| 词组 | hold back |
| 释义 | hold back 1. hold back sth/sb • hold sth/sb back to prevent something or someone from moving forward or coming near to something: ▪ A great wall of rocks and earth was built to hold back the rising water. ▪ Police did their best to hold back hundreds of screaming fans. ■ SIMILAR TO: restrain, ↑keep back 2. hold sb/sth back • hold back sb/sth to prevent someone or something from developing or making progress: ▪ Many students are held back at school by poor reading skills. ▪ High interest rates have held back Ecuador's economic growth. ▪ the male-dominated society which has held women back for so long 3. hold back sth • hold sth back • hold back to stop yourself from showing how you feel, especially with difficulty hold back tears ▪ Struggling to hold back her tears, Justine watched him get onto the plane. hold back laughter ▪ In the end she couldn't hold back the laughter any longer. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑keep back 4. hold back • hold sb back if you hold back or something holds you back, you do not immediately do or say something that you have thought of doing or saying, especially because you are not sure if it is the right thing to do, or because you feel nervous: ▪ The president's instinct was to send in the military, but he decided to hold back. hold back from doing sth ▪ Although Sam was a good man, Martha had held back from agreeing to marry him - he was dull. something holds sb back ▪ Just for a moment she was tempted to tell him, but something held her back. 5. hold sth back • hold back sth to keep something secret: ▪ You're sure you're telling me everything - you're not holding anything back? + from ▪ Campaigners claim that information has been held back from them. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑keep back 6. hold back sth • hold sth back if you hold money back, you do not give it to someone for a period of time, although they were expecting to have it: ▪ Congress had threatened to hold back $5 million in aid until a peace agreement is signed. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑keep back |
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