
美:/'kiːp ˈkwaɪət/
保持安静
Keep quiet! John's over there.
安静!约翰在那边。
Children, keep quiet please.
孩子们,请保持安静。
Where should we keep quiet?
什么地方需要保持安静?
Next time I'll keep quiet!
下一次我一定保持安静!
The teacher shouted, Keep quiet!
老师喊道:“请保持安静!”
|be quiet/keep silence;保持安静
"keep quiet"是由动词"keep"和形容词"quiet"组成的英语短语动词,主要包含两层含义:
保持安静
指物理上不出声的状态。例如在图书馆需要"keep quiet"(保持安静)。这种用法常见于公共场合的行为规范,如会议纪律要求参与者"keep quiet during presentations"(在演讲期间保持安静)。
保守秘密
引申义指不透露敏感信息。牛津词典记载该短语可表示"to not tell people about something"(不向他人透露某事),如员工被要求"keep quiet about the merger plans"(对合并计划保密)。柯林斯词典特别指出该用法常接介词about构成"keep quiet about something"结构。
语法结构上,该短语既可作不及物动词(如The child kept quiet),也可接宾语构成及物用法(如Keep the secret quiet)。韦氏词典强调当表示"保守秘密"时,通常需要搭配介词短语或从句说明保密内容。在实际使用中需注意:及物用法时宾语要置于动词与形容词之间,如"keep the children quiet"(让孩子保持安静)。
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“keep quiet”是一个常用短语动词,主要有以下含义和用法:
保持安静/沉默
Please keep quiet during the exam.
(考试期间请保持安静。)
She kept quiet about the company's financial issues.
(她对公司的财务问题保持沉默。)
使保持安静
The teacher tried to keep the students quiet.
(老师试图让学生们保持安静。)
keep quiet
(保持安静)keep someone/something quiet
(使某人/某物安静)keep quiet about...
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