keep down

英 [kiːp daʊn]

美 [kiːp daʊn]

使（数目、大小、数量等）保持在低水平; 抑制…增长; 压制; 压服; 镇压; 不使（食物或饮料）吐出

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 使（数目、大小、数量等）保持在低水平；抑制…增长
If youkeepthe number, size, or amount of somethingdown, you do not let it get bigger or go higher.
1. The prime aim is to keep inflation down...
  首要目标是抑制通货膨胀。
2. Administration costs were kept down to just £460.
  管理费用被控制在区区460英镑。
PHRASAL VERB 压制；压服；镇压
If someonekeepsa group of peopledown, they prevent them from getting power and status and being completely free.
1. No matter what a woman tries to do to improve her situation, there is some barrier or attitude to keep her down.
  女性无论如何努力去改善自己的处境，总会受到一些障碍或看法的压制。
PHRASAL VERB 不使（食物或饮料）吐出
If youkeepfood or drinkdown, you manage to swallow it properly and not vomit, even though you feel sick.
1. I tried to give her something to drink but she couldn't keep it down.
  我想给她喝点东西，但她根本喝不下去。

verb

manage not to throw up
place a limit on the number of
Synonym:number
put down by force or intimidation
1. The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
2. China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
3. The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
Synonym:repressquashsubduesubjugatereduce

The white racists tried to keep down the Indians by force.
白人种族主义者企图用武力压服印第安人。
You should try to keep down your anger.
你应该尽量克制自己的脾气。
Administration costs were kept down to just £ 460.
管理费用被控制在区区460英镑。
Measures were taken to keep down non-productive expenses.
为紧缩非生产性开支人们采取了措施。
They have found out a new way to keep down weeds in paddy fields.
他们找到了一种控制稻田杂草的新方法。
Energy conservation can keep down the oil prices.
能源储备能够使油价下降。
Keep down of you'll bang your head on the bridge!
你的身子不要挺起来，否则你的头就会猛碰到桥上了！
But do you deny claims on purpose to keep down how much we claim?
但你会故意拒绝赔付以压低我们索赔的金额吗？
The only way to keep down prices was to hold down wages.
抑制物价的唯一办法是限制提薪。
No matter what a woman tries to do to improve her situation, there is some barrier or attitude to keep her down.
女性无论如何努力去改善自己的处境，总会受到一些障碍或看法的压制。