"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
他设法隐瞒这事不让我们知道。
We must not keep back anything we know.不应该隐瞒我们所知道的事。
Do I have to keep my ticket till after I get off?车票要保留到下车吗？
You can keep this book for your very own.你可以保留这本书，当作是自己的。
The police had to use force to hold back the crowd.警察不得不用武力阻止人群。
They should try to keep prices from rising.他们应该设法阻止价钱上涨。
Police horses were used to keep back the crowd.警马被用来阻挡人群。
He resolved that nothing should hold him back.他下决心不让任何事情阻挡他。
She was unable to keep back her tears, and wept freely.她抑制不住泪水, 痛痛快快地哭了起来.
I asked the spectators to keep back from the sideline.我要求观众们不要走近边线.
The angry crowds would not keep back the barrier.愤怒的人群不肯站在栅栏后面.
We must keep back a reserve of food.我们必须贮存一些食品.
Roughly chop the vegetables, and keep back 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。
They keep back & 20 a month from my salary for National Insurance.他们从我的薪金中每月扣下20 镑 付国民保险费.
The police roped off the playing field to keep back the crowd.警察把比赛场地用绳子围起来,以防人群靠近.
In vain I tried to keep back my tears.我怎么也忍不住我的眼泪.
I fought to keep back my tears.我努力控制住泪水.
I will keep back nothing from you.我对你什么都不隐瞒.
She wasn able to keep back her tears.她抑制不住眼泪.
She struggled to keep back the tears.她努力忍住泪水.
The fireman told me to keep back.消防队员要我站远点.
She had to cover her own mouth to keep back the cries.她不得不捂住嘴,抑制住哭声.
Dance
A：Do you think you could go over that new dance with me again? I missed the last class and don’t want to fall behind.
你可不可以再和我一起复习一下那个新舞蹈？我错过了上节课，但不想落下。
keep back是什么意思
B：Sure. Let’s start with a little stretch. Stand up straight, breathe in, and lift your hands over your head.
可以。让我们先伸展一下。起立站直，吸气，手举过头顶。
keep back
A：Like this?
像这样吗？
B：Yes. Now, breathe out and push your handsback down by your sides. Breathe in… and breathe out.Now, bend over and touch your toes. Hold it. Repeat…
是的。现在呼气，把手放回身体俩侧。吸气…再呼气。然后，弯腰触摸脚趾，坚持住，重复…
A：I think I’m warmed up now.
我想我已做好热身活动了。
B：To start then, walk sideways to your right three steps. Jump up. Turn around. Then, walk sideways to your right another three steps. Jump up and turn around. Got it?
现在开始，向自己的右侧走三步，向上跳，转身，然后再向右走三步。向上跳，转身。学会了吗？
keep back
A：Yes, but what are we supposed to do with our hands?
学会了。可是我们的手应该怎么做呢？
B：Keep them by your side. When we jump up, shake them in front of you.
把手保持在身体的俩侧，当你向上跳时向你的前方挥手。
A：That’s pretty easy. What’s next?
这太简单了。接下来做什么？
B：We do that three times. Then, lift your left leg up to your right hand three times. Jump. Lift your right leg up to your left arm three times. Jump.
我们做三遍这个动作，然后抬起左脚去够你的右手三次。跳，抬起右腿去够左臂三次。跳。
A：Is this right?
是这样吗？
B：Yes, just make sure that youkeep yourback straight.
对。注意保持你的背部挺直。
A：How many times do we repeat this?
我们重复做几遍？
B：Three times as well. Then we do the first set again.
也做三遍。然后我们再做第一套。
A：Ok, I think I’ve got it. Thanks, Moira!
好吧，我想我会了。谢谢你，莫伊拉。
B：Not a problem.
不客气。
