hold-back

They felt that she was holding back something.

们感觉她有些话没出来。

Phil walked forward confidently but something held Ben back.

菲尔信心十足地走向前去,本却踌躇不定。

Trent held the jib back, sailing the catamaran stern on.

a square-sterned vessel。

They built dykes and dam to hold back the rising flood waters.

们修筑了堤坝来阻挡上涨的洪水。

She couldn't hold back her tears any longer and wept aloud.

她再也忍不住了, 大声哭泣起来。

His friends were holding him back and telling him to cool it, but he broke free and punched the barman on the nose.

的朋友拉住，让别激动，可是挣脱开，一拳打在酒吧服务员鼻子上。

City manager John Tierney said the plans to redevelop and regenerate the city would not be held back despite the downturn in the building sector.

市JohnTierney，市的复兴和重建计划不能因建筑部门的经济衰退而受到耽搁。