動(dòng)詞keep的主要用法歸納
1. 表示“保持”,用作實(shí)義動(dòng)詞,其后可接動(dòng)名詞作賓語(yǔ),但不能接不定式。如:
Prices keep rising. 物價(jià)不斷上漲。
Please don’t keep running up and down the stairs. 請(qǐng)別老在樓梯上跑上跑下。
根據(jù)語(yǔ)義的需要,其后可接帶形容詞、副詞、介詞短語(yǔ)、現(xiàn)在分詞、過(guò)去分詞等的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu),但不能接帶不定式的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)。如:
You must keep it a secret. 這事你得保密。
Sorry to have kept you up so late. 對(duì)不起讓你這么晚都沒(méi)睡。
A cold kept him in bed for three days. 一次感冒讓他臥床3天。
She kept us waiting for a long time. 她讓我們等了很久。
She advised that we should keep the gate locked. 她忠告我們要把門(mén)鎖好。
2. 表示“保持”,用作連系動(dòng)詞,其后可接形容詞或介詞短語(yǔ)等作表語(yǔ)。如:
She knew she must keep calm. 她知道她必須保持冷靜。
We’ll keep in touch with you. 我們將和你保持聯(lián)系。
3. 比較keep doing sth與keep on doing sth:兩者均可表示反復(fù)發(fā)生的動(dòng)作(即動(dòng)作之間略有間隔)。如:
They kept (on) talking about it. 他們一直在談?wù)摯耸隆?/p>
但是,如果表示持續(xù)的狀態(tài)或連續(xù)不斷的動(dòng)作(動(dòng)作之間沒(méi)有間隔)時(shí),通常只用keep doing sth。如:
He kept standing during the meeting. 開(kāi)會(huì)時(shí)他一直站著。
另外,表示將一直在做的事繼續(xù)做下去,通常只用 keep on doing。如:
He kept on working after dark. 天黑了我們還繼續(xù)干。
Don’t give up; keep on trying. 別灰心,繼續(xù)努力。
4. 比較keep doing sth與keep from doing sth:前者指不停地做某事,后者指克制自己不做某事。如:
I could hardly keep from laughing. 我簡(jiǎn)直忍不住大笑起來(lái)。
I hope you will keep from doing anything rash. 我希望你不要魯莽行事。
5. 比較keep sb doing sth與keep sb from doing sth:前者指使某人不停地做某事,后者指使某人不做某事。如:
The snow kept us from going out. 下雪使我們沒(méi)法出去。
He hung around for hours and, which was worse, kept me from doing my work. 他閑待了好幾個(gè)鐘頭,更糟糕的是,這使我也沒(méi)法工作。
動(dòng)詞keep的主要用法歸納
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