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

• Quick Launch Torch: Hold down Home key to quickly enable the torch when the screen is locked.
  快速发射火炬：压低家里很快使火炬关键当屏幕是锁着的。
• He's never managed to hold down a job for more than six months.
  他从未设法保持一份工作超过六个月。
• If you just hold down the fort here and remain calm.
  你在这边等一下，保持冷静。
• Please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep.
  请小点声，邻居们要睡觉了。
• You have to hold down those people.
  你必须压制住这些人。
• Hold down that noise! mother is sleeping.
  声音小一点！妈妈在睡觉。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。