keep down 減少,降低(聲音),抑制,掩藏
表示維持在以下 ( down ) ,可以用在一次性降低或減少某物時。進(jìn)一步可以表示“抑制……”,“阻礙成功”,“掩藏”。
例句:
Would you keep it down?
你能安靜點(diǎn)嗎?
It's not easy to keep you down here like this. But I can't let you out.
我知道藏在這里不容易,不過我不能讓你出去。
If you're so worried about privacy, just wear a hat, and keep your head down.
如果你那么擔(dān)心隱私,大可以帶個帽子,低頭走過去。
對話:
A: Keep it down in there. I can't sleep.
能不能安靜點(diǎn),我都睡不著了。
B: Sorry, we were being so loud.
不好意思,我們太吵了。