| 释义 |
keep at bay
释义
保持距离，防止靠近：指保持一定的距离，防止某人或某物靠近。
逼入绝境，无法逃脱：指被迫进入困境，无法逃脱。
例句
1·Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay .
天价被设计用来让小老百姓们不敢问津。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·I'm trying to keep my creditors at bay .
我在竭力避开债主。
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3·However, as good as these services are, there are simple steps we can take to keep them at bay .
然而，尽管这些服务很好，我们还是可以采取一些简单的步骤，和它们保持距离。
同义词
不使逼近，牵制
to containhold at bay
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