| 单词 | keep back |
| 释义 | keep back 1．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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