The visitor tried to get the child to come to her, but he held back.

客人想让这小孩到她这儿来，那孩子却踌躇不前。

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But he has held back from proposing additional broad measures, apart from support for the auto industry and Banks.

但是，他没有提出更多的措施，除了对汽车业和银行业的支持。

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He was about to jump on his bike but I held him back.

话毕，他刚要跳上自行车，就被我拉了回来。

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But he held back Greece's economic and political growth.

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But he held back his beaver pelts.

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Gleeson should have pulled one back, but he was held just short of the line, but two minutes later Arnold completed his hat-trick finishing off good work by Darren Turner and Dekkiche to score.

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