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单词 to keep off
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to keep off
to keep off
1. transitive. To hinder from coming near or touching; to ward off; to avert.
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the world > space > distance > distance or farness > be far from [verb (transitive)] > keep (a thing or person) at a distance
to hold offc1420
withhold1513
to keep away1548
to keep off1548
to stop off1722
the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > ward off harm
withhold13..
defendc1330
to bear offc1380
withstand1398
shielda1400
repela1450
to keep off1548
repulse1560
warda1586
fence1589
shelter1621
ward1759
fend-off1830
to fend back1877
1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxxxiiiv Couered with bordes, onely to kepe of the wether.
1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. iii. 54 Ile giue thee armour to keepe off that word. View more context for this quotation
1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 24 Having white staves in their hands, to keep off the people.
1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera i. viii. 11 O Polly..By keeping Men off, you keep them on.
1883 G. M. Fenn Middy & Ensign xxii. 133 An umbrella held up to keep off the sun.
2. intransitive. To stay at a distance; to refrain from approaching; not to come on.
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the world > space > distance > distance or farness > be or remain at a distance [verb (intransitive)]
to stand apart1538
to stand off1600
to hold off1604
to keep awaya1616
to keep offa1616
distance1658
to keep one's luff1682
to keep back1836
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. iv. 21 You..Keepe off aloofe with worthlesse emulation. View more context for this quotation
1803 J. Hillyar Aug. in Ld. Nelson Disp. & Lett. (1845) II. 186 (note) The Master..told the Boats to keep off.
1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations II. xx. 334 I..put him away. ‘Stay!’ said I. ‘Keep off!’
1891 Field 7 Nov. 699/2 If the frost keeps off.
3. transitive. To avoid or stay away from; not to use; also as attributive.phr.; keep off the grass: see grass n.1 5a.
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the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > placed or kept at a distance > stay away from
to keep off1949
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > refrain from using [verb (transitive)]
sparec1000
letc1400
to leave overa1646
to keep off1949
1949 M. Mead Male & Female ii. 42 Tchamwole..placed a keep-off sign on the coconut-palm-trees.
1968 Listener 12 Dec. 790/3 Girls at Amman University have been instructed..to keep off heavy make-up.
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