英语词汇“to keep down”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. transitive. To hold down; to hold in subjection or under control; to repress. spec. to retain (food, etc.) in one's stomach, without vomiting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] > crush, stifle, or overwhelm (feelings, etc.)

shendOE

whelvec1000

allayOE

ofdrunkenc1175

quenchc1175

quashc1275

stanchc1315

quella1325

slockena1340

drenchc1374

vanquishc1380

stuffa1387

daunt?a1400

adauntc1400

to put downa1425

overwhelmc1425

overwhelvec1450

quatc1450

slockc1485

suppressa1500

suffocate1526

quealc1530

to trample under foot1530

repress1532

quail1533

suppress1537

infringe1543

revocate1547

whelm1553

queasom1561

knetcha1564

squench1577

restinguish1579

to keep down1581

trample1583

repel1592

accable1602

crush1610

to wrestle down?1611

chokea1616

stranglea1616

stifle1621

smother1632

overpower1646

resuppress1654

strangulate1665

instranglea1670

to choke back, down, in, out1690

to nip or crush in the bud1746

spiflicate1749

squasha1777

to get under1799

burke1835

to stamp out1851

to trample down1853

quelch1864

to sit upon ——1864

squelch1864

smash1865

garrotte1878

scotch1888

douse1916

to drive under1920

stomp1936

stultify1958

society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > keep in subjection

to hold down1533

underkeep1590

to keep down1723

snool1735

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > digest [verb (transitive)] > retain in stomach

to keep down1955

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) i. 3 b Sudden flames by force kept downe.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 197 They keepe them low & down by subtraction of their meat.

1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 38 You should..keep down your spirits both in this and other cases.

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 79 Will kept the Man down, who was under him.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 34 A hundred thousand soldiers..will keep down ten millions of ploughmen and artisans.

1889 C. Smith Repentance Paul Wentworth III. xvi. 291 She had hard work to keep down her tears.

1955 ‘A. Gilbert’ Is she Dead Too? vi. 119 Think you could keep some hot tea down? Well, have a try.

1968 ‘S. Woods’ Past Praying For ii. 71 Nothing had been given to Oliver without Dr. Noyes's consent; and, anyway, he couldn't keep anything down.

1969 A. E. Lindop Sight Unseen xxix. 246 He's best with his Eno's if I can get him to keep it down.

1973 ‘A. York’ Captivator iv. 62 ‘Aren't you going to eat?..’ ‘I don't think I could keep it down.’

2. To keep low in amount or number; to prevent from growing, increasing, or accumulating.

ΚΠ

1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) II. 201 The executors..ought to keep down the interest.

1840 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 1 iii. 259 The Tartarian oats kept down the clover.

1851 Beck's Florist Jan. 21 Pick off decaying leaves, and keep down insects.

1869 W. Longman Hist. Edward III I. xvi. 309 Employers..combined to keep down wages.

3. Painting. (See quot. 1854.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > art of colouring > colour [verb (transitive)] > modify tone > tone down

to keep down1768

tone1831

1768 W. Gilpin Ess. Prints 210 The effect..might have been better, if all the lights upon it had been kept down.

1805 E. Dayes Wks. 290 Should the objects give a sufficient quantity of Light and Shade, the sky may be kept down.

1854 F. W. Fairholt Dict. Terms Art Kept down, subdued in tone or tint, so that that portion of the picture thus treated is rendered subordinate to some other part.

4. Printing. To set in lower-case type, as a word or letter; to use capitals somewhat sparingly.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > compose [verb (transitive)] > set in upper or lower case

to keep down1888

1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 70

5. intransitive. To remain low or subdued.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > become less violent or severe [verb (intransitive)] > remain subdued

to keep down1889

1889 M. E. Carter Mrs. Severn III. iii. ix. 219 Praying that the wind would keep down for a few hours.

单词	to keep down
释义	> as lemmas to keep down to keep down 1. transitive. To hold down; to hold in subjection or under control; to repress. spec. to retain (food, etc.) in one's stomach, without vomiting. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] > crush, stifle, or overwhelm (feelings, etc.) shendOE whelvec1000 allayOE ofdrunkenc1175 quenchc1175 quashc1275 stanchc1315 quella1325 slockena1340 drenchc1374 vanquishc1380 stuffa1387 daunt?a1400 adauntc1400 to put downa1425 overwhelmc1425 overwhelvec1450 quatc1450 slockc1485 suppressa1500 suffocate1526 quealc1530 to trample under foot1530 repress1532 quail1533 suppress1537 infringe1543 revocate1547 whelm1553 queasom1561 knetcha1564 squench1577 restinguish1579 to keep down1581 trample1583 repel1592 accable1602 crush1610 to wrestle down?1611 chokea1616 stranglea1616 stifle1621 smother1632 overpower1646 resuppress1654 strangulate1665 instranglea1670 to choke back, down, in, out1690 to nip or crush in the bud1746 spiflicate1749 squasha1777 to get under1799 burke1835 to stamp out1851 to trample down1853 quelch1864 to sit upon ——1864 squelch1864 smash1865 garrotte1878 scotch1888 douse1916 to drive under1920 stomp1936 stultify1958 society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > keep in subjection to hold down1533 underkeep1590 to keep down1723 snool1735 the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > digest [verb (transitive)] > retain in stomach to keep down1955 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) i. 3 b Sudden flames by force kept downe. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 197 They keepe them low & down by subtraction of their meat. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 38 You should..keep down your spirits both in this and other cases. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 79 Will kept the Man down, who was under him. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 34 A hundred thousand soldiers..will keep down ten millions of ploughmen and artisans. 1889 C. Smith Repentance Paul Wentworth III. xvi. 291 She had hard work to keep down her tears. 1955 ‘A. Gilbert’ Is she Dead Too? vi. 119 Think you could keep some hot tea down? Well, have a try. 1968 ‘S. Woods’ Past Praying For ii. 71 Nothing had been given to Oliver without Dr. Noyes's consent; and, anyway, he couldn't keep anything down. 1969 A. E. Lindop Sight Unseen xxix. 246 He's best with his Eno's if I can get him to keep it down. 1973 ‘A. York’ Captivator iv. 62 ‘Aren't you going to eat?..’ ‘I don't think I could keep it down.’ 2. To keep low in amount or number; to prevent from growing, increasing, or accumulating. ΚΠ 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) II. 201 The executors..ought to keep down the interest. 1840 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 1 iii. 259 The Tartarian oats kept down the clover. 1851 Beck's Florist Jan. 21 Pick off decaying leaves, and keep down insects. 1869 W. Longman Hist. Edward III I. xvi. 309 Employers..combined to keep down wages. 3. Painting. (See quot. 1854.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > art of colouring > colour [verb (transitive)] > modify tone > tone down to keep down1768 tone1831 1768 W. Gilpin Ess. Prints 210 The effect..might have been better, if all the lights upon it had been kept down. 1805 E. Dayes Wks. 290 Should the objects give a sufficient quantity of Light and Shade, the sky may be kept down. 1854 F. W. Fairholt Dict. Terms Art Kept down, subdued in tone or tint, so that that portion of the picture thus treated is rendered subordinate to some other part. 4. Printing. To set in lower-case type, as a word or letter; to use capitals somewhat sparingly. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > compose [verb (transitive)] > set in upper or lower case to keep down1888 1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 70 5. intransitive. To remain low or subdued. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > become less violent or severe [verb (intransitive)] > remain subdued to keep down1889 1889 M. E. Carter Mrs. Severn III. iii. ix. 219 Praying that the wind would keep down for a few hours. extracted from keepv. < as lemmas
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