keep back

英 [kiːp bæk]

美 [kiːp bæk]

留存，保留（…的一部分）; 隐瞒; 保密

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 留存，保留（…的一部分）
  If youkeep backpart of something, you do not use or give away all of it, so that you still have some to use at a later time.
  1. Roughly chop the vegetables, and keep back a little to chop finely and serve as a garnish.
     大致切一下蔬菜，留下一点切细用作饰菜。
• PHRASAL VERB 隐瞒；保密
  If youkeepsome informationback, you do not tell all that you know about something.
  1. Neither of them is telling the whole truth. Invariably, they keep something back.
     他俩谁也没把全部实情都说出来。他们总是要隐瞒些什么。

英英释义

verb

• hold back
  1. The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room
  Synonym:withhold
• secure and keep for possible future use or application
  1. The landlord retained the security deposit
  2. I reserve the right to disagree
  Synonym:retainholdhold back
• keep under control
  1. suppress a smile
  2. Keep your temper
  3. keep your cool
  Synonym:restrainkeephold back

双语例句

• The police roped off the play field to keep back the crowd.
  警察把比赛场地用绳子围起来，以防人群靠近。
• She couldn't keep back her tears at the news.
  听到那消息，她忍不住掉下了眼泪。
• I asked the spectators to keep back from the sideline.
  我要求观众们不要走近边线。
• And Tom and Joe could not keep back thoughts of certain persons at home.
  汤姆和乔不由自主地想起了家里的某些人。
• She struggled to keep back her tears.
  她努力地忍住泪水。
• The soldiers broke the dikes and flooded the countryside to keep back the enemy.
  士兵们破坏堤坝淹没乡村以阻挡敌人。
• In vain I tried to keep back my tears.
  我怎么也忍不住我的眼泪。
• My lord, truly you are a great chief among us; take the best of our resting-places for your dead; not one of us will keep back from you a place where you may put your dead to rest.
  我主请听、你在我们中间是一位尊大的王子、只管在我们最好的坟地里埋葬你的死人、我们没有一人不容你在他的坟地里埋葬你的死人。
• But the fire could not keep back the policemen.
  但火焰不能阻挡警察们的步伐。
• Keep back till I process the scene.
  我没有检查现场前先不要进来。