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单词 hold back
释义

hold back

1. phrasal verb
If you hold back or if something holds you back, you hesitate before you do something because you are not sure whether it is the right thing to do.
The administration had several reasons for holding back. [VERB PARTICLE]
Her lack of social skills and mistrust of other people hold her back. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
[Also VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
2. phrasal verb
To hold someone or something back means to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening.
Stagnation in home sales is holding back economic recovery. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
Jake wanted to wake up, but sleep held him back. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
3. phrasal verb
If you hold something back, you keep it in reserve to use later.
Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
4. phrasal verb
If you hold something back, you do not include it in the information you are giving about something.
You seem to be holding something back. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
[Also VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
5. phrasal verb
If you hold back something such as tears or laughter, or if you hold back, you make an effort to stop yourself from showing how you feel.
She kept trying to hold back her tears. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
He could no longer hold back convulsive laughter. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
I was close to tears with frustration, but I held back. [VERB PARTICLE]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
More Synonyms of hold back
See full dictionary entry for hold

hold back in British English

verb (adverb)
1. 
to restrain or be restrained
2. (transitive)
to withhold
he held back part of the payment
nounWord forms: holdback
3. 
a strap of the harness joining the breeching to the shaft, so that the horse can hold back the vehicle
4. 
something that restrains or hinders

hold-back in British English

(ˈhəʊldˌbæk)
noun
a strap or piece of iron on a harness that joins the breeching to the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle, so that the horse can hold back the vehicle

hold back in American English

1. 
to restrain
2. 
to refrain
3. 
to retain
See full dictionary entry for hold

Examples of 'hold back' in a sentence
hold back

So try not to hold back if you feel enthusiastic.
The Sun (2016)
He didn't hold back about how he felt about police harassment and fame.
The Sun (2016)
But of course it is painful for you to feel held back like this.
The Sun (2014)
In part it is held back by the conducting.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It holds back productivity and economic growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Are you perhaps holding back on something?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Bus cuts on the scale we are facing risk holding back economic recovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Having his thoughts elsewhere when you are making love is his way of holding back from true intimacy.
The Sun (2009)
Hold back from getting involved with other women for now and work out why this rejection hurts so much.
The Sun (2014)
This is having a negative impact on the construction industry at a time when weak demand is holding back wider economic recovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Very little would have been held back, either about his own players or about the opposition.
Duncan Hamilton Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough (2007)
Wales certainly weren't going to be holding back.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Now she is not holding back, raving about weed.
The Sun (2013)
It can feel safer to hold back some of your love but it is time to put your whole heart into the relationship.
The Sun (2011)
But she won't hold back when something needs saying!
The Sun (2012)
It's more likely to be that you are subconsciously holding back in some way.
The Sun (2014)
Unless solutions appear, growth is going to be held back.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So there's no reason to hold back or go easy.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It can feel safer to hold back part of your heart, but loving without limits changes so much about your life.
The Sun (2014)
Surprisingly, you're as likely to hold back about certain matters as others.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He will not hold back if he gets his chance at Home Park.
The Sun (2008)
It can feel safer to hold back some of your feelings, but now you're ready to show how deep love goes.
The Sun (2012)
The match really was played in the best possible way: mistimed tackles were acknowledged and apologised for, yet no one held back a thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

Chinese translation of 'hold back'

hold back

vt

  1. [person, progress] 阻拦(攔) (zǔlán)
    ⇒ She's very ambitious, so don't try to hold her back. 她很有野心，别阻拦她。 (Tā hěn yǒu yěxīn, bié zǔlán tā.)
  2. [secret, information] 隐(隱)瞒(瞞) (yǐnmán)
    ⇒ I want the truth, now, with nothing held back. 我现在要的是真相，没有一点隐瞒。 (Wǒ xiànzài yào de shì zhēnxiàng, méiyǒu yīdiǎn yǐnmán.)
See hold

Nearby words of
hold back

  • hoist up
  • hold
  • hold against
  • hold back
  • hold down
  • hold forth
  • hold it!

All related terms of 'hold back'

hold up
( lift up ) 举(舉)起 jǔqǐ ⇒ The Englishman held up the rifle. → 英国人举起了手枪。 Yīngguórén jǔqǐle shǒuqiāng.
hold over
( postpone ) 推迟(遲) tuīchí
hold out
( hand ) 伸出 shēnchū ⇒ Sam held out his hand for the briefcase. → 山姆伸手拿公文包。 Shānmǔ shēnshǒu ná gōngwénbāo.
hold on to
( grasp ) 抓住 zhuāzhù ⇒ He had to hold on to the chair to steady himself. → 他不得不抓住椅子使自己站稳。 Tā bù dé bù zhuāzhù yǐzi shǐ zìjǐ zhànwěn.
hold on
( keep hold ) 抓牢 zhuāláo ⇒ The rope was wet, but Nancy held on. → 绳子湿了，但南希仍然牢牢地抓着。 Shéngzi shī le, dàn Nánxī réngrán láoláo de zhuāzhe.
hold off
( challenge ) 使不能接近 shǐ bùnéng jiējìn ⇒ Alesi drove magnificently, holding off the challenge from Berger. → 阿勒西开得棒极了，使伯杰不能接近。 Ālèxī kāi de bàng jí le, shǐ Bójié bùnéng jiējìn.
hold forth
滔滔不绝(絕)地讲(講) tāotāo bùjué de jiǎng ⇒ Jenkins was there, holding forth on his favourite subject. → 詹金斯在那儿，滔滔不绝地讲述他最喜欢的话题。 Zhānjīnsī zàinàr, tāotāo bùjué de jiǎngshù tā zuì xǐhuan de huàtí.
hold down
( restrain : person ) 把 ... 按倒在地上 bǎ ... àndǎo zài dìshang ⇒ It took three men to hold him down. → 要3个男人才把他按在地上。 Yào sān gè nánrén cái bǎ tā àn zài dìshang.
hold against
▶ to hold sth against sb 因某事对(對)某人记(記)仇 yīn mǒushì duì mǒurén jìchóu ⇒ He lost the case, but never held it against me. → 他输了这场官司，但从未因此而记恨过我。 Tā shūle zhè chǎng guānsi, dàn cóngwèi yīn cǐ ér jìhèn guo wǒ.
(phrasal verb) 
She wanted to say something but held back.
Synonyms
desist
Kindly desist from making so much noise.
forbear
I forbore to comment on this.
hesitate
stop yourself
restrain yourself
refrain from doing something
See hold

Additional synonyms

in the sense of forbear
Definition
to cease or refrain (from doing something)
I forbore to comment on this.
Synonyms
refrain,
avoid,
omit,
hold back,
stop,
decline,
pause,
cease,
withhold,
abstain,
eschew,
keep from,
resist the temptation to,
desist,
restrain yourself

Nearby words of
hold back

  • hoist
  • hoity-toity
  • hold
  • hold back
  • hold forth
  • hold off
  • hold on

Related terms of
hold back

  • hold someone back
  • hold something back

Synonyms of 'hold back'

hold back

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