| 释义 |
hold sb/sth back
Ⅰ hold sb/sth back (STOP DEVELOPMENT) — phrasal verb with hold /həʊld/ aep /hoʊld/ verb (held, held) ► C2 to stop someone or something developing or doing as well as they should: » She felt that having children would hold her back.Thesaurus+: ↑Delaying and wasting time
Ⅱ hold sb/sth back (STOP MOVEMENT) — phrasal verb with hold /həʊld/ aep /hoʊld/ verb (held, held) ► C1 If you hold someone or something back, you stop them from coming or moving forward: » Sandbags will hold the flood waters back for a while.Thesaurus+: ↑Preventing and impeding , ↑Limiting and restricting |