英语词组keep down是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	keep down
释义	keep down 1. *keep sth* down** • keep down sth to prevent the size, cost, or quantity of something from increasing, or to keep it at a low level: ▪ No sugar, thanks - I'm trying to keep my weight down. keep prices/costs down ▪ The store keeps prices down by asking customers to bag their own groceries. 2. *keep sth* down** • keep down sth used to ask someone to make less noise keep your voice down ▪ Keep your voice down, she'll hear you! keep it down ▪ Can you ask the kids to keep it down a bit, I'm trying to work. 3. keep down/keep your head down to stay close to the ground when you are hiding or in danger of being hit by something: ▪ My mother told me to keep down and stay quiet so the guard wouldn't spot us. 4. *keep sth* down** • keep down sth to succeed in keeping food in your stomach after eating it, instead of bringing it up again out of your mouth, especially with difficulty because you are ill: ▪ He drank some of the medicine, but he couldn't keep it down. ▪ Anna was feeling much better - she'd managed to keep down the bread she'd eaten. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hold down ■ OPPOSITE: bring up 5. keep down sb • keep sb down to keep people under strict control or limit their freedom in an unfair way: ▪ Women have been kept down for far too long. ▪ an oppressive society in which people from ethnic minorities were kept down ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hold down, oppress formal
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