keep something down

Related to word: keep

Phrasal Verb

Definition (攝取)

  1. to manage to consume food or drink without throwing up

    吃得下(東西),喝得下(東西)

    • During her illness, she struggled to keep food down without throwing up.

      在她生病期間,她努力吃下食物而不嘔吐。

    • The medication affects my appetite, so I find it hard to keep anything down.

      藥物影響了我的食慾,所以我發現很難吃下任何東西。

    • Even though I feel nauseous, I managed to keep some soup down.

      即使我感到噁心,我還是設法喝下了一些湯。

Definition (控制)

  1. B2

    to limit or regulate the extent or quantity of something and stop it from growing

    控制規模;限制數量

    • To manage the inventory, the company decided to keep the quantity each customer can buy down.

      為了管理庫存,公司決定限制每位顧客的購買數量。

    • To prevent obesity, experts recommend keeping the consumption of sugary foods down.

      為了預防肥胖,專家建議減少含糖食物的攝取量。

    • To reduce traffic congestion, the city plans to keep the number of vehicles down in certain areas.

      為了減少交通擁堵,該市計劃限制某些區域的車輛數量。