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

• 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。
• 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。
• You do not have to hold down two keys at once.
  您不必同时按下两个键。
• You have to hold down those people.
  你必须压制住这些人。
• 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？
• Click and hold down the left mouse button on the menu that you want to move.
  在要移动的菜单上单击并按住鼠标左键。
• Get him to the humvees. we'll hold down the corner.
  把他抬上悍马车，我们来掩护。
• Reinstall hold down screws and ground wire to housing.
  重新安装拆卸下的螺丝和壳上的接地线。
• 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。
• 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。