keep down
phrasal verbkeep down
- to hide yourself by not standing up straight
隐蔽；隐伏；卧倒；蹲下 - Keep down! You mustn't let anyone see you.
蹲下！千万不要让人看见你。
- Keep down! You mustn't let anyone see you.
keep somebody down
- to prevent a person, group, etc. from expressing themselves freely
压制（或限制、控制）某人 - The people have been kept down for years by a brutal regime.
多年来人们一直受到残暴统治的压制。 - You can’t keep Laura down—she’s so full of life.
你不能让劳拉失望——她是如此充满活力。
- The people have been kept down for years by a brutal regime.
keep something down
- to make something stay at a low level; to avoid increasing something
使保持在低水平；抑制某事物的增长 - to keep down wages/prices/the cost of living
保持低工资／物价／生活费用 - Keep your voice down—I don't want anyone else to hear.
小声点儿，别让人听见。 - Keep the noise down (= be quiet).
小声点儿。
- to keep down wages/prices/the cost of living
- to not bring something back through the mouth from the stomach; to not vomit
不使（胃中食物）吐出；不呕吐 - She's had some water but she can't keep any food down.
她喝了点儿水，但一吃东西就吐。
- She's had some water but she can't keep any food down.