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

hold someone/thing back

1Prevent or restrict the progress or development of someone or something: my lack of experience held me back a bit...

It holds me back from progressing as fast as I'd like.
We will not allow this experience to hold us back from doing anything.
We have so many ideas on promoting the history of soccer in America but our lack of funds is holding us back.

Synonyms

hinder, hamper, inhibit, impede, obstruct, check, curb, block, thwart, baulk, hamstring, restrain, frustrate, retard, delay, prevent from making progress, stand in someone's way

informal stymie

North American informal bork

literary trammel

1.1 (hold something back) Refuse or be unwilling to make something known: you’re not holding anything back from me, are you?...

She leaves a suicide note, whose contents are held back until an appropriately melodramatic turning point.
Today, government figures are held back not only by a fear of being rumbled, but a terror that they won't be able to pull it off.
Well, one of the reasons I think there is a whiff of scandal here, at least as far as journalists are concerned, is because a lot of this information was held back by the administration.

Synonyms

withhold, hide, conceal, keep back, keep secret, keep hidden, keep silent about, keep quiet about, hush up, refuse to disclose, suppress

informal sit on, keep under one's hat

See parent entry: hold

单词	hold someone/thing back
释义	hold someone/thing back 1Prevent or restrict the progress or development of someone or something: my lack of experience held me back a bit... It holds me back from progressing as fast as I'd like. We will not allow this experience to hold us back from doing anything. We have so many ideas on promoting the history of soccer in America but our lack of funds is holding us back. Synonyms hinder, hamper, inhibit, impede, obstruct, check, curb, block, thwart, baulk, hamstring, restrain, frustrate, retard, delay, prevent from making progress, stand in someone's way informal stymie North American informal bork literary trammel 1.1 (hold something back) Refuse or be unwilling to make something known: you’re not holding anything back from me, are you?... She leaves a suicide note, whose contents are held back until an appropriately melodramatic turning point. Today, government figures are held back not only by a fear of being rumbled, but a terror that they won't be able to pull it off. Well, one of the reasons I think there is a whiff of scandal here, at least as far as journalists are concerned, is because a lot of this information was held back by the administration. Synonyms withhold, hide, conceal, keep back, keep secret, keep hidden, keep silent about, keep quiet about, hush up, refuse to disclose, suppress informal sit on, keep under one's hat See parent entry: hold
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