##lesson78
keep to (oneself)
远离别人;守密
<no01,mia kept to herself during the party.
米雅在派对上都不跟别人说话。
<no02,keep to yourself during class if the other kids are fooling around.
课堂上如果别的小朋友起哄玩闹的话,你要乖乖坐好。
<no03,i heard that kelly is getting married. keep it to yourself; don't tell anyone.
我听说凯莉要结婚了,你知道就好,不要告诉别人。
<no04,larry kept the news to himself, even though everyone was asking about it.
尽管大家都在问这件事,拉里仍旧守口如瓶。
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keep to (oneself) 意思就是 stay away from others,例如上面的第一个和第二个例句。
keep (something) to (oneself),就是“保守秘密”的意思(如上述第三和第四句例句)。
除了上面的用法之外,keep to还有其他用法,介绍如下:
●keep to + (somewhere)留在(某处)
he's kept to his room for a week.
他已经把自己关在房里一个礼拜了。
●keep to (something)局限
let's just keep to the point.
我们就针对这一点谈吧。