hold back

英[həʊldbæk] 美[hoʊldbæk]
  • vt. 阻碍;退缩;隐藏;克制;隐瞒
  • holarctic adj.[动]全北区的
  • holc abbr.HomeOwners'LoanCorporation(美国)房主贷款公司
  • hold v.拿着;控制;容纳;握住;持有;保持;掌握;认为;举行n.握住;控制;把握;立足点;延误;影响
  • hold a court v.开庭
  • hold a gun 持枪
Verb:
  1. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of;

    "Arrest the downward trend"
    "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"
    "Contain the rebel movement"
    "Turn back the tide of communism"

  2. keep under control; keep in check;

    "suppress a smile"
    "Keep your temper"
    "keep your cool"

  3. refrain from doing;

    "she forbore a snicker"

  4. wait before acting;

    "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

  5. secure and keep for possible future use or application;

    "The landlord retained the security deposit"
    "I reserve the right to disagree"

  6. hold back; keep from being perceived by others;

    "She conceals her anger well"

1. The police had to use force to hold back the crowd.
警察不得不用武力阻止人群。

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2. Hardly could I hold back my excitement when I heard that you will come to China.
听说你要来中国,我几乎无法抑制激动的心情。

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3. Although such a program can't hold back the winds or stop earthquakes, they can save people's lives and homes.
虽然这样的计划不能阻止风或地震,他们可以挽救人们的生命和家园。

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4. She kept trying to hold back her tears.
她一直在试图忍住不掉眼泪。

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5. He could no longer hold back his tears.
他再也无法控制住眼泪。

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6. She just managed to hold back her anger.
她勉强压住了自己的怒火。

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7. The police were unable to hold back the crowd.
警察阻拦不住人群。

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8. She closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to hold back the tears.
她紧闭双眼,却无法忍住眼泪。

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9. Do you think that mixed-ability classes hold back the better students?
你认为把不同能力的学生混合在一起的班级会妨碍较高水平学生的进步吗?

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10. Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise.
农场主们囤积农产品显然是希望价格会上涨。

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11. He couldn't hold back his anger.
他控制不住他的怒火。

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12. He was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight.
他忍住了怒气,避免了一场殴斗。

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13. In the images, you see all kinds of possible defense constructions to hold back the Romans, Germans, Vikings, and now nature as enemy number one.
在这些图中,你可以看到各种可能用于抵御罗马人、德国人、维京人的建筑,而现在大自然是头号敌人。

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14. She couldn't hold back her tears.
她忍不住掉下了眼泪。

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15. It is always futile to try to hold back the progress of history.
要想阻止历史潮流是徒劳的。

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16. He could hold back the rains.
他可以使下雨停止。

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17. If you hold back, you'll never know.
如果你退缩,你永远不会知道。

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18. When danger came, he would not hold back.
当危险来临时,他不会退缩。

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19. You must try to hold back German attack.
你必须设法阻止住德军的进攻。

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20. I'm sure you won't hold back your thoughts.
相信你不会保留你的看法的。

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21. This may not be easy to do, but you must hold back.
也许很不容易做到,但你必须有点耐心。

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22. Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight.
雇工人的工价,不可在你那里过夜留到早晨。

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23. We were fighting something that you can't hold back.
过去我们一直在为一些我们不可能挽留的东西斗争。

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24. Bebrave, don't hold back on what you really want to say.
勇敢一点表达你真正想说的,不要畏畏缩缩。

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25. With this ebook, I didn't hold back or keep any secrets.
这本电子书中,我没有隐藏任何秘密。

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26. Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats.
你要从你庄稼中的谷和酒酢中滴出来的酒拿来献上,不可迟延。

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27. The timer/filter hold back the leaves and your cuppa is ready to sip!
定时器/过滤器可以阻止茶叶下落,你的茶就快可以细细啜饮了。

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28. The timer/filter hold back the leaves and your cuppa is ready to sip!
定时器/过滤器可以阻止茶叶下落,你的茶就快可以细细啜饮了。

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    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. Shortage of the right materials has set us back.
      所要材料的短缺阻碍了我们的进展。
    2. Mr.Hu's abstemious habits didn't hold him back.
      胡士泰有节制的生活习惯并没有阻碍提升。
    3. He can not shrink back from danger.
      他不会从危险中退缩出来。
    4. Prissy edged back up the stairs.
      百里茜偷偷地往楼梯口退缩。
    5. The brooding presence that had been lurking farther back was moving.
      曾经远远隐藏的那个飘忽不定的存在正在活动。
    6. Colonel Wilck's men fought back, from every conceivable hiding place.
      威克上校守城部队从任何可能的隐藏之处发起反击。
    7. We could not hold ourselves back.
      我们不能克制自己。
    8. Then they had to restrain themselves and pull back.
      这时,他们只好克制自己,撒了回来。
    9. We must not keep back anything we know.
      不应该隐瞒我们所知道的事。
    10. The police were convinced the man was holding something back.
      警察确信那人隐瞒了情况。