keep in line

英 [kiːp ɪn laɪn]

美 [kiːp ɪn laɪn]

使（某人）就范; 使（某人）听从吩咐

英英释义

verb

• control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
  1. She manipulates her boss
  2. She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up
  3. The teacher knew how to keep the class in line
  4. she keeps in line
  Synonym:manipulatecontrol

双语例句

• That's all? Just trying to keep him in line?
  仅此而已？只是让他学乖点？
• We're trying very hard to keep out prices in line with what our customers expect.
  我们尽力使我们的价格与顾客的期望值相一致。
• Nor can a bunch of "super-smart" investors necessarily keep prices in line;
  一些“超聪明”的投资者也不一定能使价格合理变化；
• We constantly worked to keep economic development in line with social development, and plan development with a view to improving the wellbeing of the people.
  加快发展社会事业，切实保障和改善民生。始终坚持经济发展与社会发展相协调，围绕改善民生谋发展。
• I'll keep this boy in line.
  我会让这小子规规矩矩的。
• I need to keep the sheep in line, he said.
  我得把羊群看好，他说。
• Tell me how I keep in line with the university, what's going on?
  我怎么才能了解这所学校？，有什么大事儿发生了？
• Call it a loving memory of his family or a way to keep him in line.
  这可称得上是来自家庭的爱的记忆。
• We will then need just enough growth in private and public spending to offset productivity growth and keep job growth in line with the supply of new workers.
  在这种情况下，私人和公共消费只要能抵消生产率增长，让就业和劳动力供应保持同步增长就可以了。
• In the side wind the truck with a trailer is liable to deviate from the right direction, and also the tractor and the trailer are not able to keep in line, so that handling performance is affected.
  集装箱半挂车在侧风作用下易发生行驶方向跑偏和折腰现象，影响稳定行驶。