| 释义 |
hold back A. [hold back sb/sth, hold sb/sth back] transitive verb ① (restrain) 阻止 zǔzhǐ ‹person›▸ to hold sb back from doing sth 阻止某人做某事 ▸ to hold back a crowd 拦住人群 ② (keep in check) «wall, dam» 挡住 dǎngzhù ‹animals, mob, water›③ (keep in place) «person, clip» 固定 gùdìng ‹hair›④ figurative (suppress) 抑制 yìzhì ‹emotions›▸ to hold back one's laughter/anger 忍住不笑/压住怒火 ⑤ (block) 妨碍 fáng'ài ▸ to hold back the tide of reform 阻挡改革的浪潮 ▸ to be held back in one's career 在事业上受阻 ⑥ (not reveal) 向某人隐瞒 xiàng mǒu rén yǐnmán ‹information, truth›▸ to hold back the results of the investigation 对调查结果秘而不宣 ▸ she's holding something back from us 她有什么事瞒着我们 ⑦ (not give) 扣住 kòuzhù ‹payment, goods›B. [hold sb back] transitive verb (deter) 阻止 zǔzhǐ ▸ consideration for her held him back from saying what he really thought 考虑到她的感受，他没有说出自己的真实想法 C. intransitive verb 犹豫 yóuyù ▸ to hold back from signing a contract 犹豫着不签合约 ▸ I held back (hesitated) 我犹豫着 (waited) 我等着 |