to stop yourself from crying
停止自己哭泣 (tíngzhǐ zìjǐ kūqì)
"He tried to hold back tears during the speech."
"他在演讲时尽量停止自己哭泣。" (Tā zài yǎnjiǎng shí jǐnliàng tíngzhǐ zìjǐ kūqì.)
to calm down after being angry or upset
to try to find out someone's opinion before making a suggest...
to adjust or prepare equipment or oneself to perform better...
to have a large amount of positive feeling or emotion
to offset or stabilize inflationary pressure
to make investors feel more positive about investing
