gatekeep

发音

AU /ˈɡeɪt.kiːp/

词形变化

gatekeeps 复数 gatekeeped gatekeeping gatekeeps 三单 gatekeeps gatekept gatekeeping 现在分词 gatekept 过去式 gatekept 过去分词

别名

gate-keep

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A gatekeeper.

v.
  1. 1.

    To control or limit access to something.

  2. 2.

    To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much of a role another party, often a spouse, has in some task.

  3. 3.

    To limit another party's participation in a collective identity or an activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, or overprotectiveness.

    引申义

词源

From gate + keep, as back-formation from gatekeeper.

来源：wiktionary