单词 | keep down |
释义 | keep down 🄰 vt. sep. 1.(control)to keep sth down or to keep down sth + prices, spending, unemployment, inflation使保持在低水平;控制 We must try and keep costs down.我们必须努力控制成本。 + vermin, mosquitoes, weeds除去;杀灭;使不繁殖;使不生长 Insects play an important part in keeping down garden pests.昆虫在花园除虫上起着重要作用。 2.(oppress)to keep sb down or to keep down sb压制;压迫;镇压 a society which had been kept down by centuries of exploitation一个受到几百年剥削压迫的社会 3.(restrain)to keep sth down or to keep down sth + emotion抑制;克制;控制 He had difficulty keeping his anger down.他很难控制自己的愤怒情绪。 4.(in stomach)to keep sth down or to keep down sth + food吞下;咽下;使不吐出 I can't keep anything down, not even water.我什么也咽不下, 就连水也喝不下。 🄱 vi. (not show yourself)person +不露面;躲藏 |
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