hold back 详细解释

hold back

vt. 阻碍, 退缩, 隐藏, 克制, 隐瞒

1. 抑制

Jim was able to hold back his anger.

吉姆克制住了内心的愤怒。

2. 阻碍

He was held back from further promotion.

他没得到进一步的升级。

3. 退缩

When danger came, no one held back.

危险降临时, 无人退缩。

4. 隐瞒

Don't hold anything back.

别隐瞒什么。

词义辨析

同义参见:

stem  hinder  suppress  forbear  bridle  

英英释义

动词 hold back:

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

同义词：check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain

keep under control; keep in check

同义词：restrain, suppress, keep, keep back

refrain from doing

同义词：forbear

wait before acting

同义词：wait, hold off

secure and keep for possible future use or application

同义词：retain, hold, keep back

hold back; keep from being perceived by others

同义词：conceal, hold in

补充

hold backhold back1.阻碍, 阻止He was so impatient that I could hardly hold him back.他是那样急躁, 我简直拉不住他。They built dykes and dam to hold back the rising flood waters.他们修筑了堤坝来阻挡上涨的洪水。2.控制; 抑制She couldn't hold back her tears any longer and wept aloud.她再也忍不住了, 大声哭泣起来。Though very angry, I held back from telling him exactly what I thought.尽管我非常生气, 仍克制自己未将我的感想告诉他。3.隐瞒, 保留They felt that she was holding back something.他们感觉她有些话没说出来。We must have the whole story; don't hold anything back.我们必须了解全部情况, 你什么也别隐瞒。4.犹豫不决She held back, not knowing what to do or say.她犹豫起来, 不知该做什么或该说什么。

例句

1. Police tried to hold back the protestors.警方试图挡住抗议者。 2. Lack of consumer confidence is holding back economic recovery.消费者信心的缺失阻碍了经济复苏。 3. She's very ambitious, so don't try to hold her back.她很有雄心壮志, 所以别试图阻止她。 4. Are you holding something back?你是不是瞒着什么事？ 5. They held back part of the payment.有部分款额他们没有支付。 6. He kept trying to hold back his tears.他一直忍着不让眼泪流出来。 7. The administration had several reasons for holding back.管理部门由于一些原因犹豫不决。 8. He couldn't hold back his anger.他再也控制不住他的怒火。 9. She held back her tears.她强忍着没让眼泪流出来。 10. What held you back to take a week's holiday?是什么阻止了你没休完一周的假? 11. You must try to hold back German attack.你必须设法阻止住德军的进攻。 12. I held back not knowing his real intention.我有点犹豫不定，不知道他的真正意图是什么。 13. Hold natural and graceful, don't hold back before the guests.在客人面前要落落大方，不要畏惧退缩不敢见人。 14. He's a hard man, nothing could hold him back to come to the club in time.他是一个古板墨守成规的家伙，什么也不会延误他准时到达俱乐部的。 15. I'm sorry to say I have to hold the ball back for half an hour, Princess Diana will join us.很抱歉，我必须把舞会开始的时间推迟半个小时，黛安娜公主要来参加我们的舞会。 16. I held nothing back, I told you all about it.我什么也不瞒你，我把一切全说出来了。 17. I dare say that he was holding something back from us.我敢说，他有些事瞒着我们。 18. She wanted to introduce herself to him but she held back out of shyness.她本想向他做个自我介绍，但因害羞而退缩了。 19. "She could have beaten him in the race, but she held back and let him win. [=she did not run as fast as she could have so that he would win]"她本可以在比赛中战胜他，但她没有尽全力，让他赢了。 20. "Once he starts talking, there's no holding him back. [=it's very hard to get him to stop talking]"一旦他打开话匣子，就停不下来了。 21. He was unable to hold back his tears. [=to keep from crying]他忍不住哭了起来。 22. The government held back [=withheld] some crucial information from the media.政府隐瞒了一些来自媒体的重要信息。 23. "I know you're angry, so don't hold anything back (from me). [=tell me everything]"我知道你生气了，所以不要对我隐瞒任何事。 24. He held several thousand dollars back in case of an emergency.他攒了几千美元来以防万一。 25. The company held back the first shipment of the new product until it was completely ready.公司推迟了新产品的第一次装运，直到它完全准备好。 26. "She might have been more successful, but bad health held her back."她本可以更加成功，但身体不好妨碍了她。 27. He was held back [=kept back] in first grade.他一年级时留过级。

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