老外最常用的英文短语 第340期:keep somebody (sth) off

 　　释义：

　　keep somebody ( sth ) off 不让某人接近

　　就像“请不要踏人草坪”（keep off the grass ) 一样，keep off 表示“离……远点”。经常还会用成 keep A off ( of ) B 的形态，如果要表示“别碰蛋糕！ ”，则可以用 Keep your hands off the cake。

　　例句：

　　Hey, keep off the grass! Go on and get out of here!

　　嘿，别进草坪！快点离开！

　　I think it's a good idea to keep children off drugs.

　　我觉得最好不要让孩子靠近毒品。

　　Keep your hands off my son!

　　别碰我儿子！

　　对话：

　　A: Why is it so quiet in here tonight?

　　为什么今天晚上这么安静？

　　B: We decided¹ to keep the TV off.

　　我们把电视关掉了。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。