单词 | keep down |
释义 | keep down not show where one is; not stand up 隐蔽; 不站立 Keep down! You mustn´t let anybody see you. 蹲下! 一定不要让人看见你. keep sb `down repress or oppress (a people, nation, etc) 压制或镇压(人民、 国民等) The people have been kept down for years by a brutal regime. 人民多年遭受野蛮制度压迫. keep sth `down (a) not raise (a part of the body) 不抬起(身体某部分) Keep your head down! 不要抬头! (b) retain sth in the stomach 吞下某物; 不吐出来 The medicine was so horrid I couldn´t keep it down, ie I was sick. 这药这麽难吃, 我咽不下去. (c) cause sth to remain at a low level; not increase sth 使某事物处於低水平; 压抑某事物 keep down wages, prices, the cost of living, etc 保持低工资、 低价格、 低生活费等 Keep your voices down; your mother´s trying to get some sleep. 小点声, 你妈妈要睡觉了. (d) not allow sth to multiply or grow 不使某物滋生或生长 use chemicals to keep pests down 用化学药品消灭害虫. |
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