hold back

阻碍；退缩；隐藏；克制；隐瞒

He was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight.(他忍住了怒气，避免了一场殴斗。)

When danger came, he would not hold back.(当危险来临时，他不会退缩。)

She closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to hold back the tears.(她紧闭双眼，却无法忍住眼泪。)

I'm sure you won't hold back your thoughts.(相信你不会保留你的看法的。)

The police were unable to hold back the crowd.(警察阻拦不住人群。)

This may not be easy to do, but you must hold back.(也许很不容易做到，但你必须有点耐心。)

The police had to use force to hold back the crowd.(警察不得不用武力阻止人群。)

Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise.(农场主们囤积农产品显然是希望价格会上涨。)

She couldn't hold back her tears.(她忍不住掉下了眼泪。)

You must try to hold back German attack.(你必须设法阻止住德军的进攻。)

hold back

verb

1. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
check the expansion or influence of

e.g. Arrest the downward trend
Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
Contain the rebel movement
Turn back the tide of communism

Synonym: checkturn backarreststopcontain

2. hold back
keep from being perceived by others

e.g. She conceals her anger well

Synonym: concealhold in

3. secure and keep for possible future use or application

e.g. The landlord retained the security deposit
I reserve the right to disagree

Synonym: retainholdkeep back

4. keep under control
keep in check

e.g. suppress a smile
Keep your temper
keep your cool

Synonym: restrainkeepkeep back

5. wait before acting

e.g. the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment

Synonym: waithold off

6. refrain from doing

e.g. she forbore a snicker

Synonym: forbear

1. （使）犹豫;（使）退缩
If you hold back or if something holds you back, you hesitate before you do something because you are not sure whether it is the right thing to do.

e.g. The administration had several reasons for holding back...
政府因为几个原因而犹豫不决。
e.g. Melancholy and mistrust of men hold her back.
忧郁的性格和对男人的不信任使她裹足不前。

2. 阻挡;阻止
To hold someone or something back means to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening.

e.g. Stagnation in home sales is holding back economic recovery...
国内销售的停滞不前正阻碍着经济复苏。
e.g. Jake wanted to wake up, but sleep held him back.
杰克想要醒来，但睡意使他又沉入梦乡。

3. 储备;保留
If you hold something back, you keep it in reserve to use later.

e.g. Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise.
农民囤积农产品显然是希望价格能够上涨。

4. 隐瞒
If you hold something back, you do not include it in the information you are giving about something.

hold back的反义词

e.g. You seem to be holding something back.
你好像隐瞒了点什么。

5. 抑制住,忍住(眼泪、笑声等)
If you hold back something such as tears or laughter, or if you hold back, you make an effort to stop yourself from showing how you feel.

e.g. She kept trying to hold back her tears...
她一直在试图抑制住眼泪。
e.g. He could no longer hold back convulsive laughter...
他再也忍不住，前俯后仰地大笑起来。