| 词汇 | keep down |
| 释义 | keep down [phrasal verb] 1 : to stay close to the ground or floor匍匐；蹲下 The soldiers were ordered to keep down. [=stay down]士兵们受命蹲伏。 2 keep (someone) down : to prevent (someone) from succeeding, winning, etc.压制，阻止（某人成功、取胜等） You can't keep a good man down. [=you can't prevent a good or talented person from succeeding]有能耐的人什么困难也压不倒。 3 keep (something) down or keep down (something) a : to prevent (something) from increasing or rising控制，限制（某物上升，上涨） The company is trying to keep down costs/expenses/prices.这家公司正竭力控制成本/开支/费用。 She watered the path to keep the dust down.她给小路洒水以免尘土飞扬。 b : to prevent (something) from coming up from your stomach and into your mouth again使（胃中食物）不吐出；咽下；吞下 He was so ill that he could only keep down a small amount of food.他病得很厉害，吃不下多少东西。 4 keep it down — used to ask someone to be quiet保持安静 Please keep it down in there. I'm trying to study.请保持安静，我正在学习。 keep |
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