"hold back from" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 忍住
• 抑制

Definition

阻止自己做想做的事，通常因為害怕、疑慮或自我剋制。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於約束情感或衝動（如 'hold back from crying'）。語氣偏正式或慎重，不等同於單獨 'hold back'。

Examples

I had to hold back from laughing in class.

我不得不在課堂上**忍住**笑。

She couldn't hold back from crying when she heard the news.

她聽到消息時沒能**忍住**哭泣。

Try to hold back from eating too much candy.

盡量**忍住**不要喫太多糖果。

Sometimes you just can't hold back from saying what you feel.

有時候你就是**忍不住**說出自己的感受。

He managed to hold back from making a rude comment during the meeting.

他在會議中**忍住**沒說粗魯的話。

It's tough to hold back from spending money when there are sales everywhere.

到處打折時，想**忍住**不花錢很難。