"keep oneself to oneself" 是什么意思(释义 1)?

过比较私密的生活，避免与邻居或同事密切来往，也不分享太多个人信息。 例: "He was a quiet man who kept himself to himself — the neighbours barely knew him."

过比较私密的生活，避免与邻居或同事密切来往，也不分享太多个人信息。例: "He was a quiet man who kept himself to himself — the neighbours barely knew him."

keep oneself to oneself

B2 中性不及物

避免与别人来往，也不分享个人信息；以低调、封闭的方式生活或行事。

通俗解释

不多管别人的事，也不太和别人来往。

一个主要含义。

1 B2 习语中性

常见

过比较私密的生活，避免与邻居或同事密切来往，也不分享太多个人信息。

"He was a quiet man who kept himself to himself — the neighbours barely knew him."

使用提示

主要用于英式英语。用来描述一个人比较私密，不主动和邻居或同事来往。语气中性，不一定含负面意思。邻居谈到一个自己不太了解的人时常会这样说。

母语者最常搭配使用的单词。

neighbour quiet private reserved shy introverted

最常用的五种时态形式。

原形

keep oneself to oneself

我/你/我们/他们

第三人称

keeps oneself to oneself

他/她/它

过去式

kept oneself to oneself

昨天

过去分词

kept oneself to oneself

have + pp

-ing 形式

keeping oneself to oneself

进行时

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可互换使用的词组 — 点击已链接的可进一步了解。

be a private person be reserved keep to oneself mind one's own business not socialise much stay to oneself

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