| 单词 | keep back |
| 释义 | keep back (once / 1778 pages) 1v 2v WORD FAMILY keep back: keeping back, keeps back, kept back USAGE EXAMPLESDue to falling debris, firefighters were forced to keep back from the multi-storey commercial building. BBC(Nov 25, 2016) There is nothing better at building the soil and keeping back winter weeds than a two- or three-inch layer of shredded leaves. Washington Post(Nov 14, 2016) They knew where everything was and stole my tools, even a chain saw and my shotgun that I kept back there. George Dawson, Life Is So Good(2000) 1 v keep under control; keep in check 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper hold back, keep, restrain hold keep from exhaling or expelling confineprevent from leaving or from being removed bottle up, inhibit, suppresscontrol and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderatelessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammelplace limits on (extent or access) conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppressto put down by force or authority damprestrain or discourage cabinconfine to a small space, such as a cabin closetconfine to a small space, as for intensive work coop in, coop upconfine in or as if in a coop lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut upplace in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape lock in, seal inclose with or as if with a tight seal crucify, mortify, subduehold within limits and control abnegate, denydeny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure hold back, keep, restrainkeep under control; keep in check quenchelectronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device chokecheck or slow down the action or effect of restrictplace under restrictions; limit access to traincause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it catchcheck oneself during an action batemoderate or restrain; lessen the force of thermostatcontrol the temperature with a thermostat counteract, countercheckoppose or check by a counteraction bottle up, inhibit, suppress control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior 1v secure and keep for possible future use or application Syn|Hypo|Hyper hold, hold back, retain hold down keep hold on, keep retain possession of 2v hold back; refuse to hand over or share Syn|Hypo|Hyper withhold block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) keep to oneselfwithhold information denyrefuse to grant, as of a petition or request reservehold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency immobilise, immobilizehold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital deprivekeep from having, keeping, or obtaining ablactate, weangradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk famish, starvedeprive of food starvedeprive of a necessity and cause suffering devoteset aside or apart for a specific purpose or use tongue-tiedeprive of speech dockdeprive someone of benefits, as a penalty bilkevade payment to disinherit, disownprevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting impoverishmake poor disenfranchise, disfranchisedeprive of voting rights deny, refuse refuse to let have |
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