hold down

1. PHRASAL VERB 保住（工作或位置）
   If you hold down a 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。
2. PHRASAL VERB 压制;限制
   If you hold someone down, 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。

1. The Prime Minister yesterday ruled out Government action to hold down petrol prices
   首相昨天表示政府不会采取行动抑制汽油价格上涨。
2. He never could hold down a job
   他从来都保不住自己的工作。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. Hold down that noise! mother is sleeping.
   声音小一点！妈妈在睡觉。
6. He took a dictionary to hold down the test papers for fear that they might be blown away by the wind.
   他拿了本词典压住试卷，以防被风吹掉。
7. How long can a small force of mercenaries hold down an entire people?
   一小股雇佣军能把整个人民压制多久呢？
8. 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。
9. Please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep.
   请小点声，邻居们要睡觉了。
10. 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。
11. We shall hold down prices until the new year.
    我们会抑制价格上涨，直到新的一年来临。
12. Quick Launch Torch: Hold down Home key to quickly enable the torch when the screen is locked.
    快速发射火炬：压低家里很快使火炬关键当屏幕是锁着的。
13. 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。
14. Get him to the humvees. we'll hold down the corner.
    把他抬上悍马车，我们来掩护。
15. We must hold down prices.
    我们必须控制物价。
16. So you'll have to hold down two jobs over there.
    所以你在那里必须负责两种任务。
17. He couldn't hold down a job after his breakdown.
    他病倒以后，工作也就保不住了。
18. Did they think that their policy would hold down inflation?
    他们认为他们的政策能抑制通货膨胀吗？
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. He's never managed to hold down a job for more than six months.
    他从未设法保持一份工作超过六个月。
22. Click and hold down the left mouse button on the menu that you want to move.
    在要移动的菜单上单击并按住鼠标左键。
23. Adjusts the speed at which a character repeats when you hold down a key.
    调整当你按住一个键时字符的重复速率。
24. He is a good worker, and will hold down his job.
    他是一个好工人，可以保住他的工作。
25. You do not have to hold down two keys at once.
    您不必同时按下两个键。
26. I can hold down the fort here for20 minutes.
    我可以在这里坚持二十分钟。
27. You have to hold down those people.
    你必须压制住这些人。
28. If you just hold down the fort here and remain calm.
    你在这边等一下，保持冷静。
29. In addition, I bound the handle and ear areas some more to hold down the sinew.
    我额外地绑扎把手和耳的地方固定筋腱。
30. 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。

verb

1. restrain
   1. please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep

2. keep
   1. She manages to hold down two jobs