hold back

英 [həʊld bæk]

美 [hoʊld bæk]

（使）犹豫; （使）退缩; 阻挡; 阻止; 储备; 保留; 隐瞒; 抑制住，忍住（眼泪、笑声等）

经济

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）犹豫;（使）退缩
  If youhold backor if somethingholdsyouback, you hesitate before you do something because you are not sure whether it is the right thing to do.
  1. The administration had several reasons for holding back...
     政府因为几个原因而犹豫不决。
  2. Melancholy and mistrust of men hold her back.
     忧郁的性格和对男人的不信任使她裹足不前。
• PHRASAL VERB 阻挡;阻止
  Toholdsomeone or somethingbackmeans to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening.
  1. Stagnation in home sales is holding back economic recovery...
     国内销售的停滞不前正阻碍着经济复苏。
  2. Jake wanted to wake up, but sleep held him back.
     杰克想要醒来，但睡意使他又沉入梦乡。
• PHRASAL VERB 储备;保留
  If youholdsomethingback, you keep it in reserve to use later.
  1. Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise.
     农民囤积农产品显然是希望价格能够上涨。
• PHRASAL VERB 隐瞒
  If youholdsomethingback, you do not include it in the information you are giving about something.
  1. You seem to be holding something back.
     你好像隐瞒了点什么。
• PHRASAL VERB 抑制住,忍住(眼泪、笑声等)
  If youhold backsomething such as tears or laughter, or if youhold back, you make an effort to stop yourself from showing how you feel.
  1. She kept trying to hold back her tears...
     她一直在试图抑制住眼泪。
  2. He could no longer hold back convulsive laughter...
     他再也忍不住，前俯后仰地大笑起来。
  3. I was close to tears with frustration, but I held back.
     我沮丧得快要哭出来，但我忍住了。

英英释义

verb

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
  1. Arrest the downward trend
  2. Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
  3. Contain the rebel movement
  4. Turn back the tide of communism
  Synonym:checkturn backarreststopcontain
• hold back
  1. She conceals her anger well
  Synonym:concealhold in
• secure and keep for possible future use or application
  1. The landlord retained the security deposit
  2. I reserve the right to disagree
  Synonym:retainholdkeep back
• keep under control
  1. suppress a smile
  2. Keep your temper
  3. keep your cool
  Synonym:restrainkeepkeep back
• wait before acting
  1. the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
  Synonym:waithold off
• refrain from doing
  1. she forbore a snicker
  Synonym:forbear

双语例句

• You seem to be holding something back.
  你好像隐瞒了点什么。
• But then I did feel it, and I couldn't hold back my scream of agony.
  然后，我确实感觉到了，我甚至没法咽回自己极其痛苦的尖叫。
• The police had to use force to hold back the crowd.
  警察不得不用武力阻止人群。
• Can hardly contain one's anger; cannot hold back one's rage
  压不住心头的火气
• These place a heavy burden on carers and health systems, and hold back economic development.
  这对保健提供者和卫生系统造成沉重的负担，并阻碍了经济发展。
• The administration had several reasons for holding back
  政府因为几个原因而犹豫不决。
• Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise.
  农民囤积农产品显然是希望价格能够上涨。
• I hold back the tears to flow again, and turned into his own room.
  我忍住再次要流出的泪水，转身进入了自己的房间。
• Melancholy and mistrust of men hold her back.
  忧郁的性格和对男人的不信任使她裹足不前。
• When danger came, he would not hold back.
  当危险来临时，他不会退缩。