"keep out" 是一个动词短语,核心逻辑是“阻止进入/侵入”“不让…进来”,强调对空间、事物或状态的“排斥”或“隔离”。
根据搭配不同,"keep out" 可分为以下几种常见场景:
直接表示“禁止入内”“别进来”,常见于警示标志或口语命令。
Keep out! This room is for staff only.(禁止入内!这间房仅供员工使用。)
The sign on the gate says "Keep Out"—we can't go in.(门上的牌子写着“禁止入内”——我们不能进。)
表示“阻止某人/某物进入(某地)”,是最常用的及物用法(需接宾语)。
结构:
keep + 宾语(人/物) + out (后可接 "of + 地点/范围" 补充说明“不让进入的地方”)
Please keep the rain out of the window.(请别让雨飘进窗户。)
We need a fence to keep the cows out of the garden.(我们需要围栏阻止牛进花园。)
She kept the strangers out of her house.(她不让陌生人进她家。)
引申为“避开;不参与;不卷入”(强调远离某件事或状态),相当于 "stay away from"。
Try to keep out of trouble while I'm away.(我不在时尽量别惹麻烦。)
He always keeps out of arguments at work.(他在工作中从不当众争论。)
Keep out of my business—this is personal!(别管我的事——这是私人问题!)
表示“阻挡(抽象的负面事物)”,如寒冷、湿气、噪音等。
Wear a thick coat to keep out the cold.(穿厚外套御寒。)
The curtains are designed to keep out light.(这些窗帘是用来遮光的。)
The walls are insulated to keep out noise.(墙壁做了隔音处理,阻挡噪音。)
keep out vs. keep off:
"keep out" 侧重“阻止进入内部”(如房间、区域);
"keep off" 侧重“不接触/不踏上表面”(如草地、桌子),例:Keep off the grass!(请勿践踏草坪!)
"keep out" 围绕“排斥、隔离”展开,核心是“不让…进入(空间/状态)”,具体用法需结合宾语或介词短语补充语境。记住几个高频搭配(如 "keep out of trouble" "keep out the cold"),就能快速掌握其应用啦!