keep from phr v [T] 1 [ keep sth from sb] to not tell someone about something 隐瞒,不把…告诉〔某人〕: He kept Angie's death from his family for 3 days. 他把安吉去世的消息对他家里瞒了三天。 2 keep sb/sth from doing sth to prevent someone from doing something or prevent something from happening 不让某人做某事/不让某事发生: Put foil over the pie to keep it from burning. 给馅饼包上箔纸以免烧焦。