vt. 抑制,遏制; 管制,克制,约束 hold back sb/sth from movement or action; keep sb/sth under control or in check
英英释义
Verb:
keep under control; keep in check;
"suppress a smile"
"Keep your temper"
"keep your cool"
place limits on (extent or access);
"restrict the use of this parking lot"
"limit the time you can spend with your friends"
to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement;
"This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"
"About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"
"The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"
"The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"