keep back

英 [kiːp bæk]

美 [kiːp bæk]

留存，保留（…的一部分）; 隐瞒; 保密

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 留存，保留（…的一部分）
  If youkeep backpart of something, you do not use or give away all of it, so that you still have some to use at a later time.
  1. Roughly chop the vegetables, and keep back a little to chop finely and serve as a garnish.
     大致切一下蔬菜，留下一点切细用作饰菜。
• PHRASAL VERB 隐瞒；保密
  If youkeepsome informationback, you do not tell all that you know about something.
  1. Neither of them is telling the whole truth. Invariably, they keep something back.
     他俩谁也没把全部实情都说出来。他们总是要隐瞒些什么。

英英释义

verb

• hold back
  1. The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room
  Synonym:withhold
• secure and keep for possible future use or application
  1. The landlord retained the security deposit
  2. I reserve the right to disagree
  Synonym:retainholdhold back
• keep under control
  1. suppress a smile
  2. Keep your temper
  3. keep your cool
  Synonym:restrainkeephold back

双语例句

• But the fire could not keep back the policemen.
  但火焰不能阻挡警察们的步伐。
• She couldn't keep back her tears at the news.
  听到那消息，她忍不住掉下了眼泪。
• So just to keep back.
  所以我忍住不哭。
• He made a motion with his hand, as if to tell me to keep back.
  他做了个手势，好象是要我别上前。
• My lord, truly you are a great chief among us; take the best of our resting-places for your dead; not one of us will keep back from you a place where you may put your dead to rest.
  我主请听、你在我们中间是一位尊大的王子、只管在我们最好的坟地里埋葬你的死人、我们没有一人不容你在他的坟地里埋葬你的死人。
• They keep back twenty yuan from my salary for insurance.
  他们每月从我的工资中扣下二十元钱作为保险费。
• So, if oneself looked for the boy friend with a particularly good condition or girlfriend, want hugger-mugger to keep back do not say, meeting hold back goes to hard to avoid internal injury.
  所以，要是自己找了一个条件非凡好的男朋友或女朋友，想要保守秘密忍住不说，难免会憋到内伤。
• Keep back till I process the scene.
  我没有检查现场前先不要进来。
• The Please Keep Back: This handshake is usually extended when one of the parties is not too excited about the greeting. He or she may feel intruded upon or inconvenienced and the handshake will communicate the discomfort.
  生人勿近：这种握手方式通常是双方中的一个对会面和问候不热情。他或者她会感觉不方便，觉得被打扰握手的时候就会表露出这种不适。
• And Tom and Joe could not keep back thoughts of certain persons at home.
  汤姆和乔不由自主地想起了家里的某些人。