"hold in" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 忍住
• 抑制

Definition

控制自己不表达某种情感、声音或反应；把某事藏在心里不表现出来。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

是非正式用語，通常用來表示情緒（如“hold in your anger”）、眼淚或笑聲。不要和“hold on”（等一下）混淆。主要用於抑制內心反應，有時也指抑制身體反應（如打噴嚏）。

Examples

He tried to hold in his laughter during the class.

他上课时努力**忍住**笑声。

You shouldn't hold in your feelings.

你不应该**压抑**自己的感情。

She couldn't hold in her tears at the movie.

她在电影中没能**忍住**眼泪。

I always hold in my anger at work, but it's exhausting.

我在工作时总是**忍住**愤怒，但这很累人。

If you hold in a sneeze, it can hurt your ears.

如果你**憋住**喷嚏，可能会伤到耳朵。

He couldn't hold in what he wanted to say any longer and just blurted it out.

他再也**忍不住**想说的话，直接说了出来。