| 单词 | hold back |
| 释义 | hold back 1．keep sth./sb.in place；prevent from 阻止 *Police horses were used to hold back the crowd．警方的马队被用来阻 止群众。 *If I had not held him back， he would have beaten you soundly．要 不是我阻止了他，他一定把你痛 打一顿。 2． restrain oneself；control（sth．such as a feeling）克制；抑制（表 情） *Jim held back his anger and avoided a fight．吉姆忍住了怒气，避免了一场斗殴。 *He was so impatient that I could not hold him back．他非常急躁，我制止不了他。 *I held myself back from saying a word．我克制自己不说一个字。 *Though very angry，I held back from telling him exactly what I thought.虽然非常生气，但我能克制，未把我的真实想法告诉他。 3．delay 拖延Heavy rain on the road held us back．路遇大雨我们耽搁了。 *We can't hold the meal back for more than half an hour to wait for you．我们不能因为等你而把开饭时间推迟半小时以上。 4． retain possession of； keep back 保有；扣留 *He held the money back from his client.他把钱扣下不给当事人。 5．keep from（advancing to the next grade， stage， level， etc．）阻止（前进）；使留在（原级、原阶段、原水平等） *No one can hold back the wheel of history.谁也不能阻止历史车轮前进。 *You show promise as a musician but your lack of practice is holding you back．你有希望成为音乐家，但你懒于练习，使你毫无进展。 6．stay back or away； show unwillingness；remain behind 走开；退缩；畏缩不前；犹豫不定 *When danger appeared，every one of them held back．当出现危险时，他们中每一个人都退缩了。 *We must never hold back before difficulties．我们在困难面前决不 退缩。 *She is very shy；she always holds back when we invite her to a party. 她很害差，我们请她去聚会时，她 总是犹豫不决。 7．conceal； keep（a secret， etc．）to oneself隐瞒；保守（秘密等） *He told me most of the facts of the affair，but I'm sure he's still holding back some important in formation．他对我讲了那件事的大部分 情况，但我相信他仍保留了一些 重要的东西没有告诉我。 *You shouldn't hold anything back from us；we want to know the whole story．你不应有所隐瞒，我 们要知道全部事实。 *I could tell from his nervousness that he was holding back．看他局 促不安的样子，我就知道他心里 隐瞒了什么事。 |
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