hold back

1. PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）犹豫;（使）退缩
   If you hold back or if something holds you back, you hesitate before you do something because you are not sure whether it is the right thing to do.
   1. The administration had several reasons for holding back...
      政府因为几个原因而犹豫不决。
   2. Melancholy and mistrust of men hold her back.
      忧郁的性格和对男人的不信任使她裹足不前。
2. PHRASAL VERB 阻挡;阻止
   To hold someone or something back means to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening.
   1. Stagnation in home sales is holding back economic recovery...
      国内销售的停滞不前正阻碍着经济复苏。
   2. Jake wanted to wake up, but sleep held him back.
      杰克想要醒来，但睡意使他又沉入梦乡。
3. PHRASAL VERB 储备;保留
   If you hold something back, you keep it in reserve to use later.
   1. Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise.
      农民囤积农产品显然是希望价格能够上涨。
4. PHRASAL VERB 隐瞒
   If you hold something back, you do not include it in the information you are giving about something.
   1. You seem to be holding something back.
      你好像隐瞒了点什么。
5. PHRASAL VERB 抑制住,忍住(眼泪、笑声等)
   If you hold back something such as tears or laughter, or if you hold back, you make an effort to stop yourself from showing how you feel.
   1. She kept trying to hold back her tears...
      她一直在试图抑制住眼泪。
   2. He could no longer hold back convulsive laughter...
      他再也忍不住，前俯后仰地大笑起来。
   3. I was close to tears with frustration, but I held back.
      我沮丧得快要哭出来，但我忍住了。

1. The administration had several reasons for holding back
   政府因为几个原因而犹豫不决。
2. Melancholy and mistrust of men hold her back.
   忧郁的性格和对男人的不信任使她裹足不前。
3. Stagnation in home sales is holding back economic recovery
   国内销售的停滞不前正阻碍着经济复苏。
4. Jake wanted to wake up, but sleep held him back.
   杰克想要醒来，但睡意使他又沉入梦乡。
5. Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise.
   农民囤积农产品显然是希望价格能够上涨。
6. You seem to be holding something back.
   你好像隐瞒了点什么。
7. She kept trying to hold back her tears
   她一直在试图抑制住眼泪。
8. He could no longer hold back convulsive laughter
   他再也忍不住，前俯后仰地大笑起来。
9. I was close to tears with frustration, but I held back.
   我沮丧得快要哭出来，但我忍住了。
10. It is always futile to try to hold back the progress of history.
    要想阻止历史潮流是徒劳的。
11. He was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight.
    他忍住了怒气，避免了一场殴斗。
12. She couldn't hold back her tears.
    她忍不住掉下了眼泪。
13. The police had to use force to hold back the crowd.
    警察不得不用武力阻止人群。
14. Can hardly contain one's anger; cannot hold back one's rage
    压不住心头的火气
15. The laboratory has been advised to hold back any announcement of its findings.
    实验室已得到通知，不要宣布发现的成果。
16. Do not hold back the truth.
    别隐瞒真相。
17. When danger came, he would not hold back.
    当危险来临时，他不会退缩。
18. Jim was able to hold back his anger.
    吉姆抑制住了愤怒。
19. I hold back the tears to flow again, and turned into his own room.
    我忍住再次要流出的泪水，转身进入了自己的房间。
20. But you did not at my side, I hold back, I think I learned strong.
    可是你没在我身边，我忍住了，我想我该学会坚强。
21. Time and time again I tried to hold back my sad feeling.
    我多次试着去抑制我悲伤的心情。
22. COHEN: Are you saying, then, that you hold back with your students?
    寇涵：那麽，你是说你会对你的学生有所保留？
23. Hearing the bad news, I couldn't hold back my tears.
    听了这个坏消息，我阻止不了眼泪流出。
24. This caused Ruth to hold back from a final confrontation.
    这促使露丝抑制住了最后的摊牌。
25. The boss was unable to hold back his anger any longer.
    老板再也抑制不住怒火了。
26. But he couldn't hold back.
    他忍不住了。
27. I won't hold back today!
    今天我再也不会忍让了！
28. But then I did feel it, and I couldn't hold back my scream of agony.
    然后，我确实感觉到了，我甚至没法咽回自己极其痛苦的尖叫。
29. But I can't ever hold back.
    但我却不断的抑制。
30. These place a heavy burden on carers and health systems, and hold back economic development.
    这对保健提供者和卫生系统造成沉重的负担，并阻碍了经济发展。

verb

1. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
   1. Arrest the downward trend
   2. Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
   3. Contain the rebel movement
   4. Turn back the tide of communism

   Synonym:    checkturn backarreststopcontain

2. hold back
   1. She conceals her anger well

   Synonym:    concealhold in

3. secure and keep for possible future use or application
   1. The landlord retained the security deposit
   2. I reserve the right to disagree

   Synonym:    retainholdkeep back

4. keep under control
   1. suppress a smile
   2. Keep your temper
   3. keep your cool

   Synonym:    restrainkeepkeep back

5. wait before acting
   1. the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment

   Synonym:    waithold off

6. refrain from doing
   1. she forbore a snicker

   Synonym:    forbear