| 单词 | to keep from |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto keep from —— to keep from —— 1. To abstain from; to remain absent or away from. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > be absent from [verb (transitive)] > absent oneself from discontinuea1475 to keep from ——a1535 refrain1534 dishaunt1608 disfrequent1646 cut1791 skip1824 a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 45/1 The prosperyte whereof standeth..in keepynge from enemyes or yll dyande. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxiv. 57 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 97 What is the cause..That thy right hand farr from us keepes? a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) iii. i. 18 You would keepe from my heeles, and beware of an asse. View more context for this quotation 1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera i. viii. 10 I shall soon know if you are married, by Macheath's keeping from our House. 2. To restrain or contain oneself from. ΚΠ 1870 C. M. Yonge Cameos xcix, in Monthly Packet Mar. 250 Nor was Louis able to keep from turning pale. 1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke ii. 20 We could not keep from laughter. 1890 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Feb. 150 I could hardly keep from smiling. < as lemmas |
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