holding back is hold back's Present Participle

hold back

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  • na.抑制；阻止；隐瞒；退缩不前
  • Web一直在退缩；阻碍；我相信
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,抑制抑制,阻止阻止,隐瞒隐瞒,退缩不前退缩不前,一直在退缩一直在退缩,阻碍阻碍,我相信我相信
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
Zack said that she was holding back and that she needs to watch her diction but that she is one of the best voices on the show this season.
扎克说她表现有点压抑，还需要注意发音，但是她是这一季中声音条件最好的选手之一。
zhā kè shuō tā biǎo xiàn yǒu diǎn yā yì , hái xū yào zhù yì fā yīn , dàn shì tā shì zhè yī jì zhōng shēng yīn tiáo jiàn zuì hǎo de xuǎn shǒu zhī yī 。
www.elanso.com
2.
But the U. S. is holding back, out of concern of appearing to be cutting back-door deals with its European allies.
但美国现在犹豫不决，不愿让自己显得好像和欧洲盟友在背后捣鬼。
dàn měi guó xiàn zài yóu yù bù jué , bú yuàn ràng zì jǐ xiǎn de hǎo xiàng hé ōu zhōu méng yǒu zài bèi hòu dǎo guǐ 。
chinese.wsj.com
3.
Holding back on the fuel for Bushehr was one bit of Russian leverage in the nuclear dispute with Iran that is now being lost.
控制着布什尔的核燃料是俄罗斯在与伊朗的核争端上的筹码之一，但如今正在丧失。
kòng zhì zhe bù shí ěr de hé rán liào shì é luó sī zài yǔ yī lǎng de hé zhēng duān shàng de chóu mǎ zhī yī , dàn rú jīn zhèng zài sàng shī 。
www.ecocn.org
4.
Aberforth glared at her: His lips moved as if he were chewing the words he was holding back. Then he burst into speech.
阿不福思狠狠地瞪着她，嘴唇蠕动着，像是在咀嚼他忍住不说的话。然后，他突然打开了话匣子。
ā bù fú sī hěn hěn de dèng zhe tā , zuǐ chún rú dòng zhe , xiàng shì zài jǔ jué tā rěn zhù bù shuō de huà 。 rán hòu , tā tū rán dǎ kāi le huà xiá zǐ 。
okread.net
5.
If it's to say that race-dividing is good for researching medical science and holding back the sickness, that's well.
如果说划分种族是为了研究医学、防范疾病，这很好。
rú guǒ shuō huà fēn zhǒng zú shì wèi le yán jiū yī xué 、 fáng fàn jí bìng , zhè hěn hǎo 。
blog.sina.com.cn
6.
Restrictive lending by banks trying to repair their capital ratios is holding back European businesses.
各家银行为提振自身资本比率而实行的限制性借贷正在阻碍欧洲企业的发展。
gè jiā yín háng wèi tí zhèn zì shēn zī běn bǐ lǜ ér shí xíng de xiàn zhì xìng jiè dài zhèng zài zǔ ài ōu zhōu qǐ yè de fā zhǎn 。
cuyoo.com
7.
We asked if he was OK. He looked at us, holding back tears, and said, "I just can't believe it's over. It's really sad. "
我们问他是否还好。他抑制住泪水看着我们，说道：“我只是无法相信高中生活就这么结束了。真让人难过。”
wǒ men wèn tā shì fǒu hái hǎo 。 tā yì zhì zhù lèi shuǐ kàn zhe wǒ men , shuō dào : " wǒ zhǐ shì wú fǎ xiāng xìn gāo zhōng shēng huó jiù zhè me jié shù le 。 zhēn ràng rén nán guò 。 "
www.topenglish.net
8.
He has been holding back on advertising spending and is ready to make a splash.
他一直在广告支出方面一直有所保留，现在他准备开始大肆宣传。
tā yì zhí zài guǎng gào zhī chū fāng miàn yì zhí yǒu suǒ bǎo liú , xiàn zài tā zhǔn bèi kāi shǐ dà sì xuān chuán 。
blog.163.com
9.
August's figures continue a trend that began in April of shoppers holding back; it's expected to continue at least through December.
8月份的数据说明自四月以来消费者控制花费的趋势仍在延续，预计至少会持续到12月。
bā yuè fèn de shù jù shuō míng zì sì yuè yǐ lái xiāo fèi zhě kòng zhì huā fèi de qū shì réng zài yán xù , yù jì zhì shǎo huì chí xù dào shí èr yuè 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
The big increase in state ownership and regulation over the last few years is stifling growth and holding back vital investment, they say.
他们说，过去几年国有控制和监管力度大大增强，扼杀了增长并对重要投资造成了阻碍。
tā men shuō , guò qù jǐ nián guó yǒu kòng zhì hé jiān guǎn lì dù dà dà zēng qiáng , è shā le zēng zhǎng bìng duì zhòng yào tóu zī zào chéng le zǔ ài 。
chinese.wsj.com
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