1 PHRASAL VERB 使(数目、大小、数量等)保持在低水平;抑制…增长 If you keep the number, size, or amount of something down, you do not let it get bigger or go higher. 使(数目、大小、数量等)保持在低水平;抑制…增长
SYN restrict, limit, check, curb
2 PHRASAL VERB 压制;压服;镇压 If someone keeps a group of people down, they prevent them from getting power and status and being completely free. 压制;压服;镇压 [Also VERB PREPOSITION n]
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No matter what a woman tries to do to improve her situation, there is some barrier or attitude to keep her down. [VERB noun PREP.]
女性无论如何努力去改善自己的处境,总会受到一些障碍或看法的压制。
SYN oppress, burden, depress, harass
3 PHRASAL VERB 不使(食物或饮料)吐出 If you keep food or drink down, you manage to swallow it properly and not vomit, even though you feel sick. 不使(食物或饮料)吐出
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