hold down

英 [həʊld daʊn]

美 [hoʊld daʊn]

保住（工作或位置）; 压制; 限制

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 保住（工作或位置）
  If youhold downa job or a place in a team, you manage to keep it.
  1. He never could hold down a job...
     他从来都保不住自己的工作。
  2. Constant injury problems had made it tough for him to hold down a regular first team place.
     持续伤病使得他很难保住在球队的常规主力位置。
• PHRASAL VERB 压制;限制
  If youholdsomeonedown, you keep them under control and do not allow them to have much freedom or power or many rights.
  1. Everyone thinks there is some vast conspiracy wanting to hold down the younger generation.
     大家都认为有一个想压制年轻一代的大阴谋。

英英释义

verb

• restrain
  1. please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep
• keep
  1. She manages to hold down two jobs

双语例句

• The Prime Minister yesterday ruled out Government action to hold down petrol prices
  首相昨天表示政府不会采取行动抑制汽油价格上涨。
• To quickly copy an appointment, hold down Ctrl and drag the appointment to a new time or date.
  要迅速复制约会，按住ctrl键，然后将约会拖到新的时间或日期。
• So you'll have to hold down two jobs over there.
  所以你在那里必须负责两种任务。
• Click and hold down the left mouse button on the menu that you want to move.
  在要移动的菜单上单击并按住鼠标左键。
• How long can a small force of mercenaries hold down an entire people?
  一小股雇佣军能把整个人民压制多久呢？
• We must hold down prices.
  我们必须控制物价。
• We shall hold down prices until the new year.
  我们会抑制价格上涨，直到新的一年来临。
• Did they think that their policy would hold down inflation?
  他们认为他们的政策能抑制通货膨胀吗？
• Get him to the humvees. we'll hold down the corner.
  把他抬上悍马车，我们来掩护。
• You have to hold down those people.
  你必须压制住这些人。