"keep from doing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 避免做
• 阻止做

Definition

阻止自己或他人做某事，通常用於難以抗拒或避免的情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常是非正式用語，後面接動名詞（如 'keep from laughing'）。強調努力抗拒某種渴望或衝動。常見於否定句（can't keep from...）。跟 'stop' 不一樣。

Examples

I can't keep from eating chocolate.

我無法**避免喫**巧克力。

Please keep from touching the artwork.

請**不要觸摸**藝術品。

She tried to keep from crying during the movie.

她盡力**避免哭泣**在電影中。

He laughed so hard he couldn't keep from snorting.

他笑得太厲害了，根本**忍不住發出哼聲**。

It's hard to keep from checking my phone every five minutes.

我很難**控制自己每五分鐘看一次手機**。

She wears sunglasses to keep from squinting in the sun.

她戴太陽眼鏡以**避免在陽光下瞇眼**。