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• ① 拿住,握住;支持
  • She held his hand.她握住他的手。
  • They were holding hands.他们握着手。
  • He held a gun in his hand.他手里握着一枝枪。
  • She held the baby in her arms.她抱着婴儿。
  • He held the vase in his hands.他以双手捧着那个花瓶。
  • He was holding a pipe between his teeth.他正叼着一根烟斗。
  • He held me by the arm.他抓住我的手臂。
  • I held him by the sleeve.我抓住他的袖子。

• ② 1保留(在某地方、位置);保持…状态2使(东西)对着…,使固定<to, on>
  • He held the door open (for her).他(为她)让门开着。
  • She held erect.她保持身体挺直。
  • Hold your head straight, please.请把你的头抬直。
  • Don't hold us in suspense.不要让我们悬疑不安。
  • These screws hold the shelf in place.这些螺丝钉使这个架子固定。
  • Her words held me dumb.她的话使我哑然。
  • He held a pair of binoculars to his eyes.他把一副双筒望远镜贴着自己的眼睛。

• ③ 1(容器等)可装(液体等)(★不用进行式)2(房间等)可容纳(人)3含有
  • How much does this bottle hold?这个瓶子可装多少?
  • This bottle holds a quart.此瓶可装一夸脱。
  • This box holds all my books.这箱子可装下我的全部书籍。
  • This car can hold five people.这部车子可以容纳五人。
  • Her tone held reproach (in it).她的语调含有谴责之意。

• ④ (★不用进行式)1拥有(金钱、土地等),保有;保管2占有(职位、地位等);持有3占据(阵地);防守
  • hold shares拥有股份,成为股东
  • She holds a British passport.她持有英国护照。
  • He held a Ph.D.他持有哲学博士学位。
  • He held office for fifty years.他供职五十年。
  • hold a fortress坚守堡垒

• ⑤ (心中)怀着;留在(记忆中);认为,相信,想;(法官)判决
  • We hold this belief [view].我们抱持这项信念[看法]。
  • hold a person dear爱[惦念]某人
  • You must hold yourself responsible for what you did.你一定要对自己所做的事负起责任。
  • We should hold the event in our memory.我们应该记住那个事件。
  • They all held him in respect [esteem].他们都尊敬他。
  • We hold him (to be) guilty.我们认为他有罪。
  • Don't hold his opinions lightly.不要轻视他的意见。
  • I hold that it is wrong to do so.我认为这样做是错的。

• ⑥ 抑制;止住
  • She held her breath.她屏住呼吸。
  • hold one's temper控制脾气,自制
  • We should hold price increases to a minimum.我们应该把价格的上涨限制在最少的程度。
  • Hold your noise [jaw, tongue]!住口!别吵!

• ⑦ 引起(注意等);使守(信等);使负(义务、责任等)
  • He couldn't hold his audience any longer.他再也引不起听众的兴趣。
  • Her new hat held his attention.她的新帽子引起他的注意。
  • hold a person to his word使某人守信

• ⑧ 召开,举行(★常用被动式)
  • We are going to hold a meeting next Saturday.下星期六我们将召开一次会议。
  • An election for the president of the society is to be held tomorrow.明天要选会长。

• ⑨ 持续,维持,保持
  • hold silence保持沉默
  • hold the course(船、飞机等)保持航道前进

• ⑩ 1支撑(★常用被动式)2不醉于(酒)
  • The roof is held by four pillars.这屋顶是由四根柱子支撑的。
  • This boat will not hold much weight.这小船撑不了多少重量。
  • hold one's liquor [drink]饮酒而不乱

• ⑪ (事物)备有<for>
  • This competition holds a scholarship for the winner.这项比赛备有奖学金给优胜者。
  • We'll have to see what the future holds for us.我们得看看我们的前途如何。