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

• 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。
• He couldn't hold down a job after his breakdown.
  他病倒以后，工作也就保不住了。
• 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。
• How long can a small force of mercenaries hold down an entire people?
  一小股雇佣军能把整个人民压制多久呢？
• Reinstall hold down screws and ground wire to housing.
  重新安装拆卸下的螺丝和壳上的接地线。
• Hold down that noise! mother is sleeping.
  声音小一点！妈妈在睡觉。
• You have to hold down those people.
  你必须压制住这些人。
• Get him to the humvees. we'll hold down the corner.
  把他抬上悍马车，我们来掩护。
• We must hold down prices.
  我们必须控制物价。
• 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。