force back

force back
vt. sep.
to force sb/sth back or to force back sb/sth
1. [+ crowd, enemy] 迫使…后退
- The Marines quickly blunted the attack and forced the enemy back in disarray. 海军陆战队员迅速挫败了敌人的进攻并迫使其狼狈后撤。
- Police forced back the growing crowd. 警方采取强制措施让越聚越多的人群后退。
2. [+ head] 把…向后扳
- I forced his head back. 我使劲向后扳他的头。
vt. sep.
to force sth backorto force back sth
[+ tears, emotion, desire] 强忍；极力不流露
- The more we force those emotions back, the more difficult it is to keep them contained. 我们越是竭力压抑那些情感, 就越难克制。
- Nancy forced back tears. She wasn't going to cry in front of all those people. 南希强忍着眼泪。她不想在那么多人面前哭。

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force back
抑制, 强忍
- He forced back the strong urge to stroke her. 他抑制住想要抚摩她的强烈冲动。

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