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Keep warm 是什么意思?保暖与暖和起来怎么分?

Keep warm 是保持暖和,可以说人,也可以说汤和披萨。已经冻得发抖时,为什么换成 get warm 或 warm up 才更符合当下的状态?

Keep something warm 表示防止某物变冷:keep the soup warm、a jacket that keeps you warm。天气寒冷或有人感冒时,也常听到保暖的提醒:Keep warm and get some rest。

想记住 keep warm 的用法吗?

练习在对话中灵活使用英语词汇

开始学习

keep warm; keep + someone/something + warm

  • We lit a fire in the evening to keep warm in the mountain cabin.
  • Wrap the pizza in foil to keep it warm until everyone arrives.
  • This coat isn't stylish, but it keeps me warm on the way to work.

修改原因

修改前The doctor told me to keep in warm and drink a lot of tea.

修改后The doctor told me to keep warm and drink a lot of tea.

原句多了 in,把 warm 当成了可以待在里面的地方。但这里 warm 是描述人暖和、不冷的状态,keep warm 就是保持这种状态。前面不加介词。

Cambridge Dictionary

Get warm 和 warm up 表示已经冷了,再暖和起来:I'm freezing, I need to warm up。Keep warm 则强调防止变冷:Take a scarf to keep warm。

动手练习

It's minus twenty today, so wear two pairs of socks to ___ while you wait for the bus.

(keep warm / get warm)

查看答案

keep warm — 出门前穿上袜子,是为了等公交时不受冷,所以选 keep warm。Get warm 强调已经冷了之后再变暖,不符合这里提前保暖的重点。

写你冬天在家中或室外怎样保暖。说出一件物品或一个习惯,并解释它为什么有帮助。

In January I always carry a thermos of hot tea, because it keeps me warm during my long walk to the office.

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