not to eat or drink or prevent from eating or drinking
3. (preposition)
to avoid or cause to avoid (a topic)
4. (intr, adverb)
not to start
the rain kept off all day
Examples of 'keep off' in a sentence
keep off
To keep off the land of those farmers who don't care for uninvited youngsters.
Hilton, John Buxton THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL)
In Castletown, Rose met the doctor who wanted to know if Freddie was managing to keep off her ankle.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
Chinese translation of 'keep off'
keep off
vt
使不接近 (shǐ bù jiējìn)
⇒ a bamboo shelter to keep the rain off挡雨的竹棚 (dǎngyǔ de zhúpéng)
⇒ Keep your dog off my lawn!别让你的狗接近我的草坪！ (Bié ràng nǐ de gǒu jiējìn wǒ de cǎopíng!)
Keep your hands off me!别(別)碰我！ (Bié pèng wǒ!)
vt fus
keep off the grass!请(請)勿进(進)入草坪！ (qǐng wù jìnrù cǎopíng!)
vi
[rain]不下(雨) (bù xià (yǔ))
⇒ Luckily the rain kept off.幸好没有下雨。 (Xìnghǎo méiyǒu xiàyǔ.)
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Nearby words of
keep off
keep from
keep in
keep in with
keep off
keep off the grass!
keep on
keep out
All related terms of 'keep off'
keep off the grass!
请(請)勿进(進)入草坪！ qǐng wù jìnrù cǎopíng!
Keep your hands off me!
别(別)碰我！ Bié pèng wǒ!
keep up
( maintain : standards ) 维(維)持 wéichí ⇒ It's important to keep up our standards. → 维持水准是很重要的。 Wéichí shuǐzhǔn shì hěn zhòngyào de.
keep to
( observe : agreement ) 遵守 zūnshǒu
keep out
( intruder, unwelcome visitor ) 阻拦(攔) zǔlán ⇒ a guard dog to keep out intruders → 阻止闯入者的看家狗 zǔzhǐ chuǎngrùzhě de kānjiāgǒu
keep on
▶ to keep on doing sth 继(繼)续(續)做某事 jìxù zuò mǒushì ⇒ They kept on walking for a while in silence. → 他们继续走了一会儿，谁都没说话。 Tāmen jìxù zǒule yīhuìr, shuí dōu méi shuōhuà.
keep in with
搞好关(關)系(係) gǎohǎo guānxì ⇒ Now he is getting old he wishes he had kept in with his family. → 他年纪大了，后悔当初没有多亲近家人。 Tā niánji dà le, hòuhuǐ dāngchū méiyǒu duō qīnjìn jiārén.
keep in
( invalid, child ) 不让(讓)外出 bù ràng wàichū
keep from
▶ to keep from doing sth 克制 kèzhì ⇒ She bit her lip to keep from crying. → 她咬着嘴唇克制着自己不要哭。 Tā yǎozhe zuǐchún kèzhìzhe zìjǐ bù yào kū.
keep down
( control : prices, spending ) 控制 kòngzhì ⇒ We want to try and keep costs down. → 我们想尽量压缩费用。 Wǒmen xiǎng jǐnliàng yāsuō fèiyòng.
keep back
( reserve : paint, ingredients ) 保留 bǎoliú ⇒ Keep back enough juice to make the sauce. → 留足够的汁做调味汁。 Liú zúgòu de zhī zuò tiáowèizhī.
keep away
▶ to keep sth/sb away (from sth) 使某物/某人不要来(來)(某处(處)) shǐ mǒuwù/mǒurén bù yào lái (mǒuchù) ⇒ Keep animals away from the kitchen. → 别让动物到厨房里。 Bié ràng dòngwù dào chúfáng li.