| 词组 | keep the peace |
| 释义 | Idiom keep the peace to prevent fighting or difficulties.The judge made her sign an agreement promising she would try to keep the peace with her husband for one year.Troops were sent in to keep the peace in the region. Etymology: based on the literal, political meaning of keep the peace(= to not make war) keep the peaceTo maintain peace and/or order by preventing conflict. The National Guard was called out to keep the peace during the demonstrations. Growing up, I was always the one who had to keep the peace between my sisters. keep the peaceMaintain public order; prevent strife. For example, President Clinton ordered troops to Bosnia to keep the peace. This expression dates from the 1400s and was originally used more in the first sense, that is, of police keeping public order. It gained extra currency in the second half of the 1900s when military forces were sent to diverse places-Lebanon, Haiti, Bosnia-to stop warring factions. keep the peaceCOMMON If someone keeps the peace, they stop people arguing or fighting. They were among the first troops sent to help keep the peace in the region. How did your mother succeed in keeping the peace between these two very different men? keep the peacerefrain or prevent others from disturbing civil order.ˌkeep the ˈpeace1 prevent people from fighting, arguing, etc: The United Nations is sending in troops to keep the peace.If I’m at home I can keep the peace; if I’m not, they fight all day long. 2 (formal) not create a disturbance in a public place: The court ordered him to keep the peace. keep the peace To maintain or observe law and order: officers who were sworn to keep the peace. |
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