keep/hold somebody/something in check

keep someone or something under control 控制某人/某物

You must learn to keep your emotions in check.

你必须学会控制自己的情绪。

attempts to keep global warming in check

控制全球变暖的努力

He made an effort to hold himself in check.

他努力控制住自己。

Examples from the Corpus

keep/hold somebody/something in check• Mulch plants each spring with straw to conserve moisture and keep weeds in check.• But it was rookie Coach Ray Rhodes who gets the most credit for keeping the team in check.• His own temper rose, but he held it in check.• The disease is held in check by weekly injections of a power drug.• Churn makes it harder for charities to raise money, keeps real-estate prices in check and politics volatile.• In one important area the Navy held its ambitions in check for bargaining reasons within the Whitehall market-place.• The court heard that the general was unable to keep his troops in check.• A small bag of zeolite was used for three days, every two weeks to keep ammonia in check.• What is new is that the controls which held this population in check no longer exist.

→ keep/hold somebody/something in check at check2(1)

单词	keep/hold somebody/something in check
释义	keep/hold somebody/something in check keep/hold somebody/something in check keep someone or something under control 控制某人/某物 You must learn to keep your emotions in check. 你必须学会控制自己的情绪。 attempts to keep global warming in check 控制全球变暖的努力 He made an effort to hold himself in check. 他努力控制住自己。 Examples from the Corpus keep/hold somebody/something in check• Mulch plants each spring with straw to conserve moisture and keep weeds in check.• But it was rookie Coach Ray Rhodes who gets the most credit for keeping the team in check.• His own temper rose, but he held it in check.• The disease is held in check by weekly injections of a power drug.• Churn makes it harder for charities to raise money, keeps real-estate prices in check and politics volatile.• In one important area the Navy held its ambitions in check for bargaining reasons within the Whitehall market-place.• The court heard that the general was unable to keep his troops in check.• A small bag of zeolite was used for three days, every two weeks to keep ammonia in check.• What is new is that the controls which held this population in check no longer exist. → keep/hold somebody/something in check at check2(1)
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