keep back

英 [kiːp bæk]

美 [kiːp bæk]

留存，保留（…的一部分）; 隐瞒; 保密

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 留存，保留（…的一部分）
  If youkeep backpart of something, you do not use or give away all of it, so that you still have some to use at a later time.
  1. Roughly chop the vegetables, and keep back a little to chop finely and serve as a garnish.
     大致切一下蔬菜，留下一点切细用作饰菜。
• PHRASAL VERB 隐瞒；保密
  If youkeepsome informationback, you do not tell all that you know about something.
  1. Neither of them is telling the whole truth. Invariably, they keep something back.
     他俩谁也没把全部实情都说出来。他们总是要隐瞒些什么。

英英释义

verb

• hold back
  1. The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room
  Synonym:withhold
• secure and keep for possible future use or application
  1. The landlord retained the security deposit
  2. I reserve the right to disagree
  Synonym:retainholdhold back
• keep under control
  1. suppress a smile
  2. Keep your temper
  3. keep your cool
  Synonym:restrainkeephold back

双语例句

• Keep back till I process the scene.
  我没有检查现场前先不要进来。
• The president decided not to keep back the facts concerning the secret negotiations any longer.
  总统决定不再隐瞒有关秘密谈判的事实。
• Hydraulic servo tuned magnetron I fought to keep back my tears.
  水力伺服调谐磁控管我努力控制住泪水。
• She struggled to keep back her tears.
  她努力地忍住泪水。
• At last, the girl leaved and the boy keep back.
  最后，这个女孩走了，而这个男孩留下了。
• She was unable to keep back her tears, and wept freely.
  她无法控制自己的眼泪，放声地哭了起来。
• My lord, truly you are a great chief among us; take the best of our resting-places for your dead; not one of us will keep back from you a place where you may put your dead to rest.
  我主请听、你在我们中间是一位尊大的王子、只管在我们最好的坟地里埋葬你的死人、我们没有一人不容你在他的坟地里埋葬你的死人。
• Eva carries off her age well. I will keep back nothing from you.
  伊娃巧妙地隐瞒了年龄。我对你什么都不隐瞒。
• He made a motion with his hand, as if to tell me to keep back.
  他做了个手势，好象是要我别上前。
• In vain I tried to keep back my tears.
  我怎么也忍不住我的眼泪。