Hold back
/həʊld bæk/
Hold back
/həʊld bæk/
「Hold back」可以指抑制情感或不透露信息。在討論敏感話題時,如果你不想完全表達自己的感受,你可能會「hold back some details」(隱藏一些細節)。這表明自我保護的能力和在特定情況下的謹慎。
She held back her tears during the sad movie.
她在看悲傷的電影時強忍住眼淚。
I could tell he was holding back because he didn't want to offend anyone.
我能看出他在克制,因為他不想冒犯任何人。
Sometimes, you need to hold back your initial reaction to think things through properly.
有時候,你需要抑制最初的反應,仔細思考。