keep something back

Related to word: keep

Phrasal Verb

Definition (隱瞞)

  1. C2

    to withhold information from someone about a situation or occurrence

    隱瞞;保留不說

    • She chose to keep some information back about his health condition.

      她選擇隱瞞一些關於他健康狀況的資訊。

    • Regarding the incident, he admitted that there were details he kept back from his family.

      關於那起事件,他承認有些細節他對家人隱瞞了。

    • During the investigation, he didn’t reveal all the information; some he chose to keep back.

      在調查期間,他並沒有透露所有的信息,有些他選擇隱瞞。

Definition (保留)

  1. to retain part of something by not using it all, leaving some aside for future use

    保持,存留(一部分)

    • She decided to keep some funds back for future use.

      她決定保留一些資金以供未來使用。

    • In the plan, we should keep back some resources for emergencies.

      在計劃中,我們應該保留一些資源以應對緊急情況。

    • He kept back some data in the meeting for future analysis.

      他在會議中保留了一些數據以供未來分析。