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

• If you just hold down the fort here and remain calm.
  你在这边等一下，保持冷静。
• You do not have to hold down two keys at once.
  您不必同时按下两个键。
• Get him to the humvees. we'll hold down the corner.
  把他抬上悍马车，我们来掩护。
• That is, they hold down a regular job and do this stuff at night.
  这就是他们的工作，并经常保有这样的东西，晚上。
• He couldn't hold down a job after his breakdown.
  他病倒以后，工作也就保不住了。
• And that includes if it delivers a good price to hold down costs for them and their customers.
  这其中包括它是否能给一个好价钱，帮商户和顾客降低成本。
• 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。
• He took a dictionary to hold down the test papers for fear that they might be blown away by the wind.
  他拿了本词典压住试卷，以防被风吹掉。
• In addition, I bound the handle and ear areas some more to hold down the sinew.
  我额外地绑扎把手和耳的地方固定筋腱。
• 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。