hold yourself back (hōu dì yàosé wǒ)

Phrasal-verb Self-control

含义

to restrain oneself from reacting emotionally

克制情绪反应 (kè zhì qíngxù fǎnyìng)

例句

"He had to hold himself back from yelling at the meeting."

"他不得不在会议中克制住自己不发火。" (Tā bùdé bù zài huìyì zhōng kè zhì zhù zìjǐ bù fā huǒ.)