Phrase
keep back
verb
扣留；拒绝给予或分享。
- 1.
To hold back; to refuse to give or share.
扣留；拒绝给予或分享。
- 2.
To stay back; to refrain from approaching.
后退；避免靠近。
- 3.
To restrict or restrain.
限制或约束。
- 4.
To prevent (a pupil) from advancing in a course.
阻止(学生)升级。
后退；避免靠近。；限制或约束。；阻止(学生)升级。；落在后面；阻止
In use
He kept back the name of his source from the reporter.
Please don't keep back any details about the plan; we need to know everything.
I think she is keeping something back from us, because she looks nervous.
keep back sth
常用于情感或信息隐瞒
She tried to keep back her tears.
她试图忍住眼泪。
keep sb back
表示阻止某人前进
The police kept the crowd back.
警察阻止人群靠近。
keep back sth from sb
强调对某人隐瞒某事
He kept back the truth from his family.
Connections
Confusing words
- hold back
- 阻止；隐瞒；犹豫 · Keep back 强调故意隐瞒或保留，而 hold back 侧重于因情感或克制而阻止或延迟。
Word family
- keeps back
- third person singular
- kept back
- past, past participle
- keeping back
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.