| 单词 | hold somebody/something ↔ down |
| 释义 | hold somebody/something ↔ downhold somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v a) to make someone or something stay on something, and stop them from moving away or escaping 控制；固定〔以防某物移走或某人逃脱〕 We had to hold the tent down with rocks to stop it blowing away. 我们只好用石块将帐篷压住免得被吹走。 It took three strong men to hold him down. 三个壮汉才制住了他。 b) PREVENTCONTROLto prevent the level of something such as prices from rising 抑制〔价格等〕的上升 We will aim to hold down prices. 我们将力求抑制价格上涨。 c) JOB/WORK hold down a job to succeed in keeping a job for a period of time 〔暂时〕保住工作[职位] He’s never held down a job for longer than a few weeks. 他从来没有把一份工作保住几周以上。 d) CONTROLto keep people under control or limit their freedom 控制，压制 The people were held down for centuries by their conquerors. 这个民族被征服者压制了几个世纪。 Examples from the Corpus hold down• A place far off with responsibilities to hold him down.• Despite this, in most areas we are continuing to hold our rates down.• I threw myself on top of the wheelbarrow to hold it down as he passed.• The length of time you hold it down determines the strength of the kick.• Fearing urban unrest, the government holds grain prices down to levels that make it unattractive to farm.• Remember, do not hold the glider down too close to the ground, 5 to 10 feet is safer.• The thieves have been forcing their way into the homes of elderly people, holding them down while searching for their savings.• If the Niners hold them down, will this defense get its due? hold down a job• Kelly wants to prove to his father that he can hold down a job.• But if you are schizophrenic, you can not think straight, concentrate, hold down a job.• People with long-term mental disorder have many problems in holding down a job.• Who would employ her and how would she hold down a job?• During the day they held down jobs as, respectively, a waitress and delivery driver.• Clarke holds down two jobs to support his family.• Rella could hold down jobs, when she wanted to.• Frye was expounding on the dangers of holding down a job while taking a full load of courses. → hold somebody/something ↔ down at hold1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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