"suppress a smile"
"Keep your temper"
"keep your cool"
"The landlord retained the security deposit"
"I reserve the right to disagree"
"The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
1.留存,保留(…的一部分)
If youkeep back part of something, you do not use or give away all of it, so that you still have some to use at a later time.
e.g. Roughly chop the vegetables, andkeepback a little to chop finely and serve as a garnish.
大致切一下蔬菜,留下一点切细用作饰菜。
2.隐瞒;保密
If youkeep some informationback, you do not tell all that you know about something.
e.g. Neither of them is telling the whole truth. Invariably, theykeep somethingback.
他俩谁也没把全部实情都说出来。他们总是要隐瞒些什么。
1. 隐瞒:keep 保存 |keepback 隐瞒 |keep under 控制
2. 阻止:keep away 防范 |keepback 阻止 |keep bad time 走得不准
3. 阻止,阻挡;隐瞒,保留:intervene in干涉,干预;插入 |keepback阻止,阻挡;隐瞒,保留 |keep down控制,压制,镇压;压低