"keep down" in Chinese (Traditional)

抑制壓制不讓吐

Definition

防止某物上升、增加或逸出。也可指進食後不嘔吐。

多為口語用法。常見如'keep down the noise'（降低噪音）、'keep prices down'（抑制價格）、'can't keep food down'（無法保住食物，意為嘔吐）。不要與'keep up'混淆，它有“持續”或“跟上”之意。

Please keep down your voice in the library.

請在圖書館裡**小聲點**。

We need to keep down costs this year.

我們今年需要**控制**成本。

After surgery, he could not keep down any food.

手術後，他**喫什麼都吐**。

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

盡量**控制**噪音，寶寶正在睡覺。

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

他生病了，連一口水都**咽不下**。

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

老師要我們在她宣佈時**安靜下來**。