单词 | hold down |
释义 | hold down 1. control or limit the freedom of;keep in obedience压制;使服从 *Kings used to know very well how to hold down the people.国王很了 解如何使人民服从他们。 2. keep on the ground or in place 固定在地上或原地 *The police held the man down to prevent him escaping.警察把这人按倒在地上以防他逃跑。 *We must hold the tents down because of the strong wind.风很大,我们必须把帐篷固定住。 3. work satisfactorily at;keep(a job)顺利地工作;保住(工作) *Mr.Wang has held down the tough job for a long time.王先生干这份艰苦的工作已经很长时间了。 *He seems to be unable to hold any job down.似乎他什么工作都保不住。 *My father holds down quite a good job in the university.我爸爸在这所大学有份相当好的工作。 4.restrain;check ;control;keep at a low level压制;压低;控制;缩减 *Hold down the noise!将声音放低一点。 *These measures helped to hold down traffic accidents.这些措施有助于减少交通事故。 *When Bob gets mad, you can't hold him down.鲍勃发火的时候,你无法控制他。 *We should hold down our expenditure.我们应该压缩开支。 *Last year we had to hold down the enrolment because of the cuts in the grants.由于补助金减少,我们去年不得不压缩招生人数。 5.take care of照应;照料 *Her neighbour held down her family duties while she was out on an errand.她出差期间,她的邻居料理她的家务。 |
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