词汇 | keep down |
释义 | keep down A. transitive verb [keep sb/sth down, keep down sb/sth] ① (hold down) 压住 ▸ I put bricks on the corners of the tarpaulin to keep it down 我用砖压住油布的四角不让它翘起来 ▸ keep that dog down! 别让那只狗乱跳! ② (repress) 压迫 ‹person›▸ he won't be kept down 他很难制服 ▸ you can't keep a good man down 有志向的人是什么困难都压不倒的 ③ (control) 控制 ‹costs, pollution›▸ to keep the weeds down 除草 ④ (reduce) 降低 ‹interest rates, noise›▸ keep your voice down! 小声点! ⑤ (hold in stomach) 不呕吐出来 ‹food, liquid›▸ she couldn't keep anything down 她吃什么就吐什么 ⑥ British School (cause to repeat year) 使…留级 ‹student›B. intransitive verb ▸ keep down! 蹲下! ▸ we kept down while the security patrol passed by on the other side of the wall 保安巡逻队经过墙的另一边时,我们蹲了下来 |
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