"hold down" in Chinese (Traditional)
按住保住(工作、位置)- 控制(情緒)
Definition
把某物按住不讓它移動;也指能保住工作或職位,或剋制自己的情緒。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常見於口語,可指物理上的按住,也可比喻堅持一份工作或控制情緒。不要與“hold up”(舉起/耽誤)或“hold off”(推遲)混淆。
Examples
Please hold down the button for ten seconds.
請**按住**按鈕十秒鐘。
He has managed to hold down the same job for five years.
他已經**保住**同一份工作五年了。
It’s hard to hold down your feelings sometimes.
有時很難**控制**自己的感情。
Can you hold down the fort while I’m out for lunch?
我去喫午飯時你能幫我**看著**一下嗎?
Even with two kids, she manages to hold down a full-time job.
即使有兩個孩子,她仍能**保住**全職工作。
He struggled to hold down his lunch when he saw the accident.
看到事故時,他差點沒能**忍住不吐**。