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

• We must hold down prices.
  我们必须控制物价。
• If you just hold down the fort here and remain calm.
  你在这边等一下，保持冷静。
• Please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep.
  请小点声，邻居们要睡觉了。
• Hold down that noise! mother is sleeping.
  声音小一点！妈妈在睡觉。
• He's never managed to hold down a job for more than six months.
  他从未设法保持一份工作超过六个月。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。