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

• He is a good worker, and will hold down his job.
  他是一个好工人，可以保住他的工作。
• 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。
• We shall hold down prices until the new year.
  我们会抑制价格上涨，直到新的一年来临。
• So you'll have to hold down two jobs over there.
  所以你在那里必须负责两种任务。
• You have to hold down those people.
  你必须压制住这些人。
• 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。
• 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。
• You do not have to hold down two keys at once.
  您不必同时按下两个键。
• 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。
• 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？