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*hold²
n
1 [singular 单数] when someone holds something 拿，抓，握:
take hold of sth (=start to hold something) 抓住某物: Warren took hold of her hand. 沃伦抓住她的手。
2 get hold of to find someone or obtain something 找到〔某人〕; 得到〔某物〕:
I need to get hold of him quickly. 我需要马上找到他。
Drugs are easy to get hold of. 毒品很容易买到手。
3 keep hold of
a) to continue to hold something 抓住［握住］…不放:
He struggled to keep hold of the dog. 他拼命地拉着狗不放。
b) to keep something and not lose it, give it to someone, or sell it 留着〔某物，指没有丢失、送人或出售〕:
It was a lovely watch — I wish I'd kept hold of it. 那是一个很漂亮的手表，我真希望自己还留着它。
4 put sth on hold to decide something at a later time, rather than now 推迟，搁置〔某事〕:
The tunnel project has been put on hold. 隧道工程已经搁置。
5 put sb on hold to make someone wait on the telephone 让某人等着通电话:
I will have to put you on hold. 我得让你等一下。
6 have a hold on/over to have power or control over someone 有左右［支配］…的力量
7 take hold to start to have an effect on someone or something 产生作用; 固定下来; 立足:
Once the disease takes hold, it's very difficult to get rid of. 这种疾病一旦得上，就很难治愈。
8 [C] the part of a ship where goods are stored 〔船上的〕货舱
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