"be kept out" 是动词短语 keep out 的被动语态,字面意思是“被阻止进入”“被挡在外面”;引申为“被排除在外”“不被允许参与/接触”。
"keep out" 是及物动词短语(需要接宾语),被动形式 "be kept out" 通常有两种常见结构:
表示“被阻止进入某一具体地点或抽象范围”(强调“被排除在...之外”)。
物理地点:The children were kept out of the study while their dad was working.(爸爸工作时,孩子们被挡在书房外面。)
抽象范围:Many low-income families are kept out of the housing market due to high prices.(由于房价高,很多低收入家庭被排除在房地产市场之外。)
表示“被...(因素/人)挡住/阻止进入”(强调“阻挡的原因或主体”)。
The cold wind was kept out by the thick curtains.(厚窗帘挡住了寒风。)
Uninvited guests were kept out by the security guard.(保安拦住了不请自来的客人。)
除了物理上的“阻挡进入”,"be kept out" 还常用来描述抽象的“被排斥”(比如信息、机会、群体等):
She felt she was kept out of the team’s decision-making.(她觉得自己被排除在团队决策之外。)
Newcomers are often kept out of the old boys’ club.(新人通常被排斥在“老男孩俱乐部”之外。)
"be kept out" 本质是“被动的阻挡/排斥”,关键看后面接的介词搭配:
接 of:强调“被排除的范围”;
接 by:强调“阻挡的原因/执行者”。
记住核心逻辑:“某人/某物被阻止进入(某个地方/某种状态)”。