| 词组 | keep off |
| 释义 | keep off 1. keep off sth to not go onto an area of land: ▪ The children had been told to keep off the beach. ▪ There was a sign saying, `Keep off the grass.' 2. keep sb/sth off sth to prevent someone or something from going onto an area of land, a road etc: ▪ Please could you keep the children off the flower beds. ▪ Rain kept both teams off the pitch for long periods. ▪ The government hopes that improving public transport will keep more cars off the roads. 3. keep sth off sth/sb • keep sth off • keep off sth to prevent something from touching or harming something or someone: ▪ Jinny was wearing a hood to keep off the rain. ▪ How are we going to keep these flies off the food? 4. keep your hands off sb/sth to not touch or go too close to someone or something: ▪ "Keep your hands off me!" Linda shouted at Don. 5. keep off sth to not eat, drink, or take something that is bad for you: ▪ If you want to lose weight, you should keep off fatty foods. ▪ To the surprise and admiration of his friends, Patrick was still keeping off alcohol. 6. keep sb off sth to stop someone from eating, drinking, or taking something that is bad for them: ▪ The programme is aimed at keeping teenagers off drugs. 7. keep off sth especially BrE to avoid talking about a particular subject, especially because it might upset someone: ▪ I think we ought to keep off the subject of personal relationships. ▪ Maud tried to keep off political subjects to avoid any arguments. ■ SIMILAR TO: avoid, ↑stay off 8. keep sth off • keep off sth if you keep weight off, you do not get heavier again after you have lost weight: ▪ It's usually easier to lose weight than to keep it off. ▪ Sussman has now kept off twenty-five pounds for five years. ■ OPPOSITE: put on 9. keep off BrE if bad weather keeps off, it does not begin, although it looks as if it might begin soon: ▪ The rain kept off until we boarded our coach at 6.15. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hold off |
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