外国人常用的英语短语 第339期:keep... from

释义：

keep... from+名词... ing 阻止某人做某事

这里的 keep 具有“阻止，抑制”的含义。keep A from+名词（... ing）表示“阻止某人做某事”。需要注意的是，如果少了 from,变成 keep A+... ing 的话就表示“让某人做某事”。

例句：

They keep me from getting work done.
正因为他们，我才没完成工作。
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.
我把所有东西都搬过来，以防止他们接近。

对话：

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.
别让他给她打电话。