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

• The two companies have struggled to make profits from smartphones as they hold down prices to win market share.
  由于华为和联想为赢得市场份额而压低价格，它们一直很难在智能手机上实现盈利。
• He took a dictionary to hold down the test papers for fear that they might be blown away by the wind.
  他拿了本词典压住试卷，以防被风吹掉。
• Adjusts the speed at which a character repeats when you hold down a key.
  调整当你按住一个键时字符的重复速率。
• The Prime Minister yesterday ruled out Government action to hold down petrol prices
  首相昨天表示政府不会采取行动抑制汽油价格上涨。
• We must hold down prices.
  我们必须控制物价。
• 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。
• To quickly copy an appointment, hold down Ctrl and drag the appointment to a new time or date.
  要迅速复制约会，按住ctrl键，然后将约会拖到新的时间或日期。
• 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。
• If you just hold down the fort here and remain calm.
  你在这边等一下，保持冷静。
• He's never been able to hold down a steady job.
  他始终未能保持一份稳定的工作。