"keep down" in Chinese (Simplified)

抑制压制不让吐

Definition

防止某物上升、增加或逸出。也可指吃喝后不呕吐出来。

通常偏口语。常见用法包括'keep down the noise'（降低噪音）、'keep prices down'（抑制物价）、'can't keep food down'（指呕吐）。不要与'keep up'混淆，后者表示维持或继续。

Please keep down your voice in the library.

请在图书馆里**小声点**。

We need to keep down costs this year.

我们今年需要**控制**成本。

After surgery, he could not keep down any food.

手术后，他**吃什么都吐**。

Try to keep down the noise—the baby is sleeping.

尽量**控制**噪音，宝宝正在睡觉。

He’s been sick and can barely keep down a sip of water.

他生病了，连一口水都**咽不下**。

The teacher asked us to keep down while she made an announcement.

老师让我们在她宣布时**安静下来**。