Keep down
成人 Adult Edu卧下, 镇压, 控制, 缩减, 保留
📝 例句
They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.
他们采取步骤控制兔子的繁殖增长。
I keep down my expenses this year.
我紧缩今年的开支。
📖 牛津释义
keep down
not show where one is; not stand up 隐蔽; 不站立
Keep down! You mustn't let anybody see you. 蹲下! 一定不要让人看见你. keep sb `down repress or oppress (a people, nation, etc) 压制或镇压（人民、 国民等）
The people have been kept down for years by a brutal regime. 人民多年遭受野蛮制度压迫. keep sth `down
(a) not raise (a part of the body) 不抬起（身体某部分）
Keep your head down! 不要抬头!
(b) retain sth in the stomach 吞下某物; 不吐出来
The medicine was so horrid I couldn't keep it down, ie I was sick. 这药这麽难吃, 我咽不下去.
(c) cause sth to remain at a low level; not increase sth 使某事物处於低水平; 压抑某事物
keep down wages, prices, the cost of living, etc 保持低工资、 低价格、 低生活费等
Keep your voices down; your mother's trying to get some sleep. 小点声, 你妈妈要睡觉了.
(d) not allow sth to multiply or grow 不使某物滋生或生长
use chemicals to keep pests down 用化学药品消灭害虫.
🧩 词语组成解析
keep
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vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止;
vi. （食品）保持新;保持健康;
n. 保持，保养;供养，抚养;生活，生计;饲料；牧草;
down
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adv. （坐、倒、躺）下;向下;（表示范围或顺序的限度）下至;
prep. （从高处）向下;（表示位置）在…的下方;（表示方向）沿着…向下;（表示时间）自…以来;
adj. 向下的;沮丧的;计算机或计算机系统停机;（以…）落后于对手的;
n. （鸟的）绒羽;绒毛;软毛;汗毛;
vt. 放下;（尤指大口或快速地）喝下;使摔倒;击落（敌机等）;
vi. [常用于祈使句中]下去;下来;卧倒;下降;
🗣️ 情景例句
Where'd you spend your vacation?
你在哪儿度的假？
How far is it from the shore of the Atlantic to the mountains?
从大西洋海岸到山脉有多远？
In 1990?
1990年呢？