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keep down

更新日期:2026-08-14

词语 keep down
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keep down stay hidden by crouching or lying down (为隐蔽而)趴下, 卧倒: Keep down! There's someone coming. 卧倒!有人过来了。 ˌkeep ˈdownto hide yourself by not standing up straight隐蔽;隐伏;卧倒;蹲下Keep down! You mustn't let anyone see you.蹲下!千万不要让人看见你。keep down1. remain at a lower level 处于低水平 * Most of the food shops have promised to keep prices down until after the new year. 大多数食品店答应新年之后才涨价。2. not vomit; retain in the stomach 不呕吐;留在胃里 * Jane is sick again today; she hasn't been able to keep her food down. 简今天又生病了,吃下的东西都吐了出来。3. control 控制;抑制 * I could hardly keep my temper down when I saw the boys treating my dog badly. 当我看见那些男孩待我的狗不好时,简直按捺不住愤怒。 * The children could not keep their voices down. 孩子们不能控制他们的声音。 * You should try to keep down your anger. 你应该尽量克制自己的脾气。 * The firemen kept the fire down with hoses. 消防队员用水龙管压住了火势。4. keep with limits; limit 限制 * She is managing to keep down her daily expenses so she could save more money. 她设法紧缩日常开支,以便能积攒更多的钱。 * We should keep down the soaring prices. 我们应控制物价的飞涨。 * We should take measures to keep down nonproductive expenses. 我们应采取措施削减非生产性开支。5. keep from progressing or growing; prevent from increasing 阻止…前进、生长、增多 * We hoe the garden to keep down the weeds. 我们锄花园里的地以免杂草丛生。 * He has found out a new way to keep down weeds in paddy fields. 他们找到了一种控制稻田杂草的新方法。 * Chemicals are used for keeping insects down. 用化学药品灭虫。6. oppress 镇压 * The police were ordered to keep down the riot. 警察奉命镇压暴动。 * The government intends to keep down the revolutionaries. 政府企图镇压革命者。 * The peasants were kept down initially but finally they staged an uprising. 农民们起初被压服了,但最后还是举行了起义。

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