| 词汇 | keep back |
| 释义 | keep back 1. prevent from coming 阻止 * Police horses were used to keep back the crowd. 警马被用来阻挡人群。 * Dykes keep back the floodwater. 堤坎拦住洪水。 * The police tried in vain to keep back the protesting crowds who were rushing towards the government building. 警察企图挡住冲向政府大厦的抗议人群，但未能成功。 2. control; hold back 控制 * Jim was able to keep back his anger and avoid a fight. 吉姆能抑制住自己的愤怒，从而避免了一场殴斗。 * In vain I tried to keep back my tears. 我怎么也忍不住我的眼泪。 3. delay 延迟 * I am sorry we were late; we started in good time, but heavy rain on the road kept us back. 对不起，我们来晚了。我们虽然准点起程，可一路上大雨耽搁了我们赶路。 4. not tell; conceal 隐瞒 * We must not keep back anything we know. 不应该隐瞒我们所知道的事。 * He is keeping something back from us. 他对我们有所隐瞒。 * I'll keep back nothing from you. 我对你一切都不隐瞒。 * The doctor recommended that the exact nature of the woman's illness should be kept back from her. 医生建议不要让那个妇女知道她所患疾病的确切性质。 5. withhold 扣留 * National Insurance keeps bacek 5％of my wages. 国家保险公司扣除我工资的5％。 * They are keeping back the names of the victims. 他们扣压着受害者的名单。 6. reserve; save 保留；留出 * The factory keeps back some money every year for welfare purposes. 这个工厂每年留出一部分钱用于福利事业。 7. hinder 妨碍 * I don't want to keep you back from your work. 我不想妨碍你的工作。 * I hope I'm not keeping you back. 我希望没有妨碍你。 |
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