| 单词 | hold back |
| 释义 | hold backphrasal verb(held, held)to hesitate to act or speak踌躇；犹豫◆he wanted to tell her about it, but held back for fear of upsetting her again.他本想告诉她那件事，却没开口，怕再惹她生气。◆she held back from saying what she really thought about it.她踌躇着，没有说出自己的真实想法。note 辨析 hesitate or hold back?people hesitate when they are not sure what to do and are worried about doing the wrong thing; people hold back when they feel that what they really want to do may not actually be the best thing or what other people want. * hesitate 指不知如何是好，担心犯错； hold back 指担心真正想做的事可能并非上策或不合他人心意，因而犹豫。hold backsee ⇨ do/not do 14 ⇨ stop 13,24,28 hold backphr v 1. [t hold sth ↔ back] to prevent a group of people or things from moving forward 阻挡，挡住:◇the police couldn't hold back the crowds. 警察挡不住人群。 2. [i,t hold back sth] to stop yourself from showing a particular feeling or saying something 控制，忍住［情感或话语］:◇she held back her tears. 她强忍住泪水。◇i wanted to tell him what i thought of him, but i held back. 我想告诉他我对他的看法，但是我忍住了。 3. [t hold sb ↔ back] to prevent someone being successful or from doing what they want to do 阻碍，妨碍:◇firms are being held back because of lack of money. 由于缺乏资金，各公司的发展受到了阻碍。 |
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