Keep sb at a distance
与某人保持距离,对某人敬而远之
🧩 词语组成解析
keep
[kip]
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止;
vi. （食品）保持新;保持健康;
n. 保持，保养;供养，抚养;生活，生计;饲料；牧草;
[计] 栈底, 标准二进制, 减, 备用设备\\n[医] 锑(51号元素)
at
[æt]
prep. （表示位置）在;在（某时间或时刻）;以，达; 向，朝;
n. 阿特（老挝辅币单位，100 阿特 = 1 基普）;
distance
['dɪstəns]
n. 距离，路程;远处;疏远;（时间的）间隔，长久;
vt. 把…远远甩在后面;疏远;与…保持距离;
dist距离 + ance 表名词，状态、情况、性质、行为 → n.距离,间距;远处
🗣️ 情景例句
Thanks, John. You really go out of the way to make me feel welcome. Thanks you very much.
约翰，谢谢你。你真是煞费心思来让我感受到欢迎。谢谢你！
He was absent yesterday. Do you know why?
昨天他没到，你知道为什么吗？
As Earth-dwellers, we always cherish the hope that we will be visited by little green men and that we will be able to communicate with them.
小绿人来拜访我们，而我们可以和他们交流。