卧下;蹲下;镇压,压服,控制;缩减
keep down v 1: place a limit on the number of [syn: {number}] 2: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" [syn: {repress}, {quash}, {subdue}, {subjugate}, {reduce}] 3: manage not to throw up [ant: {vomit}]