held down

1.压制;牵制;阻止,忍耐;压低(物价等);缩减

2.〈美口〉维持,保有;保持(职位)

3.垂下

1.to hold someone who is lying down, so that they cannot move

2.to hold something so it does not move upward

3.to stop prices or numbers from rising

4.to succeed in keeping a job

5.to prevent something from developing, or to prevent someone from doing what they want

6.to stop someone from having their freedom or rights