hold down

短语

压制, 抑制, 缩减, 牵制, 垂下

发音

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词形变化

held down holding down holds down 三单 holds down holding down 现在分词 held down 过去式 held down 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To restrain; to check.

    习语 及物

    Please hold the noise down.

    You hold him down while I search him.

  2. 2.

    To continue, to hold and to manage well; to keep; maintain; support.

    习语 及物

    I held down that job for years.

    Thank you to everyone who's been holding us down while we've been going through this difficult time.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 6

hold limit retain hold back circumscribe keep back