hold back

US 
UK 
  • na.阻止；踌躇；隐瞒；抑制
  • Web退缩；控制；退缩不前
Simple Present：holds back  Present Participle：holding back  Past Tense：held back  

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Web Definition

na.
1.
阻止;抑制,压住;扣住 (from),保守秘密,隐瞒
2.
踌躇,退缩不前

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,阻止阻止,踌躇踌躇,隐瞒隐瞒,抑制抑制,退缩退缩,控制控制,退缩不前退缩不前
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
What you doing' to me, girl, I can't hold back. Some hot stuff is all that I need. So why we waiting'? (Let's dance). . .
你对我做了什么，女孩，让我不能自制。我所需要的就是一些火热尤物。那为什么我们还在等待？（来跳舞吧））…
nǐ duì wǒ zuò le shén me , nǚ hái , ràng wǒ bù néng zì zhì 。 wǒ suǒ xū yào de jiù shì yì xiē huǒ rè yóu wù 。 nà wèi shén me wǒ men hái zài děng dài ? ( lái tiào wǔ ba ) ) …
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2.
I was afraid I wouldn't be able to hold back the tears if I tried to talk, and I didn't want to be a crybaby .
我担心自己只要一张口说话就会哭起来，而我又是多么不想去当一个好哭娃呀！
wǒ dān xīn zì jǐ zhǐ yào yī zhāng kǒu shuō huà jiù huì kū qǐ lái , ér wǒ yòu shì duō me bù xiǎng qù dāng yī gè hǎo kū wá ya !
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3.
Sometimes, when one is not ready to open up his or her heart to someone, they often hold back there feelings and emotions.
有时候，当你准备好向一个人敞开心的时候，他们会将自己的感觉和想法藏起来。
yǒu shí hou , dāng nǐ zhǔn bèi hǎo xiàng yī gè rén chǎng kāi xīn de shí hou , tā men huì jiāng zì jǐ de gǎn jué hé xiǎng fǎ cáng qǐ lái 。
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4.
The more you try to hold back, the harder it is to write, because you're trying to be someone you're not.
你越是犹豫，就越难写好文章。因为你一直努力成为别人，却忘了自己。
nǐ yuè shì yóu yù , jiù yuè nán xiě hǎo wén zhāng 。 yīn wèi nǐ yì zhí nǔ lì chéng wéi bié rén , què wàng le zì jǐ 。
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5.
Opponents of post-meltdown reforms to corporate governance are trying to hold back change by focusing on Washington.
反对在危机过后改革公司治理的人士，正把精力集中在华盛顿方面，企图阻止变革。
fǎn duì zài wēi jī guò hòu gǎi gé gōng sī zhì lǐ de rén shì , zhèng bǎ jīng lì jí zhōng zài huá shèng dùn fāng miàn , qǐ tú zǔ zhǐ biàn gé 。
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6.
The British have been a people trying desperately to hold back a booming rendition of God Save the Queen.
英国是一个竭力想让自己的国歌《天佑女王》听起来不那么高亢的民族。
yīng guó shì yī gè jié lì xiǎng ràng zì jǐ de guó gē 《 tiān yòu nǚ wáng 》 tīng qǐ lái bù nà me gāo kàng de mín zú 。
www.chinaenglish.com.cn
7.
"It was constructed to hold back the Illinois River so that this ground would not become a flood plain, " he said.
“建造它的目的是阻挡伊利诺斯河，以免这片土地不会成为泛滥的平原，”他说道。
" jiàn zào tā de mù dì shì zǔ dǎng yī lì nuò sī hé , yǐ miǎn zhè piàn tǔ dì bú huì chéng wéi fàn làn de píng yuán , " tā shuō dào 。
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8.
There was no reason to lie, no reason to hold back. I wanted him to judge me.
没有理由说谎，也没有理由遮遮掩掩，我希望他能对我作出评判。
méi yǒu lǐ yóu shuō huǎng , yě méi yǒu lǐ yóu zhē zhē yǎn yǎn , wǒ xī wàng tā néng duì wǒ zuò chū píng pàn 。
article.yeeyan.org
9.
Last month was a bit messy because Mercury was retrograde, so I had asked you to hold back on home-related purchases and projects.
上个月由于水星逆行，生活有点乱乱的。所以我当时让你在一些家庭事务和购买或者大规划方面不要轻举妄动。
shàng gè yuè yóu yú shuǐ xīng nì xíng , shēng huó yǒu diǎn luàn luàn de 。 suǒ yǐ wǒ dāng shí ràng nǐ zài yì xiē jiā tíng shì wù hé gòu mǎi huò zhě dà guī huà fāng miàn bú yào qīng jǔ wàng dòng 。
chancema.com
10.
We have nothing to hide or hold back from you, and indeed we dearly wish to share this grand adventure with you all.
我们没有任何事情需要对你们隐瞒，而我们真正的希望是与你们所有人分享这次伟大的冒险经历。
wǒ men méi yǒu rèn hé shì qíng xū yào duì nǐ men yǐn mán , ér wǒ men zhēn zhèng de xī wàng shì yǔ nǐ men suǒ yǒu rén fēn xiǎng zhè cì wěi dà de mào xiǎn jīng lì 。
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