| 短语 | keep back |
| 释义 | keep back 1. keep sth back to deliberately not tell someone all that you know about something隐瞒某事:•I got the feeling he was keeping something back.我感觉他有什么事隐瞒着。2. keep sth ↔ back to not show your feelings, even though you want to very much抑制，控制〔感情〕:•She was struggling to keep back the tears .她在努力克制，不让眼泪掉下来。3. keep sb ↔ back to prevent someone from being as successful as they could be阻止（妨碍）某人发展（进步）;SYNhold back•Fear and stereotypes have kept women back for centuries.许多世纪以来，恐惧和陈规束缚了女性。4. keep sth ↔ back especially BrEto not give or pay something that you were going to give保留（扣留）某物:•They kept back some of his wages to pay for the damage.他们扣下了他的一部分工资来赔偿损失。keep back1. prevent from coming 阻止 * Police horses were used to keep back the crowd. 警马被用来阻挡人群。 * Dykes keep back the floodwater. 堤坎拦住洪水。 * The police tried in vain to keep back the protesting crowds who were rushing towards the government building. 警察企图挡住冲向政府大厦的抗议人群，但未能成功。2. control; hold back 控制 * Jim was able to keep back his anger and avoid a fight. 吉姆能抑制住自己的愤怒，从而避免了一场殴斗。 * In vain I tried to keep back my tears. 我怎么也忍不住我的眼泪。3. delay 延迟 * I am sorry we were late; we started in good time, but heavy rain on the road kept us back. 对不起，我们来晚了。我们虽然准点起程，可一路上大雨耽搁了我们赶路。4. not tell; conceal 隐瞒 * We must not keep back anything we know. 不应该隐瞒我们所知道的事。 * He is keeping something back from us. 他对我们有所隐瞒。 * I'll keep back nothing from you. 我对你一切都不隐瞒。 * The doctor recommended that the exact nature of the woman's illness should be kept back from her. 医生建议不要让那个妇女知道她所患疾病的确切性质。5. withhold 扣留 * National Insurance keeps bacek 5％of my wages. 国家保险公司扣除我工资的5％。 * They are keeping back the names of the victims. 他们扣压着受害者的名单。6. reserve; save 保留；留出 * The factory keeps back some money every year for welfare purposes. 这个工厂每年留出一部分钱用于福利事业。7. hinder 妨碍 * I don't want to keep you back from your work. 我不想妨碍你的工作。 * I hope I'm not keeping you back. 我希望没有妨碍你。 |
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