hold back 의 3가지 기본 활용

1.  망설이다

• Hold back : the person is not doing something / hesitating to do something

 

eg)

She/He held back = She/He hesitated and didn't do something.

 

Now that I think about it, I should've done something (more).

I shouldn't have held back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. 감추다, 숨기다

• Hold back : not revealiing/ sharing/ providig some information.

eg) The government is holding back some information.

= The government is not revealing/ sharing/ providing some information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. 나아가지 못하게 막다

• Hold back : not letting someone go

eg) Something is holding me back

= It's not letting me go

=Something is not allowing me to move forward (to progress)

 

Hey, do you ever feel like your children are holding you back?

(= Do you ever feel like you're not achieving as much as you can because of your children ?)

(= Do you ever feel like your children are slowing down you from moving forward (in your carrier/ life)?

 

Well, I admit that I've occasionally been a little impatient with my kids, but I've never felt like they were holding me back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU53dcQt8qk&list=WL&index=13