| 单词 | keep down |
| 释义 | keep downSEE SYNONYMS FOR keep down ON THESAURUS.COM verb (adverb, mainly tr)to repress; hold in submission to restrain or controlhe had difficulty keeping his anger down to cause not to increase or riseprices were kept down for six months (intr) not to show oneself to one's opponents; lie low to cause (food) to stay in the stomach; not vomit Words nearby keep downkeep a weather eye out, keep back, keep body and soul together, keep company, keep cool, keep down, keeper, keeper hook, keeper ring, keep fit, keep from Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with keep downkeep down Hold under control, repress; also, retain food. For example, Keep you voice down, or They vowed to keep down the insurgency, or With morning sickness, she had a hard time keeping down her breakfast. [Late 1500s] Prevent from increasing or succeeding, as in The government was determined to keep prices down, or Joyce felt that her lack of an advanced degree kept her down in terms of promotions. [Early 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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