But Madison was held in check, didn't do a lot.

但麦迪逊受到了控制，没有做太多事情。

But as they emerged, they found the stronghold collapsing behind them, the temporal powers previously held in check now spiraling out of control.

但当他们出现时，他们发现要塞在他们身后坍塌，之前受到控制的世俗力量现在正在失控。

Now it is spreading across Europe, New Zealand and Canada. In the Himalayas, the plant is held in check by various pests, and it grows and reproduces unhindered.

现在它正在欧洲、新西兰和加拿大蔓延。在喜马拉雅山，这种植物受到各种害虫的控制，但它的生长和繁殖不受阻碍。

It was as though there were a quantity of dark yet vivid personalities in his mind, some of them familiar, some of them strange and terrible, held in check by a little monitor, who sat aloft somewhere and looked on.

他的脑子里仿佛有许多阴暗而又鲜活的人物，有的熟悉，有的陌生而可怕，被一个坐在高处的小监视器控制着，监视着。