"hold back on" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 拖延
• 保留
• 不全力投入

Definition

延迟、保留或没有全力以赴地支持、参与或表达意见。也可以指犹豫或不完全投入。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于口语表达，含有犹豫、不愿意完全给予的意思。常与“giving advice/information/money”等搭配。

Examples

She decided to hold back on her opinion during the meeting.

她决定在会议中**保留**自己的意见。

Please don't hold back on your feelings.

请不要**保留**你的感受。

The company will hold back on the new project until next year.

公司会将新项目**推迟**到明年。

If you hold back on help, it only makes things harder for everyone.

如果你**吝啬**帮助，只会让事情变得更难。

Why did you hold back on telling me the truth?

你为什么**没告诉**我真相？

Don’t hold back on the details—I want to know everything.

别**保留**细节——我什么都想知道。