keep down

使不升起; 蹲下, 伏倒
- Keep down or you'll be hit by shell fragments.
  
  趴下, 否则你会被弹片击中的。
- Keep your arms down by your sides.
  
  把你的手臂放在两侧, 不要举起来。
控制, 限制
- I hope the wind keeps down, or the sea will be too rough for sailing.
  
  希望风不要再大了, 否则, 海面浪涛汹涌, 无法航行。
- You can't keep a good man down.
  
  优秀的人是抹杀不了的。
- She is managing to keep down her spending.
  
  她在设法缩小开支。
- She thinks that women have been kept down by men for long enough.
  
  她认为妇女受男人压制的时间已经够长了。
除掉
- They hoe the garden to keep down the weeds.
  
  他们把花园里的草锄掉, 阻止其生长。
- Chemicals are used to keep the insects down.
  
  化学药品用于阻止昆虫滋生。
使留级
- Haas was afraid that if he failed his examinations again, he would be kept down next year.
  
  哈斯担心他如果再考不及格, 下一年就得留级了。
吞下药物; 不吐出来
- The sick man can't keep anything down.
  
  这个病人无法使任何东西不吐出来。

网络词典

英 kɪpk ˈdaʊn 美 kɪpk ˈdaʊn

动词中文翻译中文翻译：保持

同义词： ['hold back', 'restrain', 'suppress']