| 词汇 | keep in check |
| 释义 | keep in check 1. control; avoid an excess of 控制（增长） * We must keep our spending in check this month. 我们必须控制这个月的开销。 * Unless imports are kept in check we are in danger of losing our favourable balance of trade. 如果不控制进口，我们就有失去贸易有利平衡的危险。 * If I hadn't kept myself in check, I might have said something that I would have regretted later. 如果我不控制自己的话，我就会说出一些以后要后悔的话。 2. prevent any further advance by 控制进一步发展 * By prompt action the authorities managed to keep the disease in check. 当局采取及时措施控制了疾病的蔓延。 |
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