Keep down
成人 Adult Edu臥下, 鎮(zhèn)壓, 控制, 縮減, 保留
?? 例句
They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.
他們采取步驟控制兔子的繁殖增長(zhǎng)。
I keep down my expenses this year.
我緊縮今年的開支。
?? 牛津釋義
keep down
not show where one is; not stand up 隱蔽; 不站立
Keep down! You mustn't let anybody see you. 蹲下! 一定不要讓人看見你. keep sb `down repress or oppress (a people, nation, etc) 壓制或鎮(zhèn)壓（人民、 國(guó)民等）
The people have been kept down for years by a brutal regime. 人民多年遭受野蠻制度壓迫. keep sth `down
(a) not raise (a part of the body) 不抬起（身體某部分）
Keep your head down! 不要抬頭!
(b) retain sth in the stomach 吞下某物; 不吐出來(lái)
The medicine was so horrid I couldn't keep it down, ie I was sick. 這藥這麼難吃, 我咽不下去.
(c) cause sth to remain at a low level; not increase sth 使某事物處?kù)兜退? 壓抑某事物
keep down wages, prices, the cost of living, etc 保持低工資、 低價(jià)格、 低生活費(fèi)等
Keep your voices down; your mother's trying to get some sleep. 小點(diǎn)聲, 你媽媽要睡覺(jué)了.
(d) not allow sth to multiply or grow 不使某物滋生或生長(zhǎng)
use chemicals to keep pests down 用化學(xué)藥品消滅害蟲.
?? 詞語(yǔ)組成解析
keep
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vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止;
vi. （食品）保持新;保持健康;
n. 保持，保養(yǎng);供養(yǎng)，撫養(yǎng);生活，生計(jì);飼料；牧草;
down
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adv. （坐、倒、躺）下;向下;（表示范圍或順序的限度）下至;
prep. （從高處）向下;（表示位置）在…的下方;（表示方向）沿著…向下;（表示時(shí)間）自…以來(lái);
adj. 向下的;沮喪的;計(jì)算機(jī)或計(jì)算機(jī)系統(tǒng)停機(jī);（以…）落后于對(duì)手的;
n. （鳥的）絨羽;絨毛;軟毛;汗毛;
vt. 放下;（尤指大口或快速地）喝下;使摔倒;擊落（敵機(jī)等）;
vi. [常用于祈使句中]下去;下來(lái);臥倒;下降;
??? 情景例句
Where's a good place to sample the local cuisine?
在哪兒能品嘗到本地的風(fēng)味食品？
Can you adapt your way of thinking to the new life-style?
你能使你的思想適應(yīng)新的生活方式嗎？
Neither of us spoke during the journey.
旅途中我們誰(shuí)也沒(méi)講話。