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单词 keep down
释义
keep down
1. phrasal verb B2
If you keep the number, size, or amount of something down, you do not let it get bigger or go higher.
The prime aim is to keep inflation down. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
Administration costs were kept down to just £460. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
2. phrasal verb
If someone keeps a group of people down, they prevent them from getting power and status and being completely free.
There is no holding her back or keeping her down. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
[Also VERB PARTICLE noun]
3. phrasal verb
If you keep food or drink down, you manage to swallow it properly and not vomit, even though you feel sick.
I tried to give her something to drink but she couldn't keep it down. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
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