hold是什么意思

Hold，一个英语单词，主要用作名词和动词。当用作名词时，它的意思是“控制”；Keep”，用作及物动词时表示“持有”；拥有；保存；拘留；限制或控制；Hold，hold”，用作不及物动词时表示“支持”；有效；继续”。

控制

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动词（verb的缩写）

拿去；抓住；拥抱；持有；覆盖并保持(受伤的身体部位等。);保持(某一位置)

名词（noun的缩写）

把握；持有；拿着；支持；持有；拥抱；抓握，尤指在摔跤和拳击中；影响；左右力量；控制

第三人称单数：持有现在分词：持有过去时态：持有过去分词：持有holden

坚持到底；维护；延伸；支持

坚持，坚持；坚持；继续；稍等

推迟推迟；抵制；拖延症；不近

牛津英语词典

动词

【不规则形式】举行，举行

手；手里拿着武器

一个

[VN]拿着；抓住；拥抱；支柱

携带某物；把某人/某物握在手中、臂上等。

她拿着一个大盒子。

她提着一个大箱子。

我抓住老鼠的尾巴。

我抓住老鼠的尾巴，把它倒扣起来。

女孩紧紧地握着父亲的手。

女孩紧紧地握着父亲的手。

他把婴儿抱在怀里。

他把婴儿抱在怀里。

获胜的队长把奖杯举在空中。

获胜队的队长把奖杯举得高高的。

我们手拉着手。

我们手牵手。

这对恋人紧紧相拥。

这对恋人紧紧地拥抱在一起。

2

[VN]握住、盖住并握住(受伤的身体部位等。)

把手放在身体的某个部位，通常是因为疼

她呻吟着，抱着头。

她呻吟着，用手托着头。

就位

三

[自动adv/prep。保持(某一位置)

使某人/某事物处于特定位置

抬起你的头。

抬起你的头。

保持这个姿势，数到10。

保持这个姿势，数到十。

木头被夹子固定住了。

木头是用夹子固定的。

我不得不收腹拉上牛仔裤的拉链。

我不得不收紧腹部来拉上牛仔裤的拉链。

我会为你开门。

我会给你开门的。

支持支持

四

重量支撑.

支撑某人/某物的重量

我认为那根树枝承受不了你的重量。

我认为那根树枝承受不了你的重量。

容纳；包括容器

五

住宿；包括

有足够的空间放某物

/sb; to contain sth/sb

　　This barrel holds 25 litres.

　　这只桶能盛25升。

　　The plane holds about 300 passengers.

　　这架飞机可容纳大约300名乘客。

　　监禁 sb prisoner

　　6

　　监禁;拘留

　　to keep sb and not allow them to leave

　　[VN]Police are holding two men in connection with last Thursday's bank raid.

　　警方拘留了两名与上星期四的银行抢劫案有关的男子。

　　[VN-N]He was held prisoner for two years.

　　他被囚禁了两年。

　　控制 control

　　7

　　[VN]守卫;控制

　　to defend sth against attack; to have control of sth

　　The rebels held the radio station.

　　叛乱者占据了电台。

　　保持 remain

　　8

　　[V]顶住;坚持住;保持原位

　　to remain strong and safe or in position

　　They were afraid the dam wouldn't hold.

　　他们担心大坝会溃堤。

　　9

　　[V]保持不变

　　to remain the same

　　How long will the fine weather hold?

　　好天气会持续多久?

　　If their luck holds, they could still win the championship.

　　如果他们的好运持续下去，他们仍能赢得冠军。

　　使持续 keep

　　10

　　[VN]使(注意力或兴趣)持续不减;吸引住

　　to keep sb's attention or interest

　　There wasn't much in the museum to hold my attention.

　　博物馆中没有很多让我感兴趣的东西。

　　11

　　[VN]使保持同样程度(或比率、速度等)

　　to keep sth at the same level, rate, speed, etc.

　　Hold your speed at 70.

　　保持70迈的速度。

　　12

　　[VN]保存;存贮

　　to keep sth so that it can be used later

　　records held on computer

　　存在计算机中的记录

　　Our solicitor holds our wills.

　　律师保存着我们的遗嘱。

　　We can hold your reservation for three days.

　　您的预订我们可以保留三天。

　　拥有 own

　　13

　　[VN]拥有;持有

　　to own or have sth

　　Employees hold 30% of the shares.

　　雇员持有30%的股份。

　　工作 job

　　14

　　[VN]担任;任职

　　to have a particular job or position

　　How long has he held office?

　　他任职有多久了?

　　纪录;称号 record/title

　　15

　　[VN]获得;赢得

　　to have sth you have gained or achieved

　　Who holds the world record for the long jump?

　　跳远世界纪录的保持者是谁?

　　She held the title of world champion for three years.

　　她保持了三年的世界冠军头衔。

　　意见 opinion

　　16

　　[VN]怀有，持有(信念、意见)

　　to have a belief or an opinion about sb/sth

　　He holds strange views on education.

　　他对教育的看法不同寻常。

　　She is held in high regard by her students (= they have a high opinion of her) .

　　学生对她评价很高。

　　firmly-held beliefs

　　坚定的信念

　　17

　　(formal)认为;相信

　　to consider that sth is true

　　[V that]I still hold that the government's economic policies are mistaken.

　　我仍然认为政府的经济政策是错误的。

　　[VN-ADJ]Parents will be held responsible for their children's behaviour.

　　父母将要对孩子的行为负责。

　　[VN to inf]These vases are held to be the finest examples of Greek art.

　　这些花瓶被视为希腊艺术的最佳典范。

　　【帮助说明】 This pattern is usually used in the passive. 此句型通常用于被动语态。

　　会议 meeting

　　18

　　[VN][usually passive]召开;举行;进行

　　to have a meeting, competition, conversation, etc.

　　The meeting will be held in the community centre.

　　会议将在社区活动中心举行。

　　It's impossible to hold a conversation with all this noise.

　　噪音这么大，根本没法进行交谈。

　　道路;路线 road/course

　　19

　　[VN](尤指机动车高速时)平稳行驶

　　if a vehicle holds the road , it is in close contact with the road and easy to control, especially when driven fast

　　20

　　[VN](船或飞机)保持航线

　　if a ship or an aircraft holds a course , it continues to move in a particular direction

　　音乐 in music

　　21

　　[VN]延长，继续唱(某音符)

　　to make a note continue for a particular time

　　电话 on telephone

　　22

　　(打电话时)等待，不挂断

　　to wait until you can speak to the person you have telephoned

　　[V]That extension is busy right now. Can you hold?

　　分机现在占线。您能等一会吗?

　　[VN]She asked me to hold the line .

　　她要我别挂断电话。

　　停止 stop

　　23

　　[VN]停下;不要做

　　used to tell sb to stop doing sth or not to do sth

　　Hold your fire! (= don't shoot)

　　别开枪!

　　Hold the front page! (= don't print it until a particular piece of news is available)

　　把头版暂时空着!

　　(NAmE,informal)Give me a hot dog, but hold the (= don't give me any) mustard.

　　给我来份热狗，但别加芥末。

　　习语

　　Most idioms containing hold are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example hold the fort is at fort . 大多数含hold的习语，都可在该等习语中的名词及形容词相关词条找到，如hold the fort在词条fort下。

　　hold good

　　正确;适用

　　to be true

　　The same argument does not hold good in every case.

　　同样的论点并非在所有的情况下都正确。

　　hold it

　　(informal)稍等;别动

　　used to ask sb to wait, or not to move

　　Hold it a second─I don't think everyone's arrived yet.

　　请稍候——我想人还没有到齐。

　　there is no holding sb

　　阻拦不住某人

　　a person cannot be prevented from doing sth

　　Once she gets onto the subject of politics there's no holding her.

　　她一谈起政治就滔滔不绝。

　　短语动词

　　hold sth against sb

　　因某人的所为而对其评价低

　　to allow sth that sb has done to make you have a lower opinion of them

　　I admit I made a mistake─but don't hold it against me.

　　我承认我做错了——但别因此而看不起我。

　　hold sb/sth↔back

　　1

　　拦阻;阻挡

　　to prevent sb/sth from moving forward or crossing sth

　　The police were unable to hold back the crowd.

　　警察阻拦不住人群。

　　2

　　妨碍进展

　　to prevent the progress or development of sb/sth

　　Do you think that mixed-ability classes hold back the better students?

　　你认为把不同能力的学生混合在一起的班级会妨碍较高水平学生的进步吗?

　　hold sth↔back

　　1

　　不向(某人)透露情况;隐瞒

　　to not tell sb sth they want or need to know

　　to hold back information

　　隐瞒信息

　　2

　　抑制，控制(感情等);不露声色

　　to stop yourself from expressing how you really feel

　　She just managed to hold back her anger.

　　她勉强压住了自己的怒火。

　　He bravely held back his tears.

　　他勇敢地没让眼泪流出来。

　　hold back (from doing sth)

　　hold sb back (from doing sth)

　　(使)犹豫，踌躇

　　to hesitate or to make sb hesitate to act or speak

　　She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news.

　　她踌躇着，不知如何说出这一可怕的消息。

　　I wanted to tell him the truth, but something held me back.

　　我本想告诉他真实情况，但又开不了口。

　　hold sb↔down

　　1

　　按住某人

　　to prevent sb from moving, using force

　　It took three men to hold him down.

　　三个人才把他制伏了。

　　2

　　剥夺某人的自由(或权利)

　　to prevent sb from having their freedom or rights

　　The people are held down by a repressive regime.

　　人民受到了专制政权的压迫。

　　hold sth↔down

　　1

　　使保持低水平

　　to keep sth at a low level

　　The rate of inflation must be held down.

　　通货膨胀率必须控制在低水平上。

　　2

　　[no passive]保住(工作、职位)

　　to keep a job for some time

　　He was unable to hold down a job after his breakdown.

　　他精神崩溃以后就没能保住工作。

　　3

　　[no passive](NAmE,informal)限制(尤指噪音)

　　to limit sth, especially a noise

　　Hold it down, will you? I'm trying to sleep!

　　小点声行吗?我要睡觉!

　　hold forth

　　喋喋不休;大发议论

　　to speak for a long time about sth in a way that other people might find boring

　　hold sth↔in

　　克制，忍住(真实感情)

　　to not express how you really feel

　　to hold in your feelings/anger

　　不流露感情;忍住怒火

　　反义词：let sth out

　　hold off

　　1

　　(of rain or a storm 雨或风暴)不开始;延迟

　　to not start

　　The rain held off just long enough for us to have our picnic.

　　雨还好，等到我们用完野餐才下起来。

　　2

　　推迟

　　to not do sth immediately

　　We could get a new computer now or hold off until prices are lower.

　　我们现在就可以买新计算机，不然就等到降价再说。

　　[+ -ing]Could you hold off making your decision for a few days?

　　你能推迟几天再作决定吗?

　　hold sb/sth↔off

　　战胜;克服

　　to stop sb/sth defeating you

　　She held off all the last-minute challengers and won the race in a new record time.

　　她最后一刻甩掉了所有对手，以新的纪录赢得了赛跑冠军。

　　hold on

　　1

　　(informal)等着;停住

　　used to tell sb to wait or stop

　　同义词：wait

　　Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.

　　稍等一下，让我喘口气。

　　Hold on! This isn't the right road.

　　等一下!这条路不对。

　　2

　　(在困境或危险中)坚持住，挺住

　　to survive in a difficult or dangerous situation

　　They managed to hold on until help arrived.

　　他们勉强坚持到救援到来。

　　3

　　(informal)(电话用语)别挂断，等一下

　　used on the telephone to ask sb to wait until they can talk to the person they want

　　Can you hold on? I'll see if he's here.

　　等一下行吗?我去看看他在不在。

　　hold sth↔on

　　固定

　　to keep sth in position

　　These nuts and bolts hold the wheels on.

　　这些螺母和螺栓把轮子固定住了。

　　The knob is only held on by sticky tape.

　　这个旋钮只是用胶带粘住的。

　　hold on (to sth/sb)

　　hold onto sth/sb

　　[no passive]抓紧;不放开

　　to keep holding sth/sb

　　Hold on and don't let go until I say so.

　　握紧，等我让你松手时再松开。

　　He held onto the back of the chair to stop himself from falling.

　　他扶住椅子后背，以免摔倒。

　　note athold

　　hold on to sth

　　hold onto sth

　　1

　　保住(优势);不送(或不卖)某物

　　to keep sth that is an advantage for you; to not give or sell sth to sb else

　　You should hold on to your oil shares.

　　你应该继续保留住你的石油股份。

　　She took an early lead in the race and held onto it for nine laps.

　　赛跑一开始她便冲到了前面，并九圈一直保持领先。

　　2

　　(替别人或更长时间地)保存某物

　　to keep sth for sb else or for longer than usual

　　I'll hold onto your mail for you until you get back.

　　你回来之前我将一直替你保管邮件。

　　hold out

　　1

　　维持;坚持

　　to last, especially in a difficult situation

　　We can stay here for as long as our supplies hold out.

　　我们可以在这里一直待到我们的储备品用完。

　　2

　　抵抗;幸存

　　to resist or survive in a dangerous or difficult situation

　　The rebels held out in the mountains for several years.

　　反叛分子在山区顽抗了几年。

　　hold out sth

　　提供机会;给予希望;使有可能

　　to offer a chance, hope or possibility of sth

　　Doctors hold out little hope of her recovering.

　　医生对她的痊愈不抱很大的希望。

　　hold sth↔out

　　伸出手(或胳膊);递出东西

　　to put your hand or arms, or sth in your hand, towards sb, especially to give or offer sth

　　I held out my hand to steady her.

　　我伸出手扶住她。

　　He held out the keys and I took them.

　　他伸手把钥匙递过来，我接了。

　　hold out for sth

　　[no passive](为得到利益)拖延达成协议

　　to cause a delay in reaching an agreement because you hope you will gain sth

　　The union negotiators are holding out for a more generous pay settlement.

　　工会谈判代表拖延着，以期达成较优厚的薪酬协议。

　　hold out on sb

　　(informal)拒绝告诉(或给予)某人

　　to refuse to tell or give sb sth

　　hold sth↔over

　　[usually passive]

　　1

　　搁置;推迟

　　to not deal with sth immediately; to leave sth to be dealt with later

　　同义词：postpone

　　The matter was held over until the next meeting.

　　这件事被推迟到下次会议。

　　2

　　延长(电影、戏剧等)的上演期

　　to show a film/movie, play, etc. for longer than planned

　　The movie proved so popular it was held over for another week.

　　这部电影十分受欢迎，因此又继续上演了一周。

　　hold sth over sb

　　以某事要挟(或威逼)某人

　　to use knowledge that you have about sb to threaten them or make them do what you want

　　hold sb to sth

　　1

　　要求某人遵守诺言

　　to make sb keep a promise

　　2

　　压住对方;不让对方的(得分等)超过己方

　　to stop an opposing team scoring more points, etc. than you

　　The league leaders were held to a 0–0 draw.

　　联赛积分领先的队被逼成了0:0的平局。

　　hold together

　　hold sth ↔ together

　　1

　　(使)保持团结

　　to remain, or to keep sth, united

　　A political party should hold together.

　　一个政党应当团结一致。

　　It's the mother who usually holds the family together.

　　使全家人凝聚在一起的通常是母亲。

　　2

　　(of an argument, a theory or a story 论点、理论或故事)合乎逻辑;连贯

　　to be logical or consistent

　　Their case doesn't hold together when you look at the evidence.

　　你看一下证据就知道他们的论点前后不一致。

　　comparehang togetherathangv.

　　3

　　(机器、物品)完好无损

　　if a machine or an object holds together or sth holds it together , the different parts stay together so that it does not break

　　hold up

　　支持住;承受住;支撑得住

　　to remain strong and working effectively

　　She's holding up well under the pressure.

　　她承受住了压力。

　　hold sb/sth↔up

　　[often passive]

　　1

　　搀扶;支撑;举起;抬起

　　to support sb/sth and stop them from falling

　　2

　　延迟;阻碍

　　to delay or block the movement or progress of sb/sth

　　An accident is holding up traffic.

　　一场事故造成了交通阻塞。

　　My application was held up by the postal strike.

　　我的申请因邮政部门罢工而耽搁了。

　　related nounhold-up(1)

　　3

　　举出(例子);提出(作为榜样)

　　to use or present sb/sth as an example

　　She's always holding up her children as models of good behaviour.

　　她总是举例说自己的孩子表现如何好。

　　His ideas were held up to ridicule.

　　他的想法被当成了笑料。

　　hold up sth

　　持枪抢劫(银行、商店等)

　　to steal from a bank, shop/store, etc. using a gun

　　related nounhold-up(2)

　　hold with sth

　　[no passive](used in negative sentences or in questions 用于否定句或疑问句)同意;赞成

　　to agree with sth

　　同义词：approve of

　　I don't hold with the use of force.

　　我不赞成使用武力。

　　[+ -ing]They don't hold with letting children watch as much TV as they want.

　　他们不赞成让孩子随心所欲地看太多电视。

　　noun

　　用手 with hand

　　1

　　[sing.,U]抓;握;拿;支撑

　　the action of holding sb/sth; the way you are holding sb/sth

　　同义词：grip

　　His hold on her arm tightened.

　　他把她的胳膊抓得更紧了。

　　She tried to keep hold of the child's hand.

　　她尽力拉住那孩子的手不放。

　　Make sure you've got a steady hold on the camera.

　　一定要拿稳相机。

　　体育运动 in sport

　　2

　　[C]持;握;抓;抱;(尤指摔跤、拳击中的)擒拿法

　　a particular way of holding sb, especially in a sport such as wrestling or in a fight

　　The wrestler put his opponent into a head hold.

　　那位摔跤手给对手来了个头部擒拿。

　　权力;控制 power/control

　　3

　　[sing.]~ (on/over sb/sth)

　　影响;左右力;控制

　　influence, power or control over sb/sth

　　What she knew about his past gave her a hold over him.

　　她知道他的过去，所以能够控制他。

　　He struggled to get a hold of his anger.

　　他竭力压制自己的怒火。

　　see alsostranglehold

　　攀登 in climbing

　　4

　　[C]支撑点(可手攀或脚踏的地方)

　　a place where you can put your hands or feet when climbing

　　see alsofoothold,handhold,toehold

　　船;飞机 on ship/plane

　　5

　　[C]货舱

　　the part of a ship or plane where the goods being carried are stored

　　习语

　　catch, get, grab, take, etc. (a) hold of sb/sth

　　抓住;拿着;握着;握住

　　to have or take sb/sth in your hands

　　He caught hold of her wrists so she couldn't get away.

　　他抓住她的手腕，使她无法挣脱。

　　Lee got hold of the dog by its collar.

　　李拉住了狗的项圈。

　　Quick, grab a hold of that rope.

　　快，抓住那条绳子。

　　Gently, she took hold of the door handle and turned it.

　　她轻轻地握住门把手扭动了它。

　　get hold of sb

　　和某人联系;找到某人

　　to contact or find sb

　　Where have you been? I've been trying to get hold of you all day.

　　你去哪了?我一整天都在找你。

　　get hold of sth

　　1

　　找到所需要的东西

　　to find sth that you want or need

　　I need to get hold of Tom's address.

　　我需要找到汤姆的地址。

　　It's almost impossible to get hold of tickets for the final.

　　几乎不可能搞到决赛的门票。

　　2

　　学会;理解

　　to learn or understand sth

　　no holds barred

　　不加约束;没有限制

　　with no rules or limits on what sb is allowed to do

　　on hold

　　1

　　推迟;中断

　　delayed until a later time or date

　　She put her career on hold to have a baby.

　　她中断了事业以便生孩子。

　　The project is on hold until more money is available.

　　这项工程暂停，等到有更多的钱时再进行。

　　2

　　(电话接通时)等某人接电话

　　if a person on the telephone is put on hold , they have to wait until the person that they want to talk to is free

　　take (a) hold

　　开始完全控制;变得十分强大

　　to begin to have complete control over sb/sth; to become very strong

　　Panic took hold of him and he couldn't move.

　　他突然惊慌得动弹不得。

　　They got out of the house just before the flames took hold.

　　他们就在大火吞噬房子之前逃了出来。

　　It is best to treat the disease early before it takes a hold.

　　最好还是病向浅中医。

　　get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

　　(BrE,informal)误解;误会

　　to understand sth in the wrong way

　　词语辨析 holdhold onclingclutchgripgraspclasphang on

　　These words all mean to have sb/sth in your hands, arms, etc. 以上各词均含抓住、抱住、托住、握住之义。

　　hold

　　to have sb/sth in your hand, arms, etc. 指抓住、抱住、托住、握住：

　　She was holding a large box.

　　她提着一只大箱子。

　　I held the baby gently in my arms.

　　我把婴儿轻轻地抱在怀里。

　　hold on (to sb/sth)

　　to continue to hold sb/sth; to put your hand on sb/sth and not take your hand away 指抓紧、不放开：

　　Hold on and don't let go until I say so.

　　握紧，我让你松手时再松开。

　　cling

　　to hold on to sb/sth tightly, especially with your whole body 尤指用身体紧抱、紧握、抓紧：

　　Survivors clung to pieces of floating debris.

　　生还者紧紧抱住一块块漂浮在水面上的残骸。

　　clutch

　　to hold sb/sth tightly, especially in your hand; to take hold of sth suddenly 尤指用手抓紧、紧握、抱紧、突然抓住：

　　She stood there, the flowers still clutched in her hand.

　　她站在那里，手里仍然紧握着花束。

　　He felt himself slipping and clutched at a branch.

　　他感到自己滑了一下，便一把抓住一根树枝。

　　grip

　　to hold on to sth very tightly with your hand 指用手紧握、紧抓：

　　Grip the rope as tightly as you can.

　　尽可能紧紧抓住绳子。

　　grasp

　　to take hold of sth firmly 指抓紧、抓牢：

　　He grasped my hand and shook it warmly.

　　他热情地抓着我的手握了起来。

　　注释

　　The object of grasp is often sb's hand or wrist .

　　grasp的宾语通常为hand或wrist。

　　clasp

　　( formal ) to hold sb/sth tightly in your hand or in your arms 指紧握、攥紧、抱紧：

　　They clasped hands (= held each other's hands) .

　　他们相互紧握着对方的手。

　　She clasped the children in her arms.

　　她把孩子紧紧地搂在怀里。

　　注释

　　The object of clasp is often your hands , sb else's hand or another person.

　　clasp的宾语通常为hand或另一个人。

　　hang on (to sth)

　　to hold on to sth very tightly, especially in order to support yourself or stop yourself from falling 尤指为支撑自己或防止跌倒紧紧抓住某物：

　　Hang on tight. We're off!

　　抓紧，我们出发了!

　　常用搭配

　　to hold / clutch / grip / clasp sth in your hand / hands

　　to hold / catch / clasp sb / sth in your arms

　　to grip / grasp sth with your hand / hands

　　to hold / clutch / grip / grasp / clasp / hang on to sth

　　to hold / cling / hang on

　　to hold / clutch / clasp sb / sth to you

　　to hold / hold on to / cling to / clutch / grip / grasp / clasp / hang on to sb / sth tight / tightly / firmly

　　柯林斯词典 PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORT-ING, OR CONTAINING身体接触;支承;容纳 1 VERB拿着;握住;托住

　　When youholdsomething, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms.

　　Hold the knife at an angle...

　　斜握住刀。

　　Holdis also a noun.

　　He released his hold on the camera.

　　他松手放开了照相机。

　　2 N-UNCOUNT(紧紧的)拿，握

　　Holdis used in expressions such asgrab hold of,catch hold of, andget hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.

　　I was woken up by someone grabbing hold of my sleeping bag...

　　有人猛地抓住了我的睡袋，把我惊醒了。

　　3 VERB(通常为表示喜爱或安慰而)拥抱，抱住

　　When youholdsomeone, you put your arms round them, usually because you want to show them how much you like them or because you want to comfort them.

　　If only he would hold her close to him.

　　要是他能将她拥入怀中就好了。

　　4 VERB用力使(某人)不得动弹

　　If youholdsomeone in a particular position, you use force to keep them in that position and stop them from moving.

　　He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived...

　　然后他反扭住那名男子的手臂让他动弹不得，直到警察赶到。

　　5 N-COUNT(使某人不得动弹的)抓住，夹住

　　Aholdis a particular way of keeping someone in a position using your own hands, arms, or legs.

　　...use of an unauthorized hold on a handcuffed suspect.

　　对戴手铐的嫌疑犯使用非法的擒拿方式

　　6 VERB(常指疼伤痛而)按住，捂住

　　When youholda part of your body, you put your hand on or against it, often because it hurts.

　　Soon she was crying bitterly about the pain and was holding her throat.

　　很快她痛得大哭起来，同时用手捂着自己的喉咙。

　　7 VERB使(身体部位)保持(某种姿势)

　　When youholda part of your body in a particular position, you put it into that position and keep it there.

　　Hold your hands in front of your face...

　　把双手举在面前。

　　8 VERB把…固定住

　　If one thingholdsanother in a particular position, it keeps it in that position.

　　...the wooden wedge which held the heavy door open...

　　卡住沉重的门不让它关上的木楔

　　9 VERB存放;盛放;装

　　If one thing is used toholdanother, it is used to store it.

　　Two knife racks hold her favourite knives.

　　两个刀架上存放着她最心爱的刀具。

　　10 N-COUNT(船、飞机等的)货舱，行李舱

　　In a ship or aeroplane, aholdis a place where cargo or luggage is stored.

　　A fire had been reported in the cargo hold.

　　行李舱内报称起火了。

　　11 VERB储备;储存

　　If a placeholdssomething, it keeps it available for reference or for future use.

　　The Small Firms Service holds an enormous amount of information on any business problem...

　　小型企业服务处备有关于各种商务问题的海量信息。

　　12 VERB容纳得下

　　If somethingholdsa particular amount of something, it can contain that amount.

　　The small bottles don't seem to hold much...

　　这些小瓶子好像装不下多少。

　　13 VERB大量喝(酒)而不醉

　　If you canholdyour drink, you are able to drink large quantities of alcohol without becoming ill or getting drunk.

　　...but you had to be able to hold your liquor.

　　但你得能喝酒才行。

　　14 VERB(车辆)抓(地)

　　If a vehicleholdsthe road well, it remains in close contact with the road and can be controlled safely and easily.

　　I thought the car held the road really well.

　　我认为这辆车抓地性能真的非常好。

　　15 See also:holding HAVING OR DOING拥有;做

　　Holdis often used to indicate that someone or something has the particular thing, characteristic, or attitude that is mentioned. Therefore it takes most of its meaning from the word that follows it.

　　hold 常用来表示某人或某物具备所提到的某种东西、特征或态度，因此其意义主要视后接之词而定。

　　1 VERB持有，怀有(观点、信念等)

　　Holdis used with words and expressions indicating an opinion or belief, to show that someone has a particular opinion or believes that something is true.

　　He held firm opinions which usually conflicted with my own...

　　他对自己的观点坚定不移，而这些观点通常和我的相左。

　　2 VERB带给人，使人感到(害怕、神秘等)

　　Holdis used with words such as 'fear' or 'mystery' to indicate someone's feelings towards something, as if those feelings were a characteristic of the thing itself.

　　Death doesn't hold any fear for me...

　　死亡对我来说并不可怕。

　　3 VERB担任(职务);掌握(权力);负有(责任)

　　Holdis used with nouns such as 'office', 'power', and 'responsibility' to indicate that someone has a particular position of power or authority.

　　She has never held ministerial office...

　　她从未担任过部长级职务。

　　4 VERB持有(许可、票证等);拥有(学位等)

　　Holdis used with nouns such as 'permit', 'degree', or 'ticket' to indicate that someone has a particular document that allows them to do something.

　　Applicants should normally hold a good Honours degree...

　　申请人通常应该拥有优秀荣誉学位。

　　5 VERB举行(聚会、会议、会谈、选举、审判等)

　　Holdis used with nouns such as 'party', 'meeting', 'talks', 'election', and 'trial' to indicate that people are organizing a particular activity.

　　The country will hold democratic elections within a year...

　　该国将在一年之内举行民主选举。

　　holding

　　They also called for the holding of multi-party general elections.

　　他们还呼吁举行多党大选。

　　6 V-RECIP进行(谈话、采访、会商等)

　　Holdis used with nouns such as 'conversation', 'interview', and 'talks' to indicate that two or more people meet and discuss something.

　　The Prime Minister, is holding consultations with his colleagues to finalise the deal...

　　首相正在和同僚进行磋商，以敲定该协议。

　　7 VERB持有(股份、股票等)

　　Holdis used with nouns such as 'shares' and 'stock' to indicate that someone owns a particular proportion of a business.

　　The group said it continues to hold 1,774,687 Vons shares...

　　该集团称其继续持有1,774,687股冯氏公司的股份。

　　8 VERB占有(领先地位、优势等)

　　Holdis used with words such as 'lead' or 'advantage' to indicate that someone is winning or doing well in a contest.

　　He continued to hold a lead in Angola's presidential race...

　　他继续在安哥拉总统大选中占据领先地位。

　　9 VERB吸引住(注意力);保持(兴趣)

　　Holdis used with nouns such as 'attention' or 'interest' to indicate that what you do or say keeps someone interested or listening to you.

　　If you want to hold someone's attention, look them directly in the eye but don't stare...

　　如果想吸引住某人的注意力，就要直视他们的眼睛，但别死盯着。

　　10 VERB认定(…负有责任);归(咎)于

　　If youholdsomeone responsible, liable, or accountable for something, you will blame them if anything goes wrong.

　　It's impossible to hold any individual responsible.

　　不可能归咎于任何个人。

　　CONTROLLING OR REMAINING控制;保持 1 VERB关押;扣留

　　If someoneholdsyou in a place, they keep you there as a prisoner and do not allow you to leave.

　　The inside of a van was as good a place as any to hold a kidnap victim...

　　小货车内是关押被绑架人的好地方。

　　2 VERB(军队、暴乱人群等)占据，控制

　　If people such as an army or a violent crowdholda place, they control it by using force.

　　Demonstrators have been holding the square since Sunday.

　　示威者从周日起就占领了广场。

　　3 N-SING(因握有某人把柄或掌握权力而形成的)控制力，支配力

　　If you have ahold oversomeone, you have power or control over them, for example because you know something about them you can use to threaten them or because you are in a position of authority.

　　It's always useful to have a hold over a fellow like Carl May...

　　能支配像卡尔·梅这样的人总是很有用的。

　　4 VERB(接电话时让对方)稍等，不要挂断

　　If you ask someone tohold, or tohold the line, when you are answering a telephone call, you are asking them to wait for a short time, for example so that you can find the person they want to speak to.

　　Could you hold the line and I'll just get my pen...

　　能否请您稍等一会儿，我拿支笔?

　　5 VERB代接(电话)并向受话人转告通话内容

　　If youholdtelephone calls for someone, you do not allow people who phone to speak to that person, but take messages instead.

　　He tells his secretary to hold his calls.

　　他让秘书代接电话。

　　6 V-ERG(使)保持(在一定价值或水平)

　　If somethingholdsat a particular value or level, oris heldthere, it is kept at that value or level.

　　OPEC production is holding at around 21.5 million barrels a day...

　　石油输出国组织的石油产量保持在每天约2,150万桶。

　　7 VERB持续发出(声音、音符)

　　If youholda sound or musical note, you continue making it.

　　...a voice which hit and held every note with perfect ease and clarity.

　　非常自如清晰地唱出并拉长每个音符的歌喉

　　8 VERB延迟;推迟

　　If youholdsomething such as a train, a lift, or an elevator, you delay it.

　　A London Underground spokesman defended the decision to hold the train until police arrived.

　　伦敦地铁公司的发言人为推迟发车直到警方赶来的决定作了辩解。

　　9 VERB(提议、邀请等)有效

　　If an offer or invitation stillholds, it is still available for you to accept.

　　Does your offer still hold?

　　你的提议仍然有效吗?

　　10 VERB(好形势)保持不变，持续

　　If a good situationholds, it continues and does not get worse or fail.

　　Our luck couldn't hold for ever...

　　我们不会永远走运。

　　11 VERB(论点、理论等)站得住脚，成立

　　If an argument or theoryholds, it is true or valid, even after close examination.

　　Today, most people think that argument no longer holds...

　　今天，大多数人认为那个论点已经站不住脚了。

　　Hold upmeans the same ashold.

　　Democrats say arguments against the bill won't hold up.

　　民主党人声称反对该议案的论点站不住脚。

　　12 VERB(在重压下)保持不倒，支撑住

　　If part of a structureholds, it does not fall or break although there is a lot of force or pressure on it.

　　How long would the roof hold?

　　房顶能支撑多久?

　　13 VERB(法规等)适用，有效

　　If laws or ruleshold, they exist and remain in force.

　　These laws also hold for universities.

　　这些法律也适用于各大学。

　　14 VERB坚持(观点或信念)

　　If you say that youhold toa particular opinion or belief, you are stating firmly that you continue to have that opinion or belief.

　　I hold to my belief that people should be allowed to have private lives...

　　我坚信应该允许人们拥有自己的私生活。

　　15 VERB遵守，恪守(承诺或高尚的行为准则)

　　If youhold toa promise or to high standards of behaviour, you keep that promise or continue to behave according to those standards.

　　Will the President be able to hold to this commit-ment?...

　　总统能恪守此承诺吗?

　　16 VERB使遵守，使恪守(承诺或高尚的行为准则)

　　If someone or somethingholdsyoutoa promise ortohigh standards of behaviour, they make you keep that promise or those standards.

　　I would say it's almost time to hold him to that promise...

　　我认为已经差不多是时候让他兑现那个承诺了。

　　PHRASES短语 1 PHRASE(尤指当众)滔滔不绝地说

　　If youhold forth ona subject, you speak confidently and for a long time about it, especially to a group of people.

　　Barry was holding forth on politics.

　　巴里正在滔滔不绝地谈论政治。

　　2 PHRASE(通常指好不容易)得到，获得

　　If youget hold ofan object or information, you obtain it, usually after some difficulty.

　　It is hard to get hold of guns in this country.

　　在这个国家里要搞到枪支是很困难的。

　　3 PHRASE领会;弄懂

　　If youget hold ofa fact or a subject, you learn about it and understand it well.

　　He first had to get hold of some basic facts.

　　他首先得弄清一些基本事实。

　　4 PHRASE设法和…取得联络

　　If youget hold ofsomeone, you manage to contact them.

　　The only electrician we could get hold of was miles away.

　　我们唯一能够联络到的电工离这里有好几英里远。

　　5 CONVENTION停下;慢着

　　If you say 'Hold it', you are telling someone to stop what they are doing and to wait.

　　Hold it! Don't move!

　　停下!别动!

　　6 PHRASE延迟;暂缓;搁置

　　If you put somethingon hold, you decide not to do it, deal with it, or change it now, but to leave it until later.

　　He put his retirement on hold until he had found a solution...

　　他推迟了退休，直到他找到了解决办法。

　　7 PHRASE(面对攻击、反对等)顶住，坚持住

　　If youholdyourown, you are able to resist someone who is attacking or opposing you.

　　The Frenchman held his own against the challenger.

　　这名法国人顶住了挑战者的进攻。

　　8 PHRASE与…相匹敌;不比…逊色

　　If you can do something well enough toholdyourown, you do not appear foolish when you are compared with someone who is generally thought to be very good at it.

　　She can hold her own against almost any player.

　　她几乎能和任何一名选手一较高下。

　　9 PHRASE不动

　　If youhold still, you do not move.

　　Can't you hold still for a second?

　　你一秒钟不动都做不到吗?

　　10 PHRASE完全控制;彻底影响

　　If somethingtakes hold, it gains complete control or influence over a person or thing.

　　She felt a strange excitement taking hold of her...

　　她浑身感到一股莫名的兴奋。

　　11 PHRASE抓紧;抓牢;扶好(以站稳)

　　If youhold tight, you put your hand round or against something in order to prevent yourself from falling over. A bus driver might say 'Hold tight!' to you if you are standing on a bus when it is about to move.

　　He held tight to the rope...

　　他牢牢抓住绳子。

　　12 PHRASE暂不行动

　　If youhold tight, you do not immediately start a course of action that you have been planning or thinking about.

　　The unions have circulated their branches, urging members to hold tight until a national deal is struck.

　　各工会已经在其分支机构中作了宣传工作，敦促会员等到达成全国性协议后再行动。

　　13 toholdsomethingat bay→see:bay PHRASAL VERBS短语动词

　　相关词组:hold againsthold backhold downhold inhold offhold onhold on tohold outhold overhold togetherhold uphold with

　　英英释义

　　noun

　　1 the act of grasping he released his clasp on my arm he has a strong grip for an old man she kept a firm hold on the railing Synonym:

　　claspclenchclutchclutchesgraspgrip 2 the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo Synonym:

　　cargo areacargo deckcargo holdstorage area 3 the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it he grabbed the hammer by the handle it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip Synonym:

　　handlegriphandgrip 4 a cell in a jail or prison Synonym:

　　keep 5 a stronghold 6 power by which something or someone is affected or dominated he has a hold over them 7 understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something he has a good grasp of accounting practices Synonym:

　　appreciationgrasp 8 a state of being confined (usually for a short time) his detention was politically motivated the prisoner is on hold he is in the custody of police Synonym:

　　detentiondetainmentcustody 9 time during which some action is awaited instant replay caused too long a delay he ordered a hold in the action Synonym:

　　delaytime lagpostponementwait

　　verb

　　1 keep from exhaling or expelling hold your breath 2 remain committed to I hold to these ideas 3 assert or affirm Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good 4 keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view take for granted view as important hold these truths to be self-evident I hold him personally responsible Synonym:

　　deemview astake for 5 hold the attention of The soprano held the audience This story held our interest She can hold an audience spellbound 6 be in accord We agreed on the terms of the settlement I can't agree with you! I hold with those who say life is sacred Both philosophers concord on this point Synonym:

　　agreeconcurconcord 7 declare to be She was declared incompetent judge held that the defendant was innocent Synonym:

　　declareadjudge 8 bind by an obligation He's held by a contract I'll hold you by your promise Synonym:

　　obligebindobligate 9 protect against a challenge or attack Hold that position behind the trees! Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks Synonym:

　　defendguard 10 aim, point, or direct Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames 11 drink alcohol without showing ill effects He can hold his liquor he had drunk more than he could carry Synonym:

　　carry 12 have or hold in one's hands or grip Hold this bowl for a moment, please A crazy idea took hold of him Synonym:

　　take hold 13 be the physical support of The beam holds up the roof He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam What's holding that mirror? Synonym:

　　supportsustainhold up 14 to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement This holds the local until the express passengers change trains About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center The terrorists held the journalists for ransom Synonym:

　　restrainconfine 15 cover as for protection against noise or smell She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate hold one's nose 16 support or hold in a certain manner She holds her head high He carried himself upright Synonym:

　　carrybear 17 organize or be responsible for hold a reception have, throw, or make a party give a course Synonym:

　　throwhavemakegive 18 maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) bear a grudge entertain interesting notions harbor a resentment Synonym:

　　harborharbourentertainnurse 19 cause to stop Halt the engines Arrest the progress halt the presses Synonym:

　　haltarrest 20 have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense She has $1,000 in the bank He has got two beautiful daughters She holds a Master's degree from Harvard Synonym:

　　havehave got 21 secure and keep for possible future use or application The landlord retained the security deposit I reserve the right to disagree Synonym:

　　retainkeep backhold back 22 have rightfully She bears the title of Duchess He held the governorship for almost a decade Synonym:

　　bear 23 take and maintain control over, often by violent means The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week 24 keep from departing Hold the taxi Hold the horse 25 arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance reserve me a seat on a flight The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family please hold a table at Maxim's Synonym:

　　reservebook 26 lessen the intensity of moderate your alcohol intake hold your tongue hold your temper control your anger Synonym:

　　controlhold incontaincheckcurbmoderate 27 stop dealing with hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting 28 be valid, applicable, or true This theory still holds Synonym:

　　prevailobtain 29 be pertinent or relevant or applicable The same laws apply to you! This theory holds for all irrational numbers The same rules go for everyone Synonym:

　　applygo for 30 keep in a certain state, position, or activity hold in place She always held herself as a lady The students keep me on my toes Synonym:

　　keepmaintain 31 remain in a certain state, position, or condition The weather held They held on the road and kept marching 32 contain or hold The jar carries wine The canteen holds fresh water This can contains water Synonym:

　　bearcarrycontain 33 be capable of holding or containing This box won't take all the items The flask holds one gallon Synonym:

　　containtake 34 resist or confront with resistance The politician defied public opinion The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear The bridge held Synonym:

　　defywithstandhold up 35 have room for This hotel can accommodate 250 guests The theater admits 300 people The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people Synonym:

　　accommodateadmit 36 have as a major characteristic The novel holds many surprises The book holds in store much valuable advise

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