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hold 1 AHD[hōld] D.J.[həʊld]K.K.[hold]v.(动词)held[hĕld] hold.ing, holds v.tr.(及物动词)- To have and keep in one's grasp:拿着,握着:held the reins tightly.紧握缰绳
- To aim or direct; point:瞄准或指向;指出:held a hose on the fire.把水龙管对准火
- To keep from falling or moving; support:托住以防止落下或移动;支持:a nail too small to hold the mirror; hold the horse steady; papers that were held together with tape and glue.钉子太小不能支持住镜子;稳住马;用胶带和胶水粘住的纸张
- To sustain the pressure of:支撑住:支持住…的压力:The bridge can't hold that much weight.那座桥不能负载那样的重量
- To keep from departing or getting away:使不走开,使不离开:Hold the bus! Hold the dog until I find the leash.稳住车子!我找到皮带以前抓好这条狗
- To keep in custody:拘留,扣留:held the suspect for questioning.拘留嫌疑犯以待审讯
- To retain the attention or interest of:保持注意,有…的兴趣:The storyteller held the crowd spellbound. Televised sports can't hold my interest.那个讲故事的人使观众听得入迷了。电视播放的体育比赛不能引起我的兴趣
- To avoid letting out or expelling:屏住:防止流出或放出:The swimmer couldn't hold her breath any longer.那个游泳的人再也不能屏住呼吸了
- To be filled by; contain.容纳;充满
- To be capable of holding.See Synonyms at contain 装得下 参见 contain
- To have as a chief characteristic or quality:具有…的主要特征或品质:The film holds a number of surprises.那部电影有许多惊异之处
- To have in store:贮藏,拥有:Let's see what the future holds.让我们看看未来会有什么
- To have and maintain in one's possession:拥有,保有:拥有并维持自己的财产:holds a great deal of property.拥有一大批财富
- To have as a responsible position or a privilege:担任职务或拥有权力:held the governorship for six years.担任了六年的州长
- To have in recognition of achievement or superiority:有成就或卓越之处:holds the record for the one-mile race; holds the respect of her peers.保持一英里赛跑的记录;受她同辈的尊重
- To maintain control over:对…保持控制:The dam held the floodwaters. Thieves held the stolen painting for ransom.水库控制着洪水。小偷用偷来的画索取赎金
- To maintain occupation of by force or coercion:通过武力或强制使拥有:Students held the administrative building for a week.学生强占行政大楼一星期
- To withstand the efforts or advance of (an opposing team, for example).抵抗:抵抗(如,反对者)的努力或前进
- To maintain in a given condition, situation, or action:保持:维持给定条件、状态或行为:held himself as a gentleman at all times.他总是保持绅士风度
- To impose control or restraint on; curb:控制,抑制:对…施加控制或抑制;阻挠:She held her temper.她控制住自己的脾气
- To stop the movement or progress of:制止:停止…的行动或进程:Hold the presses!制止新闻报道!
- To reserve or keep back from use:保留或停止…的使用:Please hold two tickets for us. Please hold the relish on that hamburger.请留两张票给我们。汉堡包请不要加调料
- To defer the immediate handling of:延迟:推迟…的立即处理:asked the receptionist to hold all calls during the meeting.叫接待员在会议期间不要接进电话
- To be the legal possessor of.成为…的合法占有者
- To bind by a contract.用契约约束
- To adjudge or decree:裁决或判决:The court held that the defendant was at fault.法庭宣判被告有罪
- To make accountable; obligate:使…承担义务;受…约束:You certainly did hold me to my promise.你当然可以使我实现诺言
- To keep in the mind or convey as a judgment, conviction, or point of view:心怀,表达:留在脑海里或表达…的判断、观点或论点:hold a grudge; hold it a point of honor not to reveal one's sources; holds that this economic program is the only answer to high prices.怀恨;认为不揭露消息来源是一个事关荣誉的问题;认为这个经济项目是引起物价高涨的唯一原因
- To assert or affirm, especially formally:尤指正式地声明或断言:This doctrine holds that people are inherently good.这种教义强调人性本善
- To regard in a certain way:视作:以某种方式认为:I hold you in high esteem.我对你有崇高的敬意
- To cause to take place; carry on:使发生;举行:held the race in Florida; hold a yard sale.在佛罗里达举行比赛;举办旧货出售
- To assemble for and conduct the activity of; convene:召集,聚会:集中并指导…的行为;聚会:held a meeting of the board.召集董事会
- To carry or support (the body or a bodily part) in a certain position:使(身体或身体某一部分)保持特定姿势:Can the baby hold herself up yet? Hold up your leg.宝宝能自己站立了吗?抬起腿
- To cover (the ears or the nose, for example) especially for protection:遮盖,掩住:通常为了保护而遮盖(例如,耳朵或鼻子):held my nose against the stench.掩住鼻子使不闻恶臭
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To maintain a grasp or grip on something.握住,抓住:维持抓住或握住某物
- To stay securely fastened:被安全地系牢:The chain held.绳索很牢靠
- To maintain a desired or accustomed position or condition:维持:维持预期或习惯的状态或情形:hopes the weather will hold.希望天气不要变
- To withstand stress, pressure, or opposition:抗拒:抵抗紧张、压力或反对:The defense held. We held firm on the negotiations.防守严密。协商中我们的立场很坚定
- To continue in the same direction:在同一方向继续:The ship held to a southwesterly course.船继续沿西南方向前进
- To be valid, applicable, or true:使有效、可行或真实:The theory holds. This is an observation that still holds true.理论仍适用。这种观察仍很正确
- To have legal right or title. Often used withof or from. 有合法权利或权益的。常与of 或 from 连用
- To halt an intended action. Often used in the imperative.停止本想做的事。常用于命令式
- To stop the countdown during a missile or spacecraft launch.停止读秒:在发射导弹或宇宙飞船时停止倒计时
- Slang To have in one's possession illicit or illegally obtained material or goods, especially narcotics:【俚语】 拥有非法物品:尤指拥有毒品等非法获得的东西或物品:The suspect was holding.那个嫌疑犯拥有非法物品
n.(名词)- The act or a means of grasping.抓握:抓握的行为或方法
- A manner of grasping an opponent, as in wrestling or aikido:抓住对手:摔角或合气道中用的一种抓住对手的方法:a neck hold; an arm hold.抓颈;抓住胳膊
- Something that may be grasped or gripped, as for support.抓住或握住可用来支撑的东西
- A bond or force that attaches or restrains, or by which something is affected or dominated:威力,势力,支配力:吸引、遏制或使某物受影响或控制的契约或力量:a writer with a strong hold on the reading public.一位对读者有影响力的作家
- Complete control:完全的控制:has a firm hold on the complex issues.严格地控制了复杂的问题
- Full understanding:完全的理解:has a good hold on physics.对物理学掌握得很好
- Music 【音乐】
- The sustaining of a note longer than its indicated time value.延长的音符:长于规定的节拍长短的音符维持
- The symbol designating this pause; a fermata.表停顿的音符;延长符号
- A direction or an indication that something is to be reserved or deferred.通知,指示:保留或推迟的事物的通知或指示
- A temporary halt, as in a countdown.短暂停止:倒计时中的短暂停止
- A prison cell.牢房
- The state of being in confinement; custody.被监禁的状态;拘留
- Archaic A fortified place; a stronghold.【古语】 堡垒;要塞
hold back - To retain in one's possession or control:保留,保持控制:在某人的占据或控制之下:held back valuable information; held back my tears.保留有价值的信息;忍住眼泪
- To impede the progress of.阻止…的发展
- To restrain oneself.抑制,自制
hold down - To limit:限制:Please hold the noise down.请限制音量
- To have (a job):有(工作):holds down two jobs.有两份工作
hold forth - To talk at great length.滔滔不绝地说
hold off - To keep at a distance; resist:远离;抵制:held the creditors off.远离债权人
- To stop or delay doing something:制止或阻挠做某事:Let's hold off until we have more data.等到有更多资料时再做
hold on - To maintain one's grip; cling.抓住…不放;依附
- To continue to do something; persist.继续做某事;坚持
- To wait for something wanted or requested, especially to keep a telephone connection open.稍待:尤指不挂上电话以等待想要的或要求的事物
hold out - To present or proffer as something attainable.提供,提出:提供或显示可得到的东西
- To continue to be in supply or service; last:继续给予或提供;持续:Our food is holding out nicely.我们的食物还很多
- To continue to resist:继续反对:The defending garrison held out for a month.防卫部队已坚守了一个月
- To refuse to reach or satisfy an agreement.拒绝达成或履行协议
hold over - To postpone or delay.延续或耽搁
- To keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time.继续维持:处于与以前同样状态或情形
- To continue a term of office past the usual length of time.超越正常时间续任
- To prolong the engagement of:延长…的期限:The film was held over for weeks.电影又继续放了几星期
hold to - To remain loyal or faithful to:对…忠诚或忠实:She held to her resolutions.她很忠于自己的决定
hold up - To obstruct or delay.阻挠或延迟
- To rob while armed, often at gunpoint.通常用枪威胁以抢劫
- To offer or present as an example:作为例子提供或展示:held the essay up as a model for the students.把这篇论文给学生作范例
- To continue to function without losing force or effectiveness; cope:制衡,应付:仍然有效或不失力量地继续下去;应付:managed to hold up under the daily stress.想办法应付每天的生活压力
hold with - To agree with; support:同意;支持:I don't hold with your theories.我不同意你的理论
get hold of - To come into possession of; find:拥有;找到:Where can I get hold of a copy?哪里可以找到复印件?
- To communicate with, as by telephone:通过电话交流:tried to get hold of you but the line was busy.想和你通电话,但总占线
- To gain control of. Often used reflexively:控制…。通常反身使用:You must get hold of yourself你必须控制住自己
hold a candle to - To compare favorably with:与…相比较好:This film doesn't hold a candle to his previous ones.这部电影并不比他先前的几部好
hold (one's) own - To do reasonably well despite difficulty or criticism.坚持住,不退让:无视批评和困难做得很好
hold out on (someone) - To withhold something from:隐藏:Don't hold out on me; start telling the truth.不要瞒着我;告诉我真相
hold (someone's) feet to the fire - To pressure (someone) to consent to or undertake something.强迫(某人)同意或做某事
hold sway - To have a controlling influence; dominate.有控制性影响;统治
hold the bag【非正式用语】 - To be left with empty hands.一无所得:离开时两手空空
- To be forced to assume total responsibility when it ought to have been shared.背黑锅:在可分担时被迫承担全部责任
hold the fort【非正式用语】 - To assume responsibility, especially in another's absence.尤指在他人缺席时承担责任
- To maintain a secure position.保持安稳地位
hold the line - To maintain the existing position or state of affairs:维持现状:维持事务现有的位置或状态:had to hold the line on salary increases in the fourth quarter.在第四季度时只好维持工资的涨幅了
hold the phone【俚语】 - To stop doing what one is engaged in doing. Often used in the imperative:停止正在做的事。常用于祈使句:Hold the phone停下!
hold water - To stand up to critical examination:经受严厉考验:Your theory does not hold water. The witnesses' conflicting stories held no water.你的理论经不起考验。证人互相矛盾的证词站不住脚
no holds barred - Without limits or restraints.没有限制或压制
on hold - Into a state of temporary interruption without total disconnection during a telephone call:中断:打电话时短暂打断但仍接通的状态:had to put me on hold for five minutes.不得不让我中断5分钟
- Informal Into a state of delay or indeterminate suspension:【非正式用语】 悬念:进入一种推迟或不确定的悬疑状态:had to put the romance on hold.得让那个故事有点悬念
- Middle English holden 中古英语 holden
- from Old English healdan 源自 古英语 healdan
hold 2 AHD[hōld] D.J.[həʊld]K.K.[hold]n.(名词)abbr. hld.【缩写】- The lower interior part of a ship or an airplane in which cargo is stored.货舱,底舱:船或飞机里舱下半部用来载货的地方
- Alteration influenced by hold 1 受 hold1的影响
- of Middle English hole [husk, hull of a ship] 中古英语 hole的变化 [外壳,船的外体]
- from Old English hulu * see kel- 1源自 古英语 hulu * 参见 kel- 1
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