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

• To keep in line with international practices, those old and famous domestic design houses have to carry out reform and will undergo restructuring.
  为了与国际接轨，老字号的国内设计院正经历着一场蜕变，改制成为必然，使私营事务所的发展成为大势所趋；
• That you will do whatever it takes to keep your wife in line.
  您肯定也可以不惜任何代价处理好您的夫人。
• Most probably, exceptions would be required for pure arbitrageurs and market makers, but others who help to keep prices in line would inevitably suffer.
  最可能发生的情况是，会有人要求让纯粹套利者和做市商享受例外，而帮助维持价格稳定的其他投资者则将无可避免地遭受损失。
• We should keep in line with international trend in running school, pay close attention to the two most promising fields in future IT industry: data mining and information security.
  在办学上应与国际接轨，注意未来IT行业最有前景的两大方向&数据挖掘和信息安全。
• HOW TO KEEP IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE FOR PROJECT TENDERING IN CHINA Method for Connecting Pricing Model of China's Building Construction with International Convention
  工程报价方法如何与国际惯例接轨浅谈我国建筑工程计价模式与国际惯例融合的方法
• 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。
• Like sheep without any need for a sheepdog, we keep each other in line.
  我们彼此一致，就像无需牧羊犬看守的羊群。
• I'll keep this boy in line.
  我会让这小子规规矩矩的。
• 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。
• It will be low because it will be necessary to have only one man looking after each job, without having another man to check upon what he is doing, keep him in line, and report on him to someone else.
  行政管理费用的降低的原因是：每项工作只需要一个人去完成，用不着另外再有一个人检查工作。