keep down

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по предотвращению подъема, увеличения или привлечения внимания к чему-либо; или для подавления или контроля чего-либо.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of preventing something from rising, increasing, or being noticed; or to suppress or control something.

неисчисляемое · неправильный глагол · переходный · фразовый, разделяемый

1. Control or limitinformal

   To prevent something from increasing or becoming too high.

   Сдерживать

   • We need to keep down the noise in the library.
   • The government is trying to keep down inflation.
   • Please keep down your voice during the movie.

   Синонимыcapcheckcontaincontrolcurbhold downlimitreducerestrainsuppress

   Антонимыboostelevateescalateincreaseraise

2. Suppress or oppressformal

   To prevent a group of people from having power or freedom.

   Подавлять

   • The regime kept down the opposition with force.
   • They tried to keep down the rebellion.
   • Minorities were kept down for decades.

   Синонимыcrushdominateoppressquellrepresssubjugatesuppresstyrannize

   Антонимыemancipatefreeliberaterelease

3. Retain food or drinkinformal

   To manage to eat or drink without vomiting.

   Удерживать

   • She was so sick she couldn't keep down any food.
   • He managed to keep down the medicine.
   • The patient could only keep down clear liquids.

   Синонимыhold downretain

Базовый глаголkeep