keep... from+名詞... ing 阻止某人做某事
這里的 keep 具有“阻止,抑制”的含義。keep A from+名詞(... ing)表示“阻止某人做某事”。需要注意的是,如果少了 from,變成 keep A+... ing 的話就表示“讓某人做某事”。
例句:
They keep me from getting work done.
正因?yàn)樗麄儯也艣]完成工作。
I was just trying to keep you from doing something stupid.
我只想阻止你做一些愚蠢的事情。
I moved all our stuff, to keep it from them.
我把所有東西都搬過來,以防止他們接近。
對(duì)話:
A: Terry really misses his ex-girlfriend.
特里非常想念他的前女友。
B: Try to keep him from calling her.
別讓他給她打電話。