fight down

• فعل مركب يُستخدم للإشارة إلى كبت مشاعر أو انفعالات أو رغبات والتغلب عليها أو السيطرة عليها.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of struggling to suppress or overcome a feeling, emotion, or urge.

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1. Suppress an emotioninformal

   To try hard not to show or feel a strong emotion.

   كبت المشاعر

   • She fought down the urge to cry during the speech.
   • He fought down his anger and remained calm.
   • I had to fight down a feeling of panic.

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2. Restrain a physical reactioninformal

   To struggle to prevent a physical reaction, such as laughter or a sneeze.

   كبت رد الفعل الجسدي

   • He fought down a sneeze during the quiet ceremony.
   • She fought down the laughter when he tripped.
   • I fought down the nausea from the bumpy car ride.

   المرادفاتcheckchoke backcontaincurbhold backrepresssmotherstiflesuppressswallow

   الأضدادemitexpressreleasevent

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