prevent some information from becoming known by someone or something: They kept the news of the accident from the newspapers.
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