hold1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp held /held/) 1 in your hand/arms 在手中/怀抱中 a) [transitiveT]HOLD to have something in your hand, hands, or arms 握住,抓住;抱住 Could you hold my bag for me? 你能帮我拿着包吗?
hold something in your hand/arms He was holding a knife in one hand. 他手中拿着一把刀。
I held the baby in my arms. 我把宝宝抱在怀里。
hold hands (=hold each other’s hands) 手拉着手 They sat holding hands under a tree. 他们手拉着手坐在树下。
hold somebody close/tightly (=with your arms around someone) 紧抱某人 Max held her close and wiped away her tears. 马克斯抱紧她并给她擦去眼泪。
b) [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]MOVE something OR somebody to move your hand or something in your hand in a particular direction 使〔手、手持之物〕处于某种位置hold something out/up etc He held out his hand to help her to her feet. 他伸出手帮助她站起来。
Hold the picture up so we can see it. 把图片举高好让我们看到。
2 event 事件 [transitiveT] to have a meeting, party, election etc in a particular place or at a particular time 召开;举行;进行 This year’s conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel. 今年的会议将在希尔顿酒店召开。
A thanksgiving ceremony was held to mark the occasion. 举行了一个感恩仪式以庆祝这一特别的时刻。
The funeral was held on a grey day in November. 葬礼在11月的一个阴天举行。
In April, the president held talks with Chinese leaders. 4月,总统和中国领导人举行了会谈。
3 keep STH in position 使某物保持在某种位置上 [transitiveT] to make something stay in a particular position 使〔某物〕保持〔在某种位置上〕hold something open/up etc We used rolled-up newspapers to hold the windows open. 我们用卷起的报纸抵住窗户让它们开着。
Remember to hold your head up and keep your back straight. 记住要抬头挺胸。
hold something in place/position A couple of screws should hold it in place. 几个螺钉就可以把它固定住了。
Lift your head off the floor and hold this position for five seconds. 把头抬离地面,保持这个姿势五秒钟。
4 job/title 工作/头衔JOB/WORK [transitiveT] a) to have a particular job or position, especially an important one 担任〔尤指重要职位〕 Do you really think he’s capable of holding such a responsible position? 你真的认为他能担任这个责任重大的职位吗?
hold the post/position/office etc (of something) She was the first woman to hold the office of Australian state premier. 她是第一位担任澳大利亚州总理的女性。
The governor had held the post since 1989. 那位州长自1989年起一直在任。
Whoever is elected will hold office (=have an important political position) for four years. 当选者任期为四年。
b) to have a particular title or record, because you have won a competition, are the best at something etc 拥有〔头衔、称号〕;保持〔纪录〕 The programme still holds the record for the longest running TV series. 该节目仍然保持着播放时间最长的电视系列节目这一纪录。
The last Briton to hold the title was Bert Nicholson. 最后一名拥有该称号的英国人是伯特•尼科尔森。
5 keep/store 保留/保存 [transitiveT] to keep something to be used when it is needed 保存,保留〔以备后用〕 Further copies of the book are held in the library. 这本书在图书馆还存有一些。
Weapons were held at various sites. 武器存放在不同地点。
6 keep STH available for SB 为某人保留某物 [transitiveT] to agree not to give something such as a ticket, a place at a restaurant, a job etc to anyone except a particular person 〔为某人〕保留〔票、餐厅座位、工作等〕 We can hold the reservation for you until next Friday. 我们可以把您的预订保留到下星期五。
hold something open You can’t expect them to hold the job open for much longer – you’ll have to decide whether you want it or not. 不要以为他们还会保留这个空缺职位很长时间——你必须决定要不要接受。
7 keep SB somewhere 把某人关在某处 [transitiveT] to keep someone somewhere, and not allow them to leave 关押,扣留 Police are holding two men in connection with the robbery. 警方拘留了同抢劫案有关联的两名男子。
hold somebody prisoner/hostage/captive A senior army officer was held hostage for four months. 一名高级军官被扣押为人质达四个月。
hold somebody incommunicado (=keep someone somewhere and not allow them to communicate with anyone) 单独囚禁某人
8 opinion 观点 [transitiveT not in progressive] to have a particular opinion or belief 持有,怀有〔某种观点或信念〕 Experts hold varying opinions as to the causes of the disease. 专家们对该病的病因各持不同意见。
be widely/generally/commonly held (=be the opinion of a lot of people) 普遍认为 This view is not widely held. 持这种观点的人并不多见。
be held to be something She was held to be one of the most talented actors of her time. 她被认为是她那个时代最有天赋的演员之一。
hold that The judge held that the child’s interests in this case must come first. 法官认为,该案必须首先考虑孩子的利益。
9 hold somebody responsible/accountable/liable (for something) to say or decide that someone should accept the responsibility for something bad that happens 认为某人应该(为某事)负责,要某人(对某事)负责 If anything happens to her, I’ll hold you personally responsible. 如果她出了什么事,我就唯你是问。
He may have had a terrible childhood, but he should still be held accountable for his own actions. 他的童年也许是很不幸,但他仍然要为自己的行为负责。
hold somebody responsible/accountable/liable (for something)• Then he told Hepzibah he'd hold her responsible!• She would have been held personally responsible and would almost certainly have fallen from office.• He was held not liable as there was a real and imminent danger and he had done what was reasonably necessary.• The jury that held Simpson liable consisted of six men and six women, ranging in age from mid-20s to mid-70s.• You can not learn team performance without being part of a team that holds itself mutually accountable for achieving specific performance goals.• I hold the police responsible for my son's death Voice over Police denied any knowledge of who was on the bike.• In the past, juries have usually sided with the industry, holding smokers liable for the damage they inflict on themselves.• Please, however, do not think that I hold you responsible, in any way, for my own uncertainty. 10 own STH 拥有某物 [transitiveT]OWN to officially own or possess money, a document, a company etc 持有,拥有〔金钱、证件、公司等〕 He holds shares in ICI. 他持有帝国化学工业集团的股份。
Do you hold a valid passport? 你持有有效护照吗?
a privately-held company 私有公司
► see thesaurus at own 11 contain a particular amount 容纳某一数量 [transitiveT not in progressive] to have the space to contain a particular amount of something 容纳 The movie theater holds 500 people. 这家电影院能容纳500人。
The tank should hold enough to last us a few days. 油箱应该可以存足够的油,让我们用上几天。
12 support 支撑 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to be strong enough to support the weight of something or someone 能承受,支撑〔重量〕 Careful! I’m not sure that branch will hold you. 小心!我觉得那根树枝承受不了你的重量。
The bridge didn’t look as though it would hold. 那座桥似乎要撑不住了。
13 stay at same level 保持相同水平 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to stay at a particular amount, level, or rate, or to make something do this (使)保持〔某种数量、水平或速度〕 The bank is holding interest rates at 4%. 银行将利率维持在4%。
Since then, the pound has held steady against the dollar. 从那时起,英镑对美元的汇率一直保持稳定。
hold somebody’s interest/attention (=make someone stay interested) 使某人保持兴趣/注意力 Colourful pictures help hold the students’ interest. 色彩缤纷的图片有助于使学生保持兴趣。
14 not change 不改变 [intransitiveI] to continue to be true, good, available etc 继续适用[有效] What I said yesterday holds. 我昨天说的仍然有效。
Does your invitation still hold? 你的邀请还算数吗?
hold true/good Twenty years on, his advice still holds good. 过了二十年,他的建议依然适用。
weather/luck holds (out) (=continues to be good) 天气/运气保持良好 If our luck holds, we could reach the final. 如果继续走运,我们有望进入决赛。
15 stop/delay 停止/拖延 [transitiveT] spoken used in particular phrases to tell someone to wait or not to do something 〔用于某些短语中〕停止;别做〔某事〕 I’ll have a tuna fish sandwich please – and hold the mayo (=do not give me any). 请给我来一份金枪鱼三明治——不要蛋黄酱。
hold it! Hold it! We’re not quite ready. 等等!我们还没准备好呢。
hold your horses! (=used to tell someone to do something more slowly or carefully) 慢点!别急!
16 hold your head up (also hold your head high) to behave as if you are proud of yourself or respect yourself 抬起头来,不垂头丧气 They may have lost the game, but I still think they’ve earned the right to hold their heads high today. 他们也许是输掉了这场比赛,但我仍然认为今天他们有权利昂首挺胸。
hold your head up• As a baby she may have had a hard time holding her head up, for example.• However, Linfield can hold their heads up high.• How else could a girl hold her head up in her family?• Her own cheeks had gone pale; her lids drooped over her eyes; she held her head up in her hand.• Just holding my head up like that. 17 hold your breath a) to deliberately not breathe out for a short time 屏住呼吸 Hold your breath and count to ten. 屏住呼吸数到十。
b) to not breathe out and try not to make a sound because you do not want to be noticed 屏息静气 Julie shrank back against the wall and held her breath. 朱莉缩到墙边,屏住呼吸。
c) not hold your breath spoken used to say that you do not expect something to happen, even though someone has said it will 不指望某事发生 He promised he’d phone, but I’m not holding my breath. 他答应要打电话的,不过我可不指望他会打。
hold your breath• An anxious nation holds its breath.• It gave her the feeling that the whole world was holding its breath.• He discovered that he was holding his breath, and gulped for air.• Rachel held her breath as she waited for his answer.• We held our breaths, covering our nostrils and mouths with our hands.• She held her breath on another quick dart of guilt.• The art world will be holding its breath to see how much these paintings sell for at auction.• It stinks so bad you have to hold your breath until you come out.• Patrice held her breath, waiting for Lettie's reply.• Benjy rang the doorbell, then held his breath, waiting. 18 hold (your) fire a) to not shoot at someone when you were going to 不开火 b) to not criticize, attack, or oppose someone when you were going to 不批评[攻击,反对]某人 The president urged his party to hold fire on the issue a few days longer. 总统敦促他的政党在这个问题上再忍耐几天,不要“开火”。
19 telephone 电话 [intransitiveI] (also hold the line) spoken to wait until the person you have telephoned is ready to answer 不挂断电话(等着) Mr Stevens is busy at the moment – would you like to hold? 史蒂文斯先生现在正忙,你要等吗?
Please hold the line while I transfer you. 请稍等,我给您转接。
20 army 军队 [transitiveT]DEFEND if an army holds a place, it controls it or defends it from attack 防守,保卫;〔用武力〕占据 The French army held the town for three days. 法军在这个镇防守了三天。
21. musical note 音符 [transitiveT]APMCONTINUE/NOT STOP to make a musical note continue for a particular length of time 继续唱[奏]〔某音符〕
22 future 未来 [transitiveT] formal if the future holds something, that is what may happen 〔未来〕发生 Thousands of workers are waiting to see what the future holds. 几千名工人对未来的局势拭目以待。
23 have a quality 具有特质 [transitiveT] formal to have a particular quality 具备〔某种特质〕hold (little) interest/appeal/promise etc Many church services hold little appeal for modern tastes. 许多教堂的礼拜仪式对于现代人缺乏吸引力。
24 hold your own (against somebody) GOOD ATto successfully defend yourself or succeed in a difficult situation, competition etc 〔在困境、比赛等中〕固守阵地,(与某人)针锋相对 He was a good enough player to hold his own against the Americans. 他是个优秀的球员,有足够的能力与美国人较量。
hold your own (against somebody)• And he is bound to hold his own.• Well and nobly did... his gallant troops hold their own...• He and his government colleagues were confident they could hold their own against the mujahedin.• In many areas, Whigs clearly continued to hold their own amongst the squirearchy.• Then, holding her own breath and moving stealthily on tiptoe, she began to ease her way towards the exit.• Chaparral and forests resisted the invasion, and in some places they have held their own even against fire and development.• You hold your own life together.• Sharpe was holding his own sword low beside his stirrup, almost as if he could not be bothered to fight. 25. not hold a candle to somebody/something to be much worse than someone or something else 远比不上某人/某物,无法与某人/某物相比not hold a candle to somebody/something• Dry herbs don't hold a candle to fresh ones. 26 be left holding the baby British EnglishBrE, be left holding the bag American EnglishAmE to be left as the only person responsible for dealing with a difficult situation, especially something someone else started 得独自收拾烂摊子 He was left holding the financial baby when his musical partner joined another band. 他的音乐搭档加入了另一支乐队,所以在经济上他不得不独力承担。
27 hold sway to have a lot of influence or power 具有重大影响[权力] Among people here, traditional values still hold sway. 在这里的人中,传统的价值观仍占主导地位。
28 hold court to get the attention of everyone while you are talking, especially when you are trying to entertain people 吸引所有人的注意力 Joey would walk into the bar and hold court all night. 乔伊进了酒吧就会成为人们整晚注意的焦点。
hold court• Artists who have arrived at that position are expected to sit still and hold court.• For hour after hour, without a break, clearly relishing the attention, Kevorkian holds court.• Somewhere in the smoky crowd the authoress and photographer, Jill Freedman from New York, was holding court.• Ken Bradshaw was holding court among a handful of Waimea veterans.• Baseball raconteur Bill Rigney is holding court at a window table.• Instead, he could hold court for his many buyers in his studio garage.• In one corner, the Grand Duchess held court; in another, her husband, as befitted the challenger.• I am holding court, lady of the mansion. 29 hold your tongue spoken used to tell someone to stop talking or to not tell someone about something 闭上嘴;保持沉默 I reckon you’ve just got to learn to hold your tongue. 我认为你要学会管好你的嘴巴。
30 hold all the cards to have all the advantages in a situation in which people are competing or arguing 占绝对上风,占尽优势 ‘There’s not much we can do. They seem to hold all the cards, ’ said Dan gloomily. “我们没什么办法了,他们好像已经占了绝对优势。”丹沮丧地说。
hold all the cards• In areas such as research, larger well-financed firms hold all the cards.• Politically, the logging industry holds all the cards.• Men still held all the cards.• Nowhere else does the evolutionary battle take place in an arena where, in effect, one player holds all the cards.• He held all the cards and it would be an upset if he lost.• It seemed that he held all the cards and that there was nothing she could do but say 'yes'.• But it just seemed that he held all the cards, he made all the decisions.• Ross did hold all the cards, she acknowledged bitterly. 31. hold fast (to something) to keep believing strongly in something 坚信(某事) 32. hold a conversation TALK TO somebodyto have a conversation 谈话,交谈hold a conversation• This involved being around, or hanging around, just watching, recording, holding conversations.• She's getting better at speech now, and hold a conversation, but she doesn't understand some things.• In any case, she couldn't have held a conversation there.• What she did increasingly was to hold conversations with ha father from which Cara was carefully and deliberately excluded.• If you tried at all to hold a conversation with her, you found she was almost impossible to understand.• He just wouldn't hold a conversation with him.• If you can not hold a conversation with some one without getting out of breath then you are going too fast.• Aileen knew how to hold a conversation with twelve people and work hard at the same time. 33 hold the fort RESPONSIBLEto be responsible for something while the person usually responsible for it is not there 〔别人不在时〕代为处理事务 She’s holding the fort while the manager’s on holiday. 经理休假,她负责处理事务。
hold the fort• Junior Bryant has to hold the fort.• Filling the breach, holding the fort, and that kind of thing.• The evening was to take place as planned and Faith would hold the fort at Oaklands.• The three of you will be holding the fort in the kitchen tonight.• Just the three of you going to be holding the fort tonight.• You got us into this, was my uncharitable thought, now you hold the fort while we climb out of it.• It was Major Herriott's turn to get out of the office, having held the fort whilst his leader had been away. 34 hold the lead/advantage to be winning in a competition, game etc 〔在比赛等中〕领先 Celtic held the lead in the first half. 在上半场比赛中,凯尔特人队领先。
hold the lead/advantage• She held the lead and quietly plodded upward through the crisp snow that covered the long Baskan Glacier.• New Zealand held the lead for long periods and their frequent advantages depended on the only try of the match.• She held the lead in her gloved hands; behind her was Selene, with hers protected by a muff.• But this time Carlos Sainz, who had held the lead since Tuesday, came third in a Toyota.• In race one, Hodgson was able to get a better run through the backmarkers and hold the lead to the line. 35. there’s no holding somebody (back) spokenENTHUSIASTICENJOY/LIKE DOING something used to say that someone is so determined to do something that you cannot prevent them from doing it 无法阻止某人〔做某事〕there’s no holding somebody (back)• For Casey, there was no holding back when it came to music. 36. can hold your drink/liquor/alcohol etc DRUNKto be able to drink a lot of alcohol without getting drunk or ill 酒量很大 37. not hold water UNTRUEif an excuse, a statement etc does not hold water, it does not seem to be true or reasonable 〔借口、陈述等〕站不住脚,不可信not hold water• His account of events simply doesn't hold water.• It may seem logical, but his argument doesn't hold water.• But there are times when this theory just does not hold water.• This argument just does not hold water. 38 hold something/somebody dear IMPORTANT formal to care about something or someone a lot 珍视某物/某人 We were facing the loss of everything we held dear. 我们面临着失去全部所爱的可能。
→ hold a course at course1(8) THESAURUShold to have something in your hand, hands, or arms 握住,抓住;抱住Maria came in holding a letter. 玛丽亚手里拿着一封信走进来。
Can I hold the baby? 我可以抱抱宝宝吗?
grip to hold something very tightly and not let it go 紧握,紧抓He gripped her arm so she couldn’t walk away. 他紧紧抓住她的胳膊不让她走开。
Jenny gripped the side of the boat to steady herself. 珍妮紧紧抓住船帮来稳住自己。
clutch to hold something tightly, especially because you do not want to drop or lose it 紧握,紧抓〔尤因不想摔掉或失去某物〕A businessman hurried past, clutching his briefcase. 一个生意人手中紧抓着公文包匆匆走过。
nThe little girl clutched onto his hand.
clasp written to hold someone or something tightly, closing your fingers or arms around them 握紧;抱紧She was clasping a bunch of small summer flowers. 她紧紧握着一束夏天的小花。
He clasped her in his arms and kissed her. 他将她紧紧搂在怀里亲吻她。
get/take hold of something to take something in your hand or hands and hold it 抓住某物,握住某物I took hold of the handle and pulled as hard as I could. 我抓住把手狠命一拉。
nQuickly – try and get hold of that frog!
grasp written to take hold of something firmly, especially in a determined way 〔尤指坚决地〕握紧She grasped the lowest branch and pulled herself up into the tree. 她紧紧抓住最下面那根树枝,纵身一跃爬到树上。
grab to take hold of something suddenly and often violently 攫取,抓住He grabbed my bag and ran off with it. 他抢过我的包就逃走了。
nThe other man grabbed hold of (=suddenly took hold of ) my arms and threatened me with a knife.
seize /siːz/ written to take hold of something suddenly and often violently 〔突然猛力地〕抓取,攫取A police officer ran after him and seized the gun. 一名警察在后面追他,并夺下他的枪。
hang on (to something) to hold on to something or someone tightly to support yourself 紧紧抓住某物〔以免自己跌倒〕He hung on to the rail at the back of the motorbike. 他紧紧抓住摩托车的后扶手。
nHang on tight!
keep hold of something to continue to hold something 抓着某物Greg was struggling to keep hold of the dog. 格雷格拼命抓着那条狗不松手。
nShe tried to take her hand away but he kept hold of it.
41 hold something against somebody phrasal verbphr v FORGIVEto continue to dislike someone or not forgive them because of something bad they have done in the past 〔因某事〕对〔某人〕怀恨在心,对〔某人〕有怨愤 You can’t still hold that against him, surely? 你不会还对他怀恨在心,是吧?
42 hold back phrasal verbphr v a) hold somebody/something ↔ backSTOP MOVING to make someone or something stop moving forward 阻挡[抑制]某人/某事物 Police in riot gear held back the demonstrators. 配有防暴装备的警察挡住了示威者。
b) hold something ↔ backNOT DO something to stop yourself from feeling or showing a particular emotion 控制〔情感〕 She struggled to hold back her tears. 她竭力忍住眼泪。
Anger flooded through her. She couldn’t hold it back. 她怒火中烧,无法控制。
c) hold somebody/something ↔ backPREVENT to prevent someone or something from making progress 阻碍某人/某事(的发展) They felt the British economy was being held back by excessive government controls. 他们感到,由于政府过度控制,英国的经济发展受到了阻碍。
d) hold (somebody) backWILLING to be unwilling to do something, especially because you are being careful, or to make someone unwilling to do something 〔尤指因谨慎而〕(使)犹豫,踌躇 In the current situation many investors are holding back. 在目前形势下,许多投资者退缩了。
She wanted to tell him but pride held her back. 她想告诉他,可是自尊让她犹豫了。
e) hold something ↔ backSECRET to keep something secret 隐瞒〔某事〕 Tell me all about it – don’t hold anything back! 把这事全部告诉我,什么都别隐瞒!
hold back• Bill leapt to his feet to go after the girl, but the others held him back.• But reading the reports can provide reassurance that nothing was held back.• Once I had that suit, there was no holding back.• These warnings aside-and they're pretty obvious-don't hold back.• He wanted to tell her everything, but something made him hold back.• I wanted to laugh, but I managed to hold it back.• She struggled to hold her feelings back.• Sarah held back a sob of relief.• Riven held back as Bicker, Corrary and Isay piled into them.• Republicans have expressed interest in the plan but have held back from making a commitment.• Jack held back his tears and pretended not to be disappointed.• She always felt that being a woman had held her back in her career.• The poor economic situation has held back investment in new technology.• Was he holding back on something?• My father held me back, otherwise I would have rushed up onto the stage.• Like, holding back something valuable.• The police had already erected crash barriers to hold back the advancing crowds.• They put up huge barriers to hold back the crowd.• We can make some progress, but all we can do is hold back the forest destruction.• It is, to be sure, highly unlikely that superstars hold back their best ideas. hold something ↔ back• His wife had to hold him back.• Its plush vegetation crowded the restraining fence that had been made strong, damned near impregnable, to hold it back.• No walls, no fences, nothing to hold him back.• Suddenly she holds some back as if still determined to drive the hardest possible bargain.• That wildfire feeling might have got a hold a month back, but it would not be allowed to do so again.• I had to eat with one hand and hold the hair back with the other-it was so fiddly. hold somebody/something ↔ back• His wife had to hold him back.• Its plush vegetation crowded the restraining fence that had been made strong, damned near impregnable, to hold it back.• No walls, no fences, nothing to hold him back.• Suddenly she holds some back as if still determined to drive the hardest possible bargain.• That wildfire feeling might have got a hold a month back, but it would not be allowed to do so again.• The whistle postponed it, held it back until announcing the morning shift at six.• I had to eat with one hand and hold the hair back with the other-it was so fiddly.
hold (somebody) back• His wife had to hold him back.• No walls, no fences, nothing to hold him back.• Suddenly she holds some back as if still determined to drive the hardest possible bargain.• That wildfire feeling might have got a hold a month back, but it would not be allowed to do so again.• The whistle postponed it, held it back until announcing the morning shift at six.• I had to eat with one hand and hold the hair back with the other-it was so fiddly.
hold something ↔ back• His wife had to hold him back.• Its plush vegetation crowded the restraining fence that had been made strong, damned near impregnable, to hold it back.• Suddenly she holds some back as if still determined to drive the hardest possible bargain.• That wildfire feeling might have got a hold a month back, but it would not be allowed to do so again.• The whistle postponed it, held it back until announcing the morning shift at six.
43 hold somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v a) to make someone or something stay on something, and stop them from moving away or escaping 控制;固定〔以防某物移走或某人逃脱〕 We had to hold the tent down with rocks to stop it blowing away. 我们只好用石块将帐篷压住免得被吹走。
It took three strong men to hold him down. 三个壮汉才制住了他。
b) PREVENTCONTROLto prevent the level of something such as prices from rising 抑制〔价格等〕的上升 We will aim to hold down prices. 我们将力求抑制价格上涨。
c) JOB/WORK hold down a job to succeed in keeping a job for a period of time 〔暂时〕保住工作[职位] He’s never held down a job for longer than a few weeks. 他从来没有把一份工作保住几周以上。
d) CONTROLto keep people under control or limit their freedom 控制,压制 The people were held down for centuries by their conquerors. 这个民族被征服者压制了几个世纪。
44 hold forth phrasal verbphr v TALK TO somebodyto give your opinion on a subject, especially for a long time 〔尤指长篇大论地〕发表议论 on The speaker was holding forth on the collapse of modern society. 演说者正在就现代社会的崩溃大发议论。
hold on• And how will it feel after he has held forth on television for five years?• David Lean held forth on the disastrous state of the movie industry.• Archer could hear Lawrence Lefferts, at that very hour, holding forth on the disintegration of society. 45 hold off phrasal verbphr v a) WAITto delay doing something 拖延,推迟 Buyers have been holding off until the price falls. 买家们一直按兵不动,等待价格下跌。
hold off (on) doing something Hold off making your decision until Monday. 等到星期一再作决定吧。
b) hold somebody ↔ offDEFEND ii. to prevent someone from coming towards you or succeeding in speaking to you 阻止某人靠近;阻止某人和你谈话 There’s already a crowd of reporters outside – I’ll try to hold them off for a while. 外面已经有一群记者了——我会想法挡住他们一会儿。
c) DNif rain or bad weather holds off, it does not start, although it looked as if it would 〔雨、雪等〕延缓,迟迟不来 The rain held off until after the game. 这场雨直到比赛结束才开始下。
46 hold on phrasal verbphr v a) spoken i. WAITto wait for a short time 等会儿 Hold on, I’ll just get my coat. 等一等,我去拿外衣。
ii. SURPRISEDused when you have just noticed, heard, or remembered something interesting or wrong 等一下,等等〔表示注意到、听到或记起令人感兴趣或不妥的事〕 Hold on a minute! Isn’t that your brother’s car over there? 等一下!那边不是你兄弟的车吗?
iii. WAITused to ask someone on the telephone to wait until the person they want to talk to is available 别挂断电话 Can you hold on? I’ll try to find her. 请别挂好吗?我去找找她看。
b) to have your hands or arms tightly around something 紧紧抓住[抱住] to Hold on to my arm. 抓紧我的胳膊。
c) CONTINUE/NOT STOPto continue doing something that is very difficult to do 坚持下去 San Francisco held on to win 4–2. 旧金山队顽强拼搏,以4比2赢了比赛。
hold on• Hold on - I haven't finished yet. hold to• She can walk now without holding on to anything.• This might enable them to hold on to around 100 of their present 270 seats.• Whitman won because she held on to conservatives.• To Marquand, MacDonald's real fault was that he held on to his nineteenth-century principles for too long.• He wasn't sure that he would be given a chance to hold on to his wife.• Still holding on to it, he nodded and went out to where the Audi was parked.• Once I picked it up, I just wanted to make sure I held on to it.• He could hold on to office even though so severely disabled as to be unable to lead.• These beautiful new books, filled with morals and happy endings, help us hold on to our storytelling heritage. 47 hold on to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v KEEP/CONTINUE TO HAVEto keep something rather than losing it, selling it, or giving it to someone else 守住,保住 The soldiers held on to the bridge for three more days. 士兵们又把这座桥守了三天。
I think I’ll hold on to these old records for now. 我想我会暂时保留这些老唱片的。
hold on to • This might enable them to hold on to around 100 of their present 270 seats.• Whitman won because she held on to conservatives.• To Marquand, MacDonald's real fault was that he held on to his nineteenth-century principles for too long.• He wasn't sure that he would be given a chance to hold on to his wife.• Once I picked it up, I just wanted to make sure I held on to it.• He could hold on to office even though so severely disabled as to be unable to lead.• These beautiful new books, filled with morals and happy endings, help us hold on to our storytelling heritage. 48 hold out phrasal verbphr v a) HOPE hold out something to think or say that something is possible or likely to happen, especially something good 抱有希望;提供机会;使有可能not hold out much hope/hold out little hope Negotiators aren’t holding out much hope of a peaceful settlement. 谈判人员对和平解决并不抱很大希望。
hold out the prospect/promise of something alternative methods which hold out the promise of improved health 可望改善健康状况的另类方法
b) FINISH/USE ALL OF somethingif a supply of something holds out, there is still some left 〔供给品的〕维持,持续 Water supplies won’t hold out much longer. 供水维持不了多久了。
c) DEFENDto continue to successfully defend a place that is being attacked 守住 The rebels held out for another night but then fresh forces arrived. 叛乱分子又守了一个晚上,但是接着增援部队到了。
d) to try to prevent yourself from doing something that someone is trying to force you to do 坚持〔不做别人强迫之事〕 against I didn’t know how much longer I could hold out against their relentless questioning. 对于他们没完没了的盘问我不知道自己还能坚持多久。
49 hold out for something phrasal verbphr v ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto not accept anything less than you have asked for 坚持要求 Transport workers are holding out for a 20% pay rise. 运输业工作者坚持要求加薪20%。
50 hold out on somebody phrasal verbphr v informal TELL A SECRETto not tell someone about something important 隐瞒〔重要事情〕 She must have been holding out on him all these years. 这些年来她肯定一直瞒着他。
hold out on • Harry would know that his brother was holding out on him, as he always did.• Now, I suppose I regret holding out on him.• They are holding out on me.• Mrs Sweet was holding out on the police.• They must think we're holding out on them. 51 hold something over phrasal verbphr v a) DELAY formal to do or deal with something at a later time 推迟,搁置 The matter was held over for further review. 这件事被搁置起来待进一步审议。
n Grammar Hold over is usually passive in this meaning.
→ holdover b) THREATEN hold something over somebody to use something bad that you know about someone to make them do what you want 以某事要挟某人 He knows I’ve been in prison and is holding it over me. 他知道我曾坐过牢,便以此要挟我。
c) be held over especially American EnglishAmEAMFCONTINUE/NOT STOPSUCCESSFUL if a play, film, concert etc is held over, it is shown for longer than planned because it is very popular 〔戏剧、电影、音乐会等因受欢迎〕公演时间被延长 52 hold to something phrasal verbphr v a) if you hold to a belief, principle, promise etc, you believe it or behave according to it 信奉〔信念、原则等〕;信守〔诺言〕 He admitted he did not hold to the traditional view of God. 他承认自己不认同对上帝的传统看法。
b) PROMISE hold somebody to something to make someone do what they have promised 要求某人恪守诺言 ‘I’ll ask him tomorrow.’ ‘OK, but I’m going to hold you to that.’ “我明天问他。”“好吧,不过我要你说话算数。”
c) hold somebody to something British EnglishBrEDS to prevent your opponent in a sports game from getting more than a particular number of points 〔在体育比赛中〕不让对手超过〔某一得分〕 Norway held Holland to a 2–2 draw. 挪威队以2比2逼平荷兰队。
53 hold together phrasal verbphr v a) if a group or an organization holds together, or if something holds it together, it stays strong and does not separate into different parts or groups (使)团结,(使)不分裂 Against all expectations, the coalition held together well. 和各种预料截然相反,这个联盟很团结。
hold something ↔ together In those days the church held the community together. 在那个年代,教会将社区团结在一起。
b) GOOD ENOUGHto remain whole and good enough to use, or to make something do this (使)保持完好 Incredibly, the raft held together till we reached the opposite shore. 真令人难以置信,筏子一直把我们载到对岸还没散架。
hold something ↔ together I wondered how the structure was held together. 我不知道这个结构是怎么结合在一起的。
54 hold up phrasal verbphr v a) SUPPORT/HOLD UP hold something ↔ up to support something and prevent it from falling down 支撑某物 The roof is held up by massive stone pillars. 屋顶是用几根粗大的石柱支撑住的。
b) DELAY hold somebody/something ↔ up to delay someone or something 耽搁某人/阻延某事 Sorry I’m late – I was held up at work. 对不起我来晚了,我给工作耽搁了。
n Grammar Hold up is often passive in this meaning.
c) hold up somethingSTEAL to rob or try to rob a place or person by using violence (试图)抢劫 Two armed men held up a downtown liquor store last night. 昨晚两名持枪男子抢劫了市中心一家售酒的商店。
→ hold-up d) SAMEto not become weaker 保持强壮 His physical condition has held up well. 他的身体保养得非常好。
hold up• They should have finished that job on Friday - what's holding them up?• Why don't we use some of these pieces of wood to hold it up?• Her stubbornness on this one issue is holding the whole deal up.• He was arrested and charged with holding up a cab driver.• The peace talks are being held up by continued fighting on the border.• I won't hold you up - I can see you're in a hurry.• We got held up in traffic and missed the show.• We can't knock that wall down. It's the one that holds up the house.• These poles hold up the outer part of the tent.• The men who held up the store were wearing Halloween masks.• Get a move on, you two! You're holding up the whole queue!• The only thing holding the wall up was a frail-looking section of scaffolding.• Protesters held up work on the new road. 55 hold somebody/something up as something phrasal verbphr v EXAMPLEto use someone or something as a good example or as proof of something 将…作为榜样[证明] The school is held up as a model for others. 这所学校被树为其他学校的榜样。
This incident will be held up as proof that tougher controls are needed. 该事件将作为需要采取更严格的控制措施的明证。
56 hold with something phrasal verbphr v AGREE not hold with something British EnglishBrE used to say that someone does not approve of something 不同意某事,反对某事 He says he doesn’t hold with all this politically correct stuff. 他说他并不赞成这些政治上正确的东西。
not hold with doing something I don’t hold with hitting children in any circumstances. 在任何情况下我都不赞同打孩子。