英语短语"keep friends with"的核心含义是“与……保持友谊;和……继续做朋友”,强调维持已有的朋友关系(区别于“make friends with”(与……交朋友)——建立新友谊)。
表示持续保持与某人的朋友状态,不中断或疏远彼此的关系。
该短语是及物动词短语,结构为:
1、 基本用法(肯定句):
I want to keep friends with her even after we move to different cities.
(即使我们搬到不同的城市,我也想和她保持朋友关系。)
She has kept friends with her childhood neighbor for over 30 years.
(她和童年邻居保持友谊已经30多年了。)
2、 否定句(表示“不再保持友谊”):
He decided not to keep friends with his former colleague after the argument.
(争吵后,他决定不再和前同事保持朋友关系。)
3、 疑问句:
Do you still keep friends with your high school classmates?
(你还和高中同学保持朋友关系吗?)
区别于"make friends with"(结交新朋友):
I made friends with Lisa at the party.(我在派对上和莉萨交了朋友。)→ 建立新友谊
I keep friends with Lisa even though we rarely meet.(即使很少见面,我仍和莉萨保持朋友关系。)→ 维持旧友谊
可与"stay friends with"互换(意思完全相同,更口语化):
Let's stay friends with each other forever!(我们永远做朋友吧!)
综上,"keep friends with"是表达“维持友谊”的常用短语,聚焦于延续已有的朋友关系,适用于描述长期或稳定的人际互动。