hold back

美 [hoʊld bæk] 英 [həʊld bæk]

hold back

Verb

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of;

"Arrest the downward trend"
"Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"
"Contain the rebel movement"
"Turn back the tide of communism"

keep under control; keep in check;

"suppress a smile"
"Keep your temper"
"keep your cool"

refrain from doing;

"she forbore a snicker"

wait before acting;

"the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

secure and keep for possible future use or application;

"The landlord retained the security deposit"
"I reserve the right to disagree"

hold back; keep from being perceived by others;

"She conceals her anger well"

hold back例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

Shortage of the right materials has set us back.
所要材料的短缺阻碍了我们的进展。

Mr.Hu's abstemious habits didn't hold him back.
胡士泰有节制的生活习惯并没有阻碍提升。

He can not shrink back from danger.
他不会从危险中退缩出来。

Prissy edged back up the stairs.
百里茜偷偷地往楼梯口退缩。

The brooding presence that had been lurking farther back was moving.
曾经远远隐藏的那个飘忽不定的存在正在活动。

Colonel Wilck's men fought back, from every conceivable hiding place.
威克上校守城部队从任何可能的隐藏之处发起反击。

We could not hold ourselves back.
我们不能克制自己。

Then they had to restrain themselves and pull back.
这时，他们只好克制自己，撒了回来。

We must not keep back anything we know.
不应该隐瞒我们所知道的事。

The police were convinced the man was holding something back.
**确信那人隐瞒了情况。

hold back近义词

forbear suppress bridle hinder stem keep back hold off conceal check hold in keep retain stop restrain turn back contain hold wait arrest