1PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)猶豫;(使)退縮 If you hold back or if something holds you back, you hesitate before you do something because you are not sure whether it is the right thing to do. (使)猶豫;(使)退縮 [Also VERBPREPOSITION n (not pron)]
The administration had several reasons for holding back. [VERBPREP.]
政府因爲幾個原因而猶豫不決。
Melancholy and mistrust of men hold her back. [VERB noun PREP.]
憂鬱的性格和對男人的不信任使她裹足不前。
2PHRASAL VERB 阻擋;阻止 To hold someone or something back means to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening. 阻擋;阻止
Stagnation in home sales is holding back economic recovery. [VERBPREP. noun]
國内銷售的停滞不前正阻礙着經濟複蘇。
Jake wanted to wake up, but sleep held him back. [VERB noun PREP.]
3PHRASAL VERB 儲備;保留 If you hold something back, you keep it in reserve to use later. 儲備;保留 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise. [VERBPREP. noun]
農民囤積農産品顯然是希望價格能夠上漲。
4PHRASAL VERB 隐瞞 If you hold something back, you do not include it in the information you are giving about something. 隐瞞 [Also VERBPREPOSITION n (not pron)]
You seem to be holding something back. [VERB noun PREP.]
5PHRASAL VERB 抑制住,忍住(眼淚、笑聲等) If you hold back something such as tears or laughter, or if you hold back, you make an effort to stop yourself from showing how you feel. 抑制住,忍住(眼淚、笑聲等) [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
She kept trying to hold back her tears. [VERBPREP. noun]
她一直在試圖抑制住眼淚。
He could no longer hold back convulsive laughter. [VERBPREP. noun (not pronoun)]
他再也忍不住,前俯後仰地大笑起來。
I was close to tears with frustration, but I held back. [VERBPREP.]