keep back

英 [kiːp bæk]

美 [kiːp bæk]

留存，保留（…的一部分）; 隐瞒; 保密

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 留存，保留（…的一部分）
If youkeep backpart of something, you do not use or give away all of it, so that you still have some to use at a later time.
1. Roughly chop the vegetables, and keep back a little to chop finely and serve as a garnish.
  大致切一下蔬菜，留下一点切细用作饰菜。
PHRASAL VERB 隐瞒；保密
If youkeepsome informationback, you do not tell all that you know about something.
1. Neither of them is telling the whole truth. Invariably, they keep something back.
  他俩谁也没把全部实情都说出来。他们总是要隐瞒些什么。

verb

hold back
1. The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room
Synonym:withhold
secure and keep for possible future use or application
1. The landlord retained the security deposit
2. I reserve the right to disagree
Synonym:retainholdhold back
keep under control
1. suppress a smile
2. Keep your temper
3. keep your cool
Synonym:restrainkeephold back

He made a motion with his hand, as if to tell me to keep back.
他做了个手势，好象是要我别上前。
So, if oneself looked for the boy friend with a particularly good condition or girlfriend, want hugger-mugger to keep back do not say, meeting hold back goes to hard to avoid internal injury.
所以，要是自己找了一个条件非凡好的男朋友或女朋友，想要保守秘密忍住不说，难免会憋到内伤。
And Tom and Joe could not keep back thoughts of certain persons at home.
汤姆和乔不由自主地想起了家里的某些人。
And the Lord said, am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do;
耶和华说，我所要作的事，岂可瞒着亚伯拉罕呢？
Don't come near me! keep your distance!( or keep back!)
别挨近我！离我远点儿！
In vain I tried to keep back my tears.
我怎么也忍不住我的眼泪。
My lord, truly you are a great chief among us; take the best of our resting-places for your dead; not one of us will keep back from you a place where you may put your dead to rest.
我主请听、你在我们中间是一位尊大的王子、只管在我们最好的坟地里埋葬你的死人、我们没有一人不容你在他的坟地里埋葬你的死人。
So just to keep back.
所以我忍住不哭。
At last, the girl leaved and the boy keep back.
最后，这个女孩走了，而这个男孩留下了。
She couldn't keep back her tears at the news.
听到那消息，她忍不住掉下了眼泪。