按住某人;使保持低水平
hold sb down
按住某人
to prevent sb from moving, using force
It took three men to hold him down.三個人才把他制伏了。
hold sb down
剝奪某人的自由(或權利)
to prevent sb from having their freedom or rights
The people are held down by a repressive regime.人民受到了專制政權的壓迫。
hold sth down
使保持低水平
to keep sth at a low level
The rate of inflation must be held down.通貨膨脹率必須控制在低水平。
hold sth down
保住(工作、職位)
to keep a job for some time
He was unable to hold down a job after his breakdown.他精神崩潰以後就沒能保住工作。
hold sth down口語美式
限制(尤指噪音)
to limit sth, especially a noise
Hold it down, will you? I'm trying to sleep!小點聲行嗎?我要睡覺!
釋義來自《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》第 9 版