英语词汇“keep down”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Idiom

keep downkeep (someone) down

to make someone discouraged.

The loss of his job has really kept him down.

to not advance someone.

Why would someone so capable be kept down by his superiors?

Phr V

keep down

keeps, keeping, kept

keep down sth or keep sth down

to stop the number, level, or size of something from increasing

The government are desperate to keep inflation down.I have to exercise to keep my weight down.I'm trying to keep numbers down (= not invite many people) as the room is quite small.

if you keep the noise of something {e.g. music, voice} down, you stop it from becoming too loudoften an order

Keep your voice down, would you?Could you keep the noise down? I'm trying to sleep.

(never passive) to be able to eat or drink something without vomitingusually negative

For three days after the operation, she couldn't keep anything down.

keep down sb or keep sb down

to prevent a person or group of people from having any power or freedom

It's all part of a conspiracy to keep women down.

keep (someone or something) down

1. To maintain something in a lowered position. Just make sure you keep down the umbrella if it starts to get windy. I like to keep the top down on my convertible even when it gets a little cold.

2. To ensure that something cannot move from its position, typically by placing something on top of it or by attaching it to something. I have a nice heavy paperweight that keeps my papers down when a breeze comes through the office We'll need to use some strong tape to keep this panel down.

3. To suppress someone's potential or prevent them from improving, advancing, etc. I feel like my boss has really been keeping me down by not letting me sit in on these meetings. Don't let setbacks like this keep you down—you have to keep trying.

4. To maintain at a low level or prevent from increasing. The board hopes to keep down tuition rates to stay competitive with other schools. Please keep your voices down during the ceremony.

5. To avoid vomiting after one has eaten when one is ill, especially with a stomach ailment. I haven't been able to keep any solids down since Tuesday, but I've been drinking plenty of fluids. Do you think you could keep down some soup?

keep someone or something down

to hold someone or something in a hidden or protected position. Try to keep Sam down where no one can see him. Please keep the noise down so Fred won't know it's a party when he comes in.

keep someone down

to prevent someone from advancing or succeeding. His lack of a degree will keep him down. I don't think that this problem will keep her down.

keep something down

1. Lit. to make the level of noise lower and keep it lower. Please keep it down. You are just too noisy. Keep the noise down, or I will call the police.

2. Fig. to retain food in one's stomach rather than throwing it up. I've got the flu and I can't keep any food down. She couldn't keep the milk down.

3. Fig. to keep spending under control. I work hard to keep expenses down. Please try to keep the cost of the new project down.

keep down

1. Hold under control, repress; also, retain food. For example, Keep you voice down, or They vowed to keep down the insurgency, or With morning sickness, she had a hard time keeping down her breakfast. [Late 1500s]

2. Prevent from increasing or succeeding, as in The government was determined to keep prices down, or Joyce felt that her lack of an advanced degree kept her down in terms of promotions. [Early 1800s]

keep down

1. To remain in a lower position: We heard gunfire overhead, so we kept down for a while.

2. To cause something to remain in a lower position: I keep the blinds down in my apartment during the summer. We kept down the shades so no one would see.

3. To prevent something from growing, accomplishing, or succeeding: These unfair wages are keeping people like us down. The new policies are keeping down the poor.

4. To hold something under control or at a reduced level: Keep your voice down, or you'll wake the baby. Keep down the noise, or you'll have to leave.

5. To refrain from vomiting something: Although I was seasick, I managed to keep my food down. The patient kept down the medicine.

词汇	keep down
释义	Idiom keep downkeep (someone) down 1. to make someone discouraged. The loss of his job has really kept him down. 2. to not advance someone. Why would someone so capable be kept down by his superiors? Phr V keep down keeps, keeping, kept keep down sth or keep sth down to stop the number, level, or size of something from increasing The government are desperate to keep inflation down.I have to exercise to keep my weight down.I'm trying to keep numbers down (= not invite many people) as the room is quite small. if you keep the noise of something {e.g. music, voice} down, you stop it from becoming too loudoften an order Keep your voice down, would you?Could you keep the noise down? I'm trying to sleep. (never passive) to be able to eat or drink something without vomitingusually negative For three days after the operation, she couldn't keep anything down. keep down sb or keep sb down to prevent a person or group of people from having any power or freedom It's all part of a conspiracy to keep women down. phrasekeep down1. *keep sth* down** • keep down sth to prevent the size, cost, or quantity of something from increasing, or to keep it at a low level: No sugar, thanks - I'm trying to keep my weight down.keep prices/costs down The store keeps prices down by asking customers to bag their own groceries.2. *keep sth* down** • keep down sth used to ask someone to make less noisekeep your voice down Keep your voice down, she'll hear you!keep it down Can you ask the kids to keep it down a bit, I'm trying to work.3. keep down/keep your head down to stay close to the ground when you are hiding or in danger of being hit by something: My mother told me to keep down and stay quiet so the guard wouldn't spot us.4. *keep sth* down** • keep down sth to succeed in keeping food in your stomach after eating it, instead of bringing it up again out of your mouth, especially with difficulty because you are ill: He drank some of the medicine, but he couldn't keep it down. Anna was feeling much better - she'd managed to keep down the bread she'd eaten.■ SIMILAR TO: hold down■ OPPOSITE: bring up5. keep down sb • keep sb down to keep people under strict control or limit their freedom in an unfair way: Women have been kept down for far too long. an oppressive society in which people from ethnic minorities were kept down■ SIMILAR TO: hold down, oppress formal keep (someone or something) down 1. To maintain something in a lowered position. Just make sure you keep down the umbrella if it starts to get windy. I like to keep the top down on my convertible even when it gets a little cold. 2. To ensure that something cannot move from its position, typically by placing something on top of it or by attaching it to something. I have a nice heavy paperweight that keeps my papers down when a breeze comes through the office We'll need to use some strong tape to keep this panel down. 3. To suppress someone's potential or prevent them from improving, advancing, etc. I feel like my boss has really been keeping me down by not letting me sit in on these meetings. Don't let setbacks like this keep you down—you have to keep trying. 4. To maintain at a low level or prevent from increasing. The board hopes to keep down tuition rates to stay competitive with other schools. Please keep your voices down during the ceremony. 5. To avoid vomiting after one has eaten when one is ill, especially with a stomach ailment. I haven't been able to keep any solids down since Tuesday, but I've been drinking plenty of fluids. Do you think you could keep down some soup? keep someone or something down to hold someone or something in a hidden or protected position. Try to keep Sam down where no one can see him. Please keep the noise down so Fred won't know it's a party when he comes in. keep someone down to prevent someone from advancing or succeeding. His lack of a degree will keep him down. I don't think that this problem will keep her down. keep something down 1. Lit. to make the level of noise lower and keep it lower. Please keep it down. You are just too noisy. Keep the noise down, or I will call the police. 2. Fig. to retain food in one's stomach rather than throwing it up. I've got the flu and I can't keep any food down. She couldn't keep the milk down. 3. Fig. to keep spending under control. I work hard to keep expenses down. Please try to keep the cost of the new project down. keep down 1. Hold under control, repress; also, retain food. For example, Keep you voice down, or They vowed to keep down the insurgency, or With morning sickness, she had a hard time keeping down her breakfast. [Late 1500s] 2. Prevent from increasing or succeeding, as in The government was determined to keep prices down, or Joyce felt that her lack of an advanced degree kept her down in terms of promotions. [Early 1800s] keep down v. 1. To remain in a lower position: We heard gunfire overhead, so we kept down for a while. 2. To cause something to remain in a lower position: I keep the blinds down in my apartment during the summer. We kept down the shades so no one would see. 3. To prevent something from growing, accomplishing, or succeeding: These unfair wages are keeping people like us down. The new policies are keeping down the poor. 4. To hold something under control or at a reduced level: Keep your voice down, or you'll wake the baby. Keep down the noise, or you'll have to leave. 5. To refrain from vomiting something: Although I was seasick, I managed to keep my food down. The patient kept down the medicine.
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