hold back

hold back

verb

1. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
check the expansion or influence of

e.g. Arrest the downward trend
Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
Contain the rebel movement
Turn back the tide of communism

Synonym: checkturn backarreststopcontain

2. hold back
keep from being perceived by others

e.g. She conceals her anger well

Synonym: concealhold in

3. secure and keep for possible future use or application

e.g. The landlord retained the security deposit
I reserve the right to disagree

Synonym: retainholdkeep back

4. keep under control
keep in check

e.g. suppress a smile
Keep your temper
keep your cool

Synonym: restrainkeepkeep back

5. wait before acting

e.g. the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment

Synonym: waithold off

6. refrain from doing

e.g. she forbore a snicker

Synonym: forbear

1. （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.

e.g. The administration had several reasons for holding back...
政府因为几个原因而犹豫不决。
e.g. 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. 阻挡;阻止
To hold someone or something back means to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. 储备;保留
If you hold something back, you keep it in reserve to use later.

e.g. 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. 隐瞒
If you hold something back, you do not include it in the information you are giving about something.

hold back的反义词

e.g. You seem to be holding something back.
你好像隐瞒了点什么。

5. 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.

e.g. She kept trying to hold back her tears...
她一直在试图抑制住眼泪。
e.g. He could no longer hold back convulsive laughter...
他再也忍不住，前俯后仰地大笑起来。

1. hold back

1. 忍住：可以试试看. 但是因为他似乎从未以这个配速(MP)练习过,所以比赛当天主要还是应该凭感觉跑:32K之前,必须随时提醒自己忍住(hold back)不乱开.

2. hold back的反义词

2. 退缩：hit the ceiling 勃然大怒 | hold back 退缩 | hold up 举起,支撑,阻挡

3. 抑制：in accordance with== 根据 | hold back 抑制 | slide 幻灯片