keep at bay

1 The soldiers tried to keep the attacking enemy in check until help came.

战士们设法牵制住敌人，等待援兵到来。

2 As a result, our Nation is hampered in its ability to gain the vital intelligence we need to keep the American people safe.

因此，我们国家需要关键的情报来保证国家和人民的安全，但我们获得这些情报的能力不足，而这也已经牵制住我们国家的正常发展了。

3 The overpowering despair that he'd fought so hard to keep at bay washed through the boy.

一直极力压制的绝望情绪终于将男孩击垮了。

1 防止恶化

hold at bay

2 遏制

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3 不让接近

hold at bay

4 阻止不使过于接近

hold at bay