keep (something/someone) back

Related to word: keep

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. B2

    to avoid approaching something or to stop someone or something from crossing a certain point

    (使)遠離;阻止…通過

    • We need to keep that dog back, or it will run into the street.

      我們需要讓那隻狗遠離,否則它會跑到街上。

    • The guard kept everyone back at the entrance.

      警衛在入口處阻止了所有人。

    • In an emergency, make sure to keep the children back from the flames.

      在緊急情況下,一定要讓孩子們遠離火焰。