"hold back" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 抑制
• 阻止
• 隱藏

Definition

阻止某事或某人，或不表達情感或想法。也可以指阻礙進步。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於情感（如“hold back tears”表示忍住淚水）及阻礙進步的語境。屬常見片語動詞，語氣一般偏口語。勿與“hold up”（多指延誤或搶劫）混淆。

Examples

He tried to hold back his laughter in class.

他試圖在課堂上**忍住**笑聲。

Don't hold back your ideas during the meeting.

在會議中不要**隱藏**你的想法。

Sometimes fear can hold back your progress.

有時恐懼會**阻礙**你的進步。

She couldn't hold back her tears at the wedding.

她在婚禮上忍不住**流淚**。

Why do you always hold back when things get tough?

事情變難的時候，你為什麼總是**退縮**？

His shyness tends to hold back his career.

他的害羞經常**妨礙**事業發展。