keep down
- 镇压;压制;压服;使（数目、大小、数量等）保持在低水平;不使（食物或饮料）吐出;抑制…增长
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PHRASAL VERB 使（数目、大小、数量等）保持在低水平；抑制…增长
If you keep the number, size, or amount of something down, you do not let it get bigger or go higher.The prime aim is to keep inflation down...
首要目标是抑制通货膨胀。
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PHRASAL VERB 压制；压服；镇压
If someone keeps a group of people down, they prevent them from getting power and status and being completely free.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。
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PHRASAL VERB 不使（食物或饮料）吐出
If you keep food or drink down, you manage to swallow it properly and not vomit, even though you feel sick.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。
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- manage not to throw up
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- place a limit on the number of
- Synonym: number
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- put down by force or intimidation
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- Synonym: repress quash subdue subjugate reduce
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To keep down price rises , and thus ease the political process , governments should employ a second tool : spending to help promising new technologies get to market .
为了压制价格上升，进而配合政策推行，政府应该采用另一项措施：从财力上的支持新技术顺利进入市场。
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Keep down ! You mustn 't let anyone see you .
蹲下！一定不要让人看见你。
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The company wants to keep down labour costs .
公司想保持低劳动成本。
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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。
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We must keep down the number of useless mouths .
我们必须减少吃闲饭的人。
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They hoe the garden to keep down the weeds .
他们把花园里的草锄掉，阻止其生长。
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I destroy all noisome and rank weeds , I keep down all pestilent vapours .
我摧毁了一切丛生的毒草，控制一切有害的烟雾。
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Keep down and don 't make a sound .
卧倒，不要做声。
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How many animals do you keep down here ?
这下面有多少动物
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Energy conservation can keep down the oil prices .
能源储备能够使油价下降。
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They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population .
他们采取步骤控制兔子的繁殖增长。
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You can keep down consumption of goods .
你可以减少物品的消耗量。
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The cats help to keep down the rats .
猫有助于控制老鼠的数量。
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There 's somebody coming ! Keep down and don 't make a sound .
有人来了！卧倒，不要做声。
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I keep down my expenses this year .
我紧缩今年的开支。
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Keep down or you 'll be hit by shell fragments .
别起来，否则你会被弹片击中的。
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You should try to keep down your anger .
你应该尽量克制自己的脾气。
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eg. Economies of scale and limited investment choice will keep down charges .
规模经济和有限的投资选择会控制费用不会太高。3.世事难料
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It also helps to keep down issues with crowds getting too big , too early .
这种策略还有助于遏制由于用户数过早过快膨胀带来的问题。
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Herbicides can be used to keep down unwanted plants .
除莠剂可以被用来控制多余的植物的生长。
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The coolant helps to keep down dust and reduce the fire hazard .
冷却剂有功于降尘并减少火情。
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Will you increase profits , help keep down costs , or get or retain clients ?
你能够增加收益、减低成本，留住客户吗？
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We should take measures to keep down nonproductive expenses .
我们应采取措施削减非生产性开支。
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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。
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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。
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Packs of ice were put on my forehead to keep down the fever .
冰袋放在额头上用来降温。
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This year 's NPC session is going to use more electronic documents to reduce paper waste and keep down costs .
今年的全国人民大表大会将使用更多的电子文件，以减少纸张浪费、降低成本。
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We hoe the garden to keep down the weeds .
我们给花园锄草以限制杂草生长。
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During the flood season , the Poyang Lake helps keep down floods on the Changjiang River .
在汛期，都阳湖有助于制止长江泛滥成灾。
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A bark mulch will keep down the weeds .
树皮做的覆盖物能抑制杂草生长。