| 词组 | fight down |
| 释义 | Phr V fight down fights, fighting, fought fight down sth or fight sth down to try hard not to do something that you want to doHe had to fight down the desire to laugh. fight down sth • fight sth down to force yourself not to do something that you very much want to do, or force yourself not to be affected by your feelings: Janice fought down the impulse to scream. He steadied himself against the door, fighting down a wave of dizziness and nausea.■ SIMILAR TO: fight back fight down1. To be victorious over someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fight" and "down." A bunch of teams threatened to unseat us from the top of the division, but we managed to fight them down. Marcy has been fighting down depression her whole life. 2. To successfully resist showing an emotion. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fight" and "down." Oh, I was furious, but I somehow managed to fight down my anger. I wanted to cry but fought my tears down—that is, until I got to my car. fight someone or something downto fight against and defeat someone or something. We fought the opposition down and got our bill through the committee. We had to fight down Fred, who wanted something entirely different. fight something down1. to struggle to hold something back; to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by something. She fought her anger down and managed to stay calm. She fought down the urge. 2. to struggle to swallow something; to fight to get something down one's throat. It tasted terrible, but I managed to fight it down. She fought down the nasty-tasting medicine. |
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