"keep back" in Chinese (Traditional)
保留隱瞞抑制
Definition
阻止某人或某物前進,隱瞞資訊或情緒,或保留以備後用。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常較正式或中性。常見搭配有'keep back the truth'(隱瞞真相)、'keep back tears'(忍住眼淚)、'keep back a portion'(保留一部分)。可表示身體阻擋,也可指隱瞞信息或情感,和'hold back'意義相近,但用法略有不同。
Examples
Please keep back from the edge of the platform.
請**遠離**月臺邊緣。
I tried to keep back my anger during the meeting.
我在會議上努力**壓抑**自己的憤怒。
Can you keep back some cake for me?
你能幫我**留一些**蛋糕嗎?
He tried to keep back the truth from his parents.
他試圖對父母**隱瞞**真相。
The police told the crowd to keep back as the fire got worse.
火勢加劇時,警察讓人羣**後退**。
I had to keep back my tears at the farewell party.
在告別派對上我不得不**忍住**眼淚。