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英 /kiːp frəm/美 /kiːp frəm/

v. 动词

阻止,使不;远离;隐瞒;克制

双语例句

The curtain kept the sunlight from entering the room.窗帘阻止了阳光进入房间。
I couldn't keep from laughing at his joke.我忍不住对他的笑话大笑。
She kept the bad news from her parents.她对父母隐瞒了这个坏消息。
Please keep the dog from running onto the road.请别让狗跑到马路上去。
The heavy rain kept us from going out.大雨使我们无法外出。
He tried to keep his voice from shaking.他努力使声音不发抖。

含义详解

本义为“使保持距离”,即通过某种控制使某人或某物不接触、不进入某状态。由此引申出三个主要义项:1)阻止、防止(如keep the child from danger);2)克制、抑制(如keep from laughing);3)隐瞒、不告诉(如keep the truth from someone)。各义项均围绕“保持分离”这一核心,区别在于分离的对象是具体事物、行为还是信息。

词源解析

keep源自古英语cēpan,意为“抓住、持有”;from源自古英语fram,意为“从、离开”。两者结合,字面意思为“持有使之离开”,即“使保持距离”。记忆时可联想“抓住某物并让它远离另一物”。

适用语境

该词组广泛用于日常口语、书面语和正式场合。日常口语中常表达“忍住不做某事”(如I couldn't keep from smiling);新闻报道和正式写作中多表“阻止、防止”(如measures to keep the disease from spreading);法律文本中表“禁止”(如keep from entering the premises)。在各场景中语气均中性,但正式场合更强调控制力。

语法说明

该词组为及物动词短语,后接宾语+from+名词/动名词(如keep him from going)。注意:from后接动词时需用动名词形式。常见句型:keep+宾语+from+doing。易错点:勿将from后接动词原形;被动语态中不可省略from(如He was kept from leaving)。

近义比较

与prevent(防止)相比,keep from更强调持续性控制,而prevent侧重提前阻止;与stop(停止)相比,stop后可接from但更口语化,且stop本身可单独使用;与prohibit(禁止)相比,prohibit多用于正式规则,而keep from更通用。选择时,若强调“保持距离”用keep from,若强调“阻止结果”用prevent。

易错提醒

该词组为中性语域,无褒贬色彩。常见误用:混淆keep from与keep away from(后者强调物理距离,如keep away from fire);在否定句中易重复否定(如don't keep from doing意为“不要克制做”,需根据语境区分)。正式写作中避免过度使用,可替换为prevent或restrain。

常见搭配

keep someone from doing阻止某人做某事
keep from crying忍住不哭
keep from harm免受伤害
keep from view不被看见
keep from spreading防止蔓延
keep from the public对公众隐瞒
keep from falling防止摔倒
keep from trouble免于麻烦