keep away A. transitive verb [keep sb/sth away] ① (repel) 赶走 gǎnzǒu ▸ to keep sb/sth away from sb/sth; 不让某人/某物接近某人/某物 ▸ keep the flies away from the food 别让苍蝇靠近食物 ② (prevent from going somewhere or doing sth) 阻碍 zǔ'ài ▸ to keep sb/sth away from sb/sth; 阻碍某人/某物接近某人/某物 ▸ bad weather kept the tourists away 恶劣的天气阻碍了游客前来旅游 ▸ am I keeping you away from your work? 我妨碍你工作了吗？ ▸ to keep sth away from small children 把某物放在小孩拿不到的地方 B. intransitive verb ▸ to keep away (from sb/sth); 避开（某人/某事物） bìkāi(mǒu rén/mǒu shìwù) ▸ keep away from the edge/that man 离边缘/那个男人远一点 lí biānyuán/nàge nánrén yuǎn yīdiǎn |