| 词汇 | hold down |
| 释义 | hold down 1. control or limit the freedom of; keep in obedience 压制；使服从 * Kings used to know very well how to hold down the people. 国王很了解如何使人民服从他们。 2. keep on the ground or in place 固定在地上或原地 * The police held the man down to prevent him escaping. 警察把这人按倒在地上以防他逃跑。 * We must hold the tents down because of the strong wind. 风很大，我们必须把帐篷固定住。 3. work satisfactorily at; keep (a job) 顺利地工作；保住（工作） * Mr. Wang has held down the tough job for a long time. 王先生干这份艰苦的工作已经很长时间了。 * He seems to be unable to hold any job down. 似乎他什么工作都保不住。 * My father holds down quite a good job in the university. 我爸爸在这所大学有份相当好的工作。 4.restrain; check;control; keep at a low level 压制；压低；控制；缩减 * Hold down the noise！将声音放低一点。 * These measures helped to hold down traffic accidents. 这些措施有助于减少交通事故。 * When Bob gets mad, you can't hold him down. 鲍勃发火的时候，你无法控制他。 * We should hold down our expenditure. 我们应该压缩开支。 * Last year we had to hold down the enrolment because of the cuts in the grants. 由于补助金减少，我们去年不得不压缩招生人数。 5.take care of 照应；照料 * Her neighbour held down her family duties while she was out on an errand. 她出差期间，她的邻居料理她的家务。 |
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