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

• I can use it like a boomerang to keep him in line.
  到时候，我就可以像丢回力镖一样打他。
• 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？
• You two better keep him in line.
  你们两个给我看好他。
• 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。
• Moreover with China joining WTO, we should keep in line with the international occupational safety and health management.
  另外，随着WTO的加入，我国也应与国际职业安全健康管理的趋势接轨。
• All this was just designed to frighten me and keep me in line.
  所有这一切不过是设计好了来恐吓我、让我乖乖听话的。
• 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。
• That's all? Just trying to keep him in line?
  仅此而已？只是让他学乖点？
• Another useful tool to keep kids in line:'behave yourself and the easter bunny will bring treats. '
  谎言的内容是，如果你有良好的行为举止，那么复活节小兔子将给你带来好吃的。
• How should the ideology of Jiangxi keep in line with that of zhejiang?
  论江西与浙江思想观念接轨？