英语词汇“hold back”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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WORD FAMILY

hold back: held back, holding back, holds back

USAGE EXAMPLES

With an effort, I hold back an angry retort.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

She held back those who wanted to enter the inferno.

The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016)

A weaker performance on Wall Street overnight also held back investors.

BBC(Dec 29, 2016)

1v refrain from doing

Syn|Hyper

forbear

forbear, refrain

resist doing something

2v wait before acting

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

hold off, wait

hold out

wait uncompromisingly for something desirable

delay

act later than planned, scheduled, or required

hesitate, pause

interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall

postpone doing what one should be doing

procrastinate

postpone or delay needlessly

defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table

hold back to a later time

act, move

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

3v hold back; keep from being perceived by others

Syn|Hypo

conceal, hold in

occult

hide from view

v secure and keep for possible future use or application

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

hold, keep back, retain

hold down

keep

hold on, keep

retain possession of

1v keep under control; keep in check

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

keep, keep back, restrain

hold

keep from exhaling or expelling

confine

prevent from leaving or from being removed

bottle up, inhibit, suppress

control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel

place limits on (extent or access)

conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress

to put down by force or authority

damp

restrain or discourage

cabin

confine to a small space, such as a cabin

closet

confine to a small space, as for intensive work

coop in, coop up

confine in or as if in a coop

lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up

place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

lock in, seal in

close with or as if with a tight seal

crucify, mortify, subdue

hold within limits and control

abnegate, deny

deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

keep, keep back, restrain

keep under control; keep in check

quench

electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

choke

check or slow down the action or effect of

restrict

place under restrictions; limit access to

train

cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it

catch

check oneself during an action

bate

moderate or restrain; lessen the force of

thermostat

control the temperature with a thermostat

counteract, countercheck

oppose or check by a counteraction

bottle up, inhibit, suppress

control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

2v hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

arrest, check, contain, stop, turn back

cut down, cut out

intercept (a player)

defend

be on the defensive; act against an attack

单词	hold back
释义	hold back (once / 1153 pages) 1v 2v 3v WORD FAMILY hold back: held back, holding back, holds back USAGE EXAMPLES With an effort, I hold back an angry retort. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) She held back those who wanted to enter the inferno. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) A weaker performance on Wall Street overnight also held back investors. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1v refrain from doing Syn\|Hyper forbear forbear, refrain resist doing something 2v wait before acting Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper hold off, wait hold out wait uncompromisingly for something desirable delay act later than planned, scheduled, or required hesitate, pause interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall postpone doing what one should be doing procrastinate postpone or delay needlessly defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table hold back to a later time act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 3v hold back; keep from being perceived by others Syn\|Hypo conceal, hold in occult hide from view 2 v secure and keep for possible future use or application Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper hold, keep back, retain hold down keep hold on, keep retain possession of 3 1v keep under control; keep in check Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper keep, keep back, restrain hold keep from exhaling or expelling confine prevent from leaving or from being removed bottle up, inhibit, suppress control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel place limits on (extent or access) conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress to put down by force or authority damp restrain or discourage cabin confine to a small space, such as a cabin closet confine to a small space, as for intensive work coop in, coop up confine in or as if in a coop lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape lock in, seal in close with or as if with a tight seal crucify, mortify, subdue hold within limits and control abnegate, deny deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure keep, keep back, restrain keep under control; keep in check quench electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device choke check or slow down the action or effect of restrict place under restrictions; limit access to train cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it catch check oneself during an action bate moderate or restrain; lessen the force of thermostat control the temperature with a thermostat counteract, countercheck oppose or check by a counteraction bottle up, inhibit, suppress control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior 2v hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper arrest, check, contain, stop, turn back cut down, cut out intercept (a player) defend be on the defensive; act against an attack
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