動詞keep的主要用法歸納
1. 表示“保持”,用作實義動詞,其后可接動名詞作賓語,但不能接不定式。如:
Prices keep rising. 物價不斷上漲。
Please don’t keep running up and down the stairs. 請別老在樓梯上跑上跑下。
根據(jù)語義的需要,其后可接帶形容詞、副詞、介詞短語、現(xiàn)在分詞、過去分詞等的復合結(jié)構(gòu),但不能接帶不定式的復合結(jié)構(gòu)。如:
You must keep it a secret. 這事你得保密。
Sorry to have kept you up so late. 對不起讓你這么晚都沒睡。
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. 她忠告我們要把門鎖好。
2. 表示“保持”,用作連系動詞,其后可接形容詞或介詞短語等作表語。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:兩者均可表示反復發(fā)生的動作(即動作之間略有間隔)。如:
They kept (on) talking about it. 他們一直在談論此事。
但是,如果表示持續(xù)的狀態(tài)或連續(xù)不斷的動作(動作之間沒有間隔)時,通常只用keep doing sth。如:
He kept standing during the meeting. 開會時他一直站著。
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. 我簡直忍不住大笑起來。
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. 他閑待了好幾個鐘頭,更糟糕的是,這使我也沒法工作。
動詞keep的主要用法歸納
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