hold down

英 [həʊld daʊn]

美 [hoʊld daʊn]

保住（工作或位置）; 压制; 限制

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 保住（工作或位置）
  If youhold downa job or a place in a team, you manage to keep it.
  1. He never could hold down a job...
     他从来都保不住自己的工作。
  2. Constant injury problems had made it tough for him to hold down a regular first team place.
     持续伤病使得他很难保住在球队的常规主力位置。
• PHRASAL VERB 压制;限制
  If youholdsomeonedown, you keep them under control and do not allow them to have much freedom or power or many rights.
  1. Everyone thinks there is some vast conspiracy wanting to hold down the younger generation.
     大家都认为有一个想压制年轻一代的大阴谋。

英英释义

verb

• restrain
  1. please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep
• keep
  1. She manages to hold down two jobs

双语例句

• He's never been able to hold down a steady job.
  他始终未能保持一份稳定的工作。
• We must hold down prices.
  我们必须控制物价。
• To quickly copy an appointment, hold down Ctrl and drag the appointment to a new time or date.
  要迅速复制约会，按住ctrl键，然后将约会拖到新的时间或日期。
• And that includes if it delivers a good price to hold down costs for them and their customers.
  这其中包括它是否能给一个好价钱，帮商户和顾客降低成本。
• Reinstall hold down screws and ground wire to housing.
  重新安装拆卸下的螺丝和壳上的接地线。
• He couldn't hold down a job after his breakdown.
  他病倒以后，工作也就保不住了。
• If you just hold down the fort here and remain calm.
  你在这边等一下，保持冷静。
• Hold down that noise! mother is sleeping.
  声音小一点！妈妈在睡觉。
• The two companies have struggled to make profits from smartphones as they hold down prices to win market share.
  由于华为和联想为赢得市场份额而压低价格，它们一直很难在智能手机上实现盈利。
• That is, they hold down a regular job and do this stuff at night.
  这就是他们的工作，并经常保有这样的东西，晚上。