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*hold¹ /hold; həʊld/
v held /hɛld; held/ , held, holding
1 [T] to have something in your hands or arms 拿，持; 握住，抓住; 托住，抱住:
Can you hold my bag for a minute? 你能帮我拿一会儿袋子吗？
hold hands (=when two people hold each other's hands) 手拉着手: lovers holding hands 手牵着手的情侣们
2 [T] to keep something in a particular position 使保持〔某种姿势〕:
hold sth up (=in a high position) 举起某物; 撑起某物: She held the piece of paper up so we could see it. 她把纸举起来让我们能看得到。
hold sth open Do you want me to hold the door open for you? 要我给你把门扶住吗？
hold sth in place (=prevent it from moving) 把某物固定住: The cupboard was held in place by four large screws. 柜子由四颗大螺丝钉固定着。
3 [T] to have a meeting, ceremony, election, concert etc 举行，举办〔会议、仪式、选举、音乐会等〕:
Elections are usually held every five years. 选举一般每五年举行一次。
4 [T] to have enough space for an amount of people or things 容纳; 装得下:
a brand new stadium which can hold up to 80,000 people 一个能容纳 80,000 人的崭新的体育馆
5 [T] to keep someone or something in a particular place 保留，保存; 扣留; 拘留:
All our files are held on computer. 我们所有的文件都保存在电脑里。
The hostages were held in a secret location. 人质被扣留在一个秘密的地方。
6 [T] to have a job, position, or QUALIFICATION 拥有〔工作、职位、资历等〕，持有:
Men still hold most of the top managerial posts. 仍是男性担任着大部分高级的经理职位。
7 [I,T] spoken to wait or stop doing something 【口】 等着，停住:
hold it! Hold it a minute! I need to talk to you. 等一等！ 我要和你谈谈。
hold the line (=used to tell someone to wait for another person to come to the telephone) 别挂电话: Mr Penrose is busy. Can you hold the line? 彭罗斯先生正忙着，你不要挂电话，等一会儿好吗？
8 hold an opinion/belief/view formal to think or believe that something is true 【正式】 持有某种看法/信念/观点
9 hold sb's interest/attention to make someone continue to be interested 吸引某人的兴趣/注意:
She knows how to hold her students' interest. 她懂得如何吸引学生的兴趣。
10 hold a conversation to have a conversation 进行交谈:
He can hold a conversation in several European languages. 他会讲数种欧洲语言。
11 hold your own to be as good at doing something as other people 〔能与…〕匹敌:
Pakistan's batsmen can hold their own with the best in the world. 巴基斯坦的击球手可与世界上最杰出的击球手相提并论。
12 hold your breath to wait to find out what happens, in a nervous and excited way 屏住呼吸:
We held our breath while the results were read out. 宣读结果的时候我们屏息静听。
13 [T] to stop a plane, train etc from moving so that someone can get on, or save a room, seat, or ticket for someone to use 推迟〔飞机、火车等〕; 保留〔房间、座位或票子〕:
They held the plane for me at the airport. 机场那边为我推迟了飞机的起飞时间。
14 [T] if an army holds a place, they control it 〔军队〕控制〔某地〕，占据:
The islands were held by the Germans throughout World War Ⅱ. 第二次世界大战期间这些海岛一直被德军占领着。
15 hold shares to own SHAREs in a company 持有股票
16 [I,T] if something holds, or holds something's weight, it does not break 顶住，支住，支持得住; 支承，托住
17 not hold water to not seem true or reasonable 站不住脚:
His argument doesn't hold water. 他的论据站不住脚。
18 hold true/good formal to be true 【正式】 适用; 有效:
I think her statement holds true for older women. 我认为她这句话适用于年长女性。
→ see also 另见 hold sb to ransom (RANSOM)
hold sth against sbto blame someone for something they have done 责怪，怨恨:
If you can't come, I won't hold it against you. 如果你来不了，我不会怪你的。
hold back
1 [T hold sth ↔ back] to prevent a group of people or things from moving forward 阻挡，挡住:
The police couldn't hold back the crowds. 警察挡不住人群。
2 [I,T hold back sth] to stop yourself from showing a particular feeling or saying something 控制，忍住〔情感或话语〕:
She held back her tears. 她强忍住泪水。
I wanted to tell him what I thought of him, but I held back. 我想告诉他我对他的看法，但是我忍住了。
3 [T hold sb ↔ back] to prevent someone being successful or from doing what they want to do 阻碍，妨碍:
Firms are being held back because of lack of money. 由于缺乏资金，各公司的发展受到了阻碍。
hold sth down
1 to keep something at a low level 使保持低水平; 控制:
BA say they'll hold down ticket prices until the New Year. 英国航空公司宣布，他们将维持低票价，直到新年。
2 hold down a job to keep your job 保住〔工作〕:
He's never been able to hold down a job for more than a month. 他从来没法把一份工作保持一个月以上。
hold off
to delay doing something 推迟，拖延:
We held off making the decision for a month. 我们推迟了一个月才作决定。
hold on
1 spoken used to tell someone to wait or stop talking, for example during a phone call 【口】 等着; 别挂电话:
Yeah, hold on, Mike is right here. 是的，你等等，迈克就在这里。
2 to continue to do something difficult until it gets better 坚持下去:
The Rangers held on to win the game in the final period. “流浪者”队坚持到最后一节，赢得了比赛。
hold onto sth
1 to hold something tightly 紧紧抓住:
She held onto his jacket. 她紧紧抓住他的夹克。
2 to keep something and not sell it or give it to someone 保留〔某物，指不出售、不送人〕:
You should hold onto the painting. It might be worth a lot of money. 你要留着这幅画，它可能值不少钱。
hold out
1 [T] to move something towards someone, especially in order to offer it to them 端出; 递出:
Jean held out a small envelope. 吉恩递过一个小小的信封。
2 [I] to continue fighting to defend yourself, or keep refusing to do something 继续抵抗; 坚持〔不做某事〕:
The rebels are holding out in the south. 叛军在南部继续抵抗。
3 [I] if a supply of something holds out, there is still some of it left 〔补给等尚够〕维持下去:
Supplies of food are expected to hold out for another couple of weeks. 食品补给有望再维持几个星期。
4 hold out hope to think that something might happen 抱有希望:
The doctors don't hold out much hope of a recovery. 医生对病人的康复不抱多大希望。
hold out for sth
to refuse to accept less than you have asked for 坚决要求:
The union are holding out for more money. 工会坚决要求加钱。
hold sth over sb
to use information about someone to control or threaten them 以…要挟，以…威胁
hold sb to sth
to make someone do what they have promised to do 使…遵守〔诺言〕:
"He said he would do it." "Well, you'd better hold him to it." “他说过会做的。”“那你最好别放过他。”
hold together
to continue to be united or joined together, or make something do this （使）团结在一起; （使）连结在一起:
The children are the only thing holding their marriage together. 孩子是维系他们婚姻的唯一纽带。
hold up
1 [T hold sb/sth ↔ up] to make someone or something late 耽搁; 推迟:
Sorry, I didn't mean to hold everybody up. 对不起，我并不想耽误大家。
2 [T hold up sth] to try to steal money from a shop, bank etc, using a gun 持枪抢劫〔商店、银行等〕
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