keep a/the lid on something idiom informal (also put a lid on something)
防止…失控；限制，压制
to control the level of something in order to stop it increasing
The administration has intervened to keep a lid on inflation. 政府已对通货膨胀进行了干预限制。
| 词汇 | keep a/the lid on something |
| 类别 | 英译汉、英汉双解翻译词典 |
| 释义 | keep a/the lid on something idiom informal (also put a lid on something) 防止…失控；限制，压制 to control the level of something in order to stop it increasing The administration has intervened to keep a lid on inflation. 政府已对通货膨胀进行了干预限制。 |
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