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hold down

phrasal verb
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hold somebody down
  1. to prevent somebody from moving, using force按住某人
    • It took three men to hold him down.三个人才把他制伏了。🔊🔊
  2. to prevent somebody from having their freedom or rights剥夺某人的自由（或权利）
    • The people are held down by a repressive regime.人民受到了专制政权的压迫。🔊🔊
hold something down
  1. to keep something at a low level使保持低水平
    • The rate of inflation must be held down.通货膨胀率必须控制在低水平。🔊🔊
  2. [no passive] to keep a job for some time保住（工作、职位）
    • He was unable to hold down a job after his breakdown.他精神崩溃以后就没能保住工作。🔊🔊
  3. [no passive] (North American English, informal) to limit something, especially a noise限制（尤指噪音）
    • Hold it down, will you? I'm trying to sleep!小点声行吗？我要睡觉！🔊🔊