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压制, 压迫

to restrict the freedom, rights, or aspirations of individuals or groups, often through oppressive or authoritarian measures

The population yearns for change, as they have been held down by tyranny for too long.
人民渴望改变，因为他们被暴政压制太久了。
In some nations, dissenting voices are forcefully held down by those in power.
在一些国家，持不同政见者的声音被当权者强行压制。
The citizens are held down by a regime that suppresses their basic rights.
公民被一个压制他们基本权利的政权压制。
The repressive policies of the regime continue to hold the people down.
政权的压制政策继续压制人民。
Human rights activists work tirelessly to free those held down by oppressive governments.
人权活动家不懈努力，以解放那些被压迫政府压制的人们。

保持, 维持

to maintain a job, especially for a certain period of time

She struggled to hold down a steady job due to her frequent moves.
由于频繁搬家，她很难保住一份稳定的工作。
Holding down a job can be challenging for individuals with irregular schedules.
对于时间表不规律的个人来说，保住一份工作可能具有挑战性。
Some people find it difficult to hold down employment in a fluctuating economy.
在经济波动中，一些人发现很难保住工作。
He was proud of his ability to hold the same job down for over a decade.
他为自己能够十多年保住同一份工作而感到自豪。
The company values employees who can hold down positions through adversity.
公司重视能够在逆境中保住职位的员工。

按住, 压制

to use force to prevent someone from moving

The wrestler struggled to hold down his opponent in the match.
摔跤手在比赛中努力压制他的对手。
It required several officers to hold down the aggressive suspect.
需要几名警官来按住那个好斗的嫌疑犯。
The medical team had to hold down the patient during the procedure.
医疗团队不得不在手术过程中按住病人。
To complete the medical test, they had to hold the patient down.
为了完成医疗测试，他们不得不按住病人。
Parents often need to hold down squirming children for medical check-ups.
父母经常需要按住扭动的孩子进行医疗检查。

压低, 控制

to maintain something at a low or controlled level

The central bank's policies aim to hold down interest rates.
中央银行的政策旨在压低利率。
Cost-cutting measures are necessary to hold down production expenses.
削减成本的措施对于控制生产费用是必要的。
We need to hold down energy consumption to reduce our environmental impact.
我们需要控制能源消耗以减少对环境的影响。
The team worked hard to hold the project's overall budget down.
团队努力工作以控制项目的总体预算。
Government subsidies help hold down the prices of essential goods.
政府补贴有助于压低基本商品的价格。

调低, 降低

to control something, particularly noise or volume, to a more acceptable level

Could you please hold down the music?It's too loud.
你能调低音乐吗？太吵了。
They asked the construction crew to hold down the noise during the event.
他们要求施工队在活动期间控制噪音。
I need to hold down the TV volume to avoid disturbing the neighbors.
我需要按住电视音量以避免打扰邻居。
The library has strict rules to hold down conversations and maintain silence.
图书馆有严格的规定来抑制谈话并保持安静。
To avoid disturbing the baby, we tried to hold our laughter down.
为了避免打扰婴儿，我们试图抑制我们的笑声。