| 词组 | keep back |
| 释义 | keep back 1. keep back to not stand near something or not move towards it: ▪ Keep well back, please. This could be dangerous. + from ▪ Police were telling people to keep back from the side of the road. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑stand back 2. keep back sb/sth • keep sb/sth back to prevent someone or something from moving forward or going past a particular place: ▪ The organizers have put up barriers to keep back crowds. ▪ He had a white rag, which he tied around his head to keep his hair back. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hold back 3. keep sth back • keep back sth to keep part of something instead of using it all immediately, or giving it all to someone else, so that you have it to use later: ▪ I managed to keep back a couple of cases of beer, just for our own use. ▪ While the women spent everything on their families, men typically kept money back for themselves. 4. keep sth back to deliberately not tell someone all that you know about something: ▪ I've honestly no idea what happened - do you think I'd keep anything back if I knew? + from ▪ Ellie was sure he was keeping something back from her. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hold back, withhold formal 5. keep back sth • keep sth back if you keep back your tears or your feelings, you do not cry or show your feelings, even though you want to very much: ▪ I tried to explain, working hard to keep back the tears. ▪ He was unable to keep back his anger any longer. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hold back, suppress formal 6. keep sb back to make someone stay after class, especially in order to talk to them: ▪ After the first class the teacher kept me back and said "Are you really sure you want to be a dancer?" 7. keep sb back to make someone stay at the same level, and not let them progress to a higher level, for example because you do not think that their work is good enough: ▪ Mick was kept back for a year at college after he failed all his exams. |
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