英语单词短语词组“hold back”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

hold back

phrasal verbwithholdverb

/həʊld/us

/hoʊld/

held|held

to not do something, often because offearor because you do notwantto make abadsituationworse:

（常指因恐惧或不愿让事情变得更糟而）退缩，不做

Heheldback,terrifiedof going into thedarkroom.他退缩了，不敢进入黑暗的房间。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Avoiding action

abrogate
abrogation
avoid
avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom
avoidance
eschew
evade
evader
evasion
fiddle
fiddle around
fight shy ofidiom
insure
short circuit
shrink fromsomething
shy away fromsomething
sit onyourarseidiom
skip out onsomeone/something
steer
welch

See more results »

holdsomeone/somethingback

phrasal verbwithholdverb

/həʊld/us

/hoʊld/

held|held

(STOP DEVELOPMENT)

tostopsomeone or somethingdevelopingor doing as well as they should:

Shefeltthat havingchildrenwouldholdher back.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Delaying and wasting time

ado
busywork
buy timeidiom
carry
carrysomethingover
dally
inefficiently
kick
kicksomethinginto the long grassidiom
kick the can down the roadidiom
lag
push
retardation
setsomeoneback(something)
shelve
sit
sit onsomething
slow roll
spin
stall

See more results »

(STOP MOVEMENT)

If youholdsomeone or something back, youstophim, her, or it from coming ormovingforward:

Sandbags willholdthefloodwatersback for a while.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Preventing and impeding

anti-jamming
avert
avoid
avoidable
bar
be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
bottleneck
derail
fireproof
hamper
hang
havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
head off
hinder
prevent
preventable
prevention
prevention is better than cureidiom
preventive
scuttle

See more results »

holdsomethingback

phrasal verbwithholdverb

/həʊld/us

/hoʊld/

held|held

tokeepinformationsecretfrom someonedeliberately

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Secrecy and privacy

anonymity
anonymization
anonymize
anonymous
anonymously
cryptography
data protection
dead men tell no talesidiom
dissimulate
dissimulation
private
privately
privileged
pseudonym
pseudonymization
undisclosed
whitewash
whitewashing
wrap
wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom

See more results »

tostopyourselfshowinganemotion:

Hespokeslowly, toholdback hisgrowinganger.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Controlling emotions

blackmail
bottle
bottlesomethingup
brave
breaking point
cauterization
choke
compose
cork
dysregulation
emotional blackmailidiom
frustrated
get beyondsomething
get pastsomeone
put on a brave faceidiom
repress
repressed
self-possessed
self-possession
swallow

See more results »

(Definition ofhold backfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hold back

—phrasal verbwithholdverb

/həʊld/us

/hoʊld/

held|held

to not do something, often because offearor because you do notwantto make abadsituationworse

（常指因恐惧或不愿让事情变得更糟而）退缩，不做

Heheldback,terrifiedof going into thedarkroom.他退缩了，不敢进入黑暗的房间。

hold back (something)| American Dictionary

hold back(something)

phrasal verbwithholdverb

/hoʊld/

past tense and past participleheldus/held/

tostopsomething fromhappeningoradvancing, or tokeepsomeone from doing something:

She held back frominterferingintheirarguments.

Sandbags will hold back thefloodwatersfor a while.

Headmittedthat something had gonewrong, but he held back thedetails(=stoppedhimself fromtellingthecompletetruth).

hold back| Business English

hold back

phrasal verbwithholdverb

/həʊld/us

held|held

[I]

to notspeakorstateanopinion:

Iheldback during themeetingbecause Iknewthat myopinionswere toocontroversial.

hold sb/sth back

phrasal verbwithholdverb

/həʊld/us

held|held

topreventsomeone or something fromchanging,moving, ordeveloping:

She hadn't got thepromotionshewanted, and sheaccusedherbossofholdingher back.

What'sholdingback thatcompanyis afailuretoconsidertheInternetas amarketratherthan ascompetition.

单词	hold back
释义	hold back phrasal verbwithholdverb uk /həʊld/us /hoʊld/ held\|held to not do something, often because offearor because you do notwantto make abadsituationworse: （常指因恐惧或不愿让事情变得更糟而）退缩，不做 Heheldback,terrifiedof going into thedarkroom.他退缩了，不敢进入黑暗的房间。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Avoiding action abrogate abrogation avoid avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom avoidance eschew evade evader evasion fiddle fiddle around fight shy ofidiom insure short circuit shrink fromsomething shy away fromsomething sit onyourarseidiom skip out onsomeone/something steer welch See more results » holdsomeone/somethingback phrasal verbwithholdverb uk /həʊld/us /hoʊld/ held\|held (STOP DEVELOPMENT) C2 tostopsomeone or somethingdevelopingor doing as well as they should: Shefeltthat havingchildrenwouldholdher back. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Delaying and wasting time ado busywork buy timeidiom carry carrysomethingover dally inefficiently kick kicksomethinginto the long grassidiom kick the can down the roadidiom lag push retardation setsomeoneback(something) shelve sit sit onsomething slow roll spin stall See more results » (STOP MOVEMENT) C1 If youholdsomeone or something back, youstophim, her, or it from coming ormovingforward: Sandbags willholdthefloodwatersback for a while. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Preventing and impeding anti-jamming avert avoid avoidable bar be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom bottleneck derail fireproof hamper hang havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom head off hinder prevent preventable prevention prevention is better than cureidiom preventive scuttle See more results » holdsomethingback phrasal verbwithholdverb uk /həʊld/us /hoʊld/ held\|held C1 tokeepinformationsecretfrom someonedeliberately SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Secrecy and privacy anonymity anonymization anonymize anonymous anonymously cryptography data protection dead men tell no talesidiom dissimulate dissimulation private privately privileged pseudonym pseudonymization undisclosed whitewash whitewashing wrap wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom See more results » C2 tostopyourselfshowinganemotion: Hespokeslowly, toholdback hisgrowinganger. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Controlling emotions blackmail bottle bottlesomethingup brave breaking point cauterization choke compose cork dysregulation emotional blackmailidiom frustrated get beyondsomething get pastsomeone put on a brave faceidiom repress repressed self-possessed self-possession swallow See more results » (Definition ofhold backfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) hold back —phrasal verbwithholdverb uk /həʊld/us /hoʊld/ held\|held to not do something, often because offearor because you do notwantto make abadsituationworse （常指因恐惧或不愿让事情变得更糟而）退缩，不做 Heheldback,terrifiedof going into thedarkroom.他退缩了，不敢进入黑暗的房间。 hold back (something)\| American Dictionary hold back(something) phrasal verbwithholdverb us /hoʊld/ past tense and past participleheldus/held/ tostopsomething fromhappeningoradvancing, or tokeepsomeone from doing something: She held back frominterferingintheirarguments. Sandbags will hold back thefloodwatersfor a while. Headmittedthat something had gonewrong, but he held back thedetails(=stoppedhimself fromtellingthecompletetruth). (Definition ofhold back (something)from theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press) hold back\| Business English hold back phrasal verbwithholdverb uk /həʊld/us held\|held [I] to notspeakorstateanopinion: Iheldback during themeetingbecause Iknewthat myopinionswere toocontroversial. hold sb/sth back phrasal verbwithholdverb uk /həʊld/us held\|held topreventsomeone or something fromchanging,moving, ordeveloping: She hadn't got thepromotionshewanted, and sheaccusedherbossofholdingher back. What'sholdingback thatcompanyis afailuretoconsidertheInternetas amarketratherthan ascompetition. (Definition ofhold backfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/hold-back##
随便看	inconsiderate inconsiderately inconsiderateness inconsistency inconsistent inconsistently inconsolable inconsolably inconspicuous inconspicuously inconstancy inconstant in constant touch incontestable incontestably incontinence incontinent incontrovertible incontrovertible evidence incontrovertible fact incontrovertibly inconvenience inconvenienced inconveniencing inconvenient