
Hold back
1. 抑制;控制
例句: He couldn't hold back his anger.
他再也控制不住他的怒火。
She held back her tears.
她強(qiáng)忍著沒讓眼淚流出來。
2. 阻擋,阻止,阻礙
例句: What held you back to take a week's holiday?
是什么阻止了你沒休完一周的假?
You must try to hold back German attack.
你必須設(shè)法阻止住德軍的進(jìn)攻。
3. 猶豫不定;畏縮不前
例句: I held back not knowing his real intention.
我有點(diǎn)猶豫不定,不知道他的真正意圖是什么。
Hold natural and graceful, don't hold back before the guests.
在客人面前要落落大方,不要畏懼退縮不敢見人。
4. 耽誤,延誤,推遲
例句: He's a hard man, nothing could hold him back to come to the club in time.
他是一個古板墨守成規(guī)的家伙,什么也不會延誤他準(zhǔn)時到達(dá)俱樂部的。
I'm sorry to say I have to hold the ball back for half an hour, Princess Diana will join us.
很抱歉,我必須把舞會開始的時間推遲半個小時,黛安娜公主要來參加我們的舞會。
5. 隱瞞;保守(秘密等);不發(fā)表(消息等)
例句: I held nothing back, I told you all about it.
我什么也不瞞你,我把一切全說出來了。
I dare say that he was holding something back from us.
我敢說,他有些事瞞著我們。