hold 的英语意思
holdhold1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ verb (past tense and past participle held /held/) 
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in your hand/arms a)[transitive] to have something in your hand, hands, or arms用手或双臂持拿某物: 
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.他一只手里拿着一把刀。 I held the baby in my arms.我把婴儿抱在怀里。hold hands (=hold each other’s hands)（=手牵手） They sat holding hands under a tree.他们在树下手牵手坐着。hold somebody close/tightly (=with your arms around someone)（=用双臂搂住某人） Max held her close and wiped away her tears.Max把她紧紧搂住，轻轻拭去她的泪水。 b)[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move your hand or something in your hand in a particular direction将手或手中物移向特定方向hold something out/up etc He held out his hand to help her to her feet.他伸出手帮她站起来。 Hold the picture up so we can see it.把画举起来让我们看看。2event [transitive] to have a meeting, party, election etc in a particular place or at a particular time在特定地点或时间举行会议、聚会、选举等: This year’s conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel.今年的会议将在希尔顿酒店举行。 A thanksgiving ceremony was held to mark the occasion.举行了一场感恩仪式以纪念这一时刻。 The funeral was held on a grey day in November.葬礼在十一月一个阴沉的日子举行。 In April, the president held talks with Chinese leaders.四月，总统与中国领导人举行了会谈。3keep something in position [transitive] to make something stay in a particular position使某物保持在特定位置hold something open/up etc We used rolled-up newspapers to hold the windows open.我们用卷起来的报纸撑开窗户。 Remember to hold your head up and keep your back straight.记住要抬头挺背。hold something in place/position A couple of screws should hold it in place.几颗螺丝就能将它固定到位。 Lift your head off the floor and hold this position for five seconds.把头从地板上抬起来，保持这个姿势五秒钟。4job/title [transitive] a)to have a particular job or position, especially an important one担任某一职务或职位，尤指重要职位: Do you really think he’s capable of holding such a responsible position?你真的认为他有能力担任如此重要的职位吗？hold the post/position/office etc (of something) She was the first woman to hold the office of Australian state premier.她是首位担任澳大利亚州长职务的女性。 The governor had held the post since 1989.该州长自1989年起一直担任该职位。 Whoever is elected will hold office (=have an important political position) for four years.无论谁当选，都将任职（=担任重要政治职位）四年。 b)to have a particular title or record, because you have won a competition, are the best at something etc因赢得比赛或在某方面最出色等而持有某一称号或纪录: The programme still holds the record for the longest running TV series.该节目仍保持着播出时间最长的电视连续剧纪录。 The last Briton to hold the title was Bert Nicholson.上一位持有该头衔的英国人是Bert Nicholson。5keep/store [transitive] to keep something to be used when it is needed保存某物以备需要时使用: Further copies of the book are held in the library.该书的其他副本存放在图书馆。 Weapons were held at various sites.武器存放在各处。6keep something available for somebody [transitive] to agree not to give something such as a ticket, a place at a restaurant, a job etc to anyone except a particular person同意将票、餐厅席位、工作等专门留给特定的人: We can hold the reservation for you until next Friday.我们可以为您保留预订到下周五。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.你不能指望他们再长时间留着这个职位——你必须决定是否想要。7keep somebody somewhere [transitive] to keep someone somewhere, and not allow them to leave将某人拘留在某处，不允许其离开: Police are holding two men in connection with the robbery.警方正以与抢劫案有关为由拘留两名男子。hold somebody prisoner/hostage/captive A senior army officer was held hostage for four months.一名高级陆军军官被扣押为人质长达四个月。hold somebody incommunicado (=keep someone somewhere and not allow them to communicate with anyone)（=将某人关押某处，不允许其与任何人联络）8opinion [transitive not in progressive] to have a particular opinion or belief持有某种看法或信念: Experts hold varying opinions as to the causes of the disease.专家对这种疾病的病因持有不同看法。be widely/generally/commonly held (=be the opinion of a lot of people)（=许多人的看法） This view is not widely held.这一观点并不被广泛持有。be held to be something She was held to be one of the most talented actors of her time.她被认为是当时最有才华的演员之一。hold that The judge held that the child’s interests in this case must come first.法官裁定，在本案中儿童的利益必须放在首位。9hold somebody responsible/accountable/liable (for something) to say or decide that someone should accept the responsibility for something bad that happens声称或决定某人应为发生的不好事情承担责任: If anything happens to her, I’ll hold you personally responsible.如果她出了什么事，我会追究你的个人责任。 He may have had a terrible childhood, but he should still be held accountable for his own actions.他也许有过痛苦的童年，但仍应为自己的行为承担责任。10own something [transitive] to officially own or possess money, a document, a company etc正式拥有金钱、文件、公司等: He holds shares in ICI.他持有ICI的股份。 Do you hold a valid passport?您持有有效护照吗？ a privately-held company私有公司► see thesaurus at own11contain a particular amount [transitive not in progressive] to have the space to contain a particular amount of something有容纳特定数量事物的空间: The movie theater holds 500 people.这家电影院可容纳500人。 The tank should hold enough to last us a few days.这个水箱的容量应该够我们用几天。12support [intransitive, transitive] to be strong enough to support the weight of something or someone足够坚固，能够承受某物或某人的重量: Careful! I’m not sure that branch will hold you.小心！我不确定那根树枝能承受得了你的重量。 The bridge didn’t look as though it would hold.那座桥看起来好像撑不住。13stay at same level [intransitive, transitive] to stay at a particular amount, level, or rate, or to make something do this保持在特定数量、水平或比率，或使某物保持如此: 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.自那以后，英镑对美元保持稳定。hold somebody’s interest/attention (=make someone stay interested)（=使某人保持兴趣） Colourful pictures help hold the students’ interest.色彩鲜艳的图片有助于保持学生的兴趣。14not change [intransitive] to continue to be true, good, available etc继续有效、成立或适用等: What I said yesterday holds.我昨天说的话仍然有效。 Does your invitation still hold?你的邀请还有效吗？hold true/good Twenty years on, his advice still holds good.二十年后，他的建议依然有效。weather/luck holds (out) (=continues to be good)（=继续有效） If our luck holds, we could reach the final.如果运气继续保持，我们可能进入决赛。15stop/delay [transitive] spoken口语 used in particular phrases to tell someone to wait or not to do something用于特定短语，叫某人等待或不要做某事: I’ll have a tuna fish sandwich please – and hold the mayo (=do not give me any).我要一份金枪鱼三明治——不要蛋黄酱（=不要给我放）。hold it! Hold it! We’re not quite ready.等一下！我们还没准备好。hold your horses! (=used to tell someone to do something more slowly or carefully)（=用于叫某人做事放慢速度或更加小心）16hold your head up (also hold your head high) to behave as if you are proud of yourself or respect yourself表现出自豪或自重的态度: They may have lost the game, but I still think they’ve earned the right to hold their heads high today.他们虽然输了比赛，但我仍然认为他们今天赢得了昂首挺胸的权利。17hold your breath a)to deliberately not breathe out for a short time故意短暂地憋住呼吸: 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屏住呼吸并尽量不发出声音，因为不想被注意到: Julie shrank back against the wall and held her breath.Julie退缩靠在墙上，屏住了呼吸。 c)not hold your breath spoken口语 used to say that you do not expect something to happen, even though someone has said it will用于表示不期待某事会发生，即使有人说会发生: He promised he’d phone, but I’m not holding my breath.他答应会打电话，但我不抱什么指望。18hold (your) fire a)to not shoot at someone when you were going to原本打算射击某人但最终没有开枪 b)to not criticize, attack, or oppose someone when you were going to原本打算批评、攻击或反对某人但最终没有: The president urged his party to hold fire on the issue a few days longer.总统敦促他的党在这一问题上再暂缓几天。19telephone [intransitive] (also hold the line) spoken口语 to wait until the person you have telephoned is ready to answer等待被电话的人准备好接听: Mr Stevens is busy at the moment – would you like to hold?Stevens先生现在忙——您要稍等吗？ Please hold the line while I transfer you.请稍等，我来为您转接。20army [transitive] if an army holds a place, it controls it or defends it from attack军队占据某地时，即控制该地或防御其免遭攻击: The French army held the town for three days.法军守住了该镇三天。21musical note [transitive] to make a musical note continue for a particular length of time使音符持续特定时长22future [transitive] formal正式 if the future holds something, that is what may happen如果未来蕴含某事，那就是可能发生的事情: Thousands of workers are waiting to see what the future holds.数以千计的工人正在等待看未来会带来什么。23have a quality [transitive] formal正式 to have a particular quality具有某种特性hold (little) interest/appeal/promise etc Many church services hold little appeal for modern tastes.许多礼拜活动对现代人的口味几乎没有吸引力。24hold your own (against somebody) to successfully defend yourself or succeed in a difficult situation, competition etc在困难处境、竞争等中成功自卫或取得成功: He was a good enough player to hold his own against the Americans.他是一个足够好的球员，能与美国人对阵不落下风。25not hold a candle to somebody/something to be much worse than someone or something else比某人或某物差得多26 be left holding the baby British English, be left holding the bag American English to be left as the only person responsible for dealing with a difficult situation, especially something someone else started成为独自承担处理困难局面的责任者，尤指别人惹出的麻烦: He was left holding the financial baby when his musical partner joined another band.当他的音乐搭档加入另一支乐队时，他被留下来独自承担财务重担。27hold sway to have a lot of influence or power拥有很大的影响力或权力: Among people here, traditional values still hold sway.在这里的人们当中，传统价值观仍占主导地位。28hold court to get the attention of everyone while you are talking, especially when you are trying to entertain people说话时吸引所有人的注意力，尤指试图娱乐众人时: Joey would walk into the bar and hold court all night.Joey走进酒吧，整晚都是众人瞩目的中心。29hold your tongue spoken口语 used to tell someone to stop talking or to not tell someone about something用于叫某人停止说话，或不要向某人透露某事: I reckon you’ve just got to learn to hold your tongue.我认为你只需学会管住自己的嘴。30hold all the cards to have all the advantages in a situation in which people are competing or arguing在竞争或争论中占尽优势: ‘There’s not much we can do. They seem to hold all the cards,’ said Dan gloomily."我们没什么可做的。他们好像占尽了优势，"Dan沮丧地说道。31hold fast (to something) to keep believing strongly in something坚定地相信某事32hold a conversation to have a conversation进行对话33hold the fort to be responsible for something while the person usually responsible for it is not there在通常负责的人不在时代为负责某事: She’s holding the fort while the manager’s on holiday.经理度假期间，她在负责守摊。34hold the lead/advantage to be winning in a competition, game etc在竞赛、比赛等中处于领先: Celtic held the lead in the first half.凯尔特人队上半场保持领先。35there’s no holding somebody (back) spoken口语 used to say that someone is so determined to do something that you cannot prevent them from doing it用于表示某人决心做某事，无人能阻止36can hold your drink/liquor/alcohol etc to be able to drink a lot of alcohol without getting drunk or ill能大量饮酒而不醉或不不适37not hold water if an excuse, a statement etc does not hold water, it does not seem to be true or reasonable如果借口、陈述等站不住脚，则看起来不真实或不合理38hold something/somebody dear formal正式 to care about something or someone a lot非常珍视某事或某人: We were facing the loss of everything we held dear.我们面临着失去一切珍贵事物的危险。39hold the road if a car holds the road well, you can drive it quickly around bends without losing control如果汽车的路面附着力好，你可以在弯道高速驾驶而不失控40hold that thought spoken口语 used to tell someone to remember what has just been said and then continue discussing it or thinking about it later用于叫某人记住刚才所说，稍后继续讨论或思考 → hold a course at course1(8)THESAURUS同义词辨析hold to have something in your hand, hands, or arms用手或双臂持拿某物: · Maria came in holding a letter.· Maria拿着一封信走了进来。· Can I hold the baby?· 我可以抱一下婴儿吗？grip to hold something very tightly and not let it go紧紧握住某物，不松手: · He gripped her arm so she couldn’t walk away.· 他紧紧抓住她的手臂，使她无法走开。· Jenny gripped the side of the boat to steady herself.· Jenny紧抓船舷以保持平衡。clutch to hold something tightly, especially because you do not want to drop or lose it紧握某物，尤指不想让其掉落或丢失: · A businessman hurried past, clutching his briefcase.· 一位商人急匆匆地走过，紧抱着公文包。· The little girl clutched onto his hand.· 小女孩紧紧抓住他的手。clasp written书面 to hold someone or something tightly, closing your fingers or arms around them紧紧抓住或抱住某人或某物，将手指或双臂环绕其上: · She was clasping a bunch of small summer flowers.· 她手里握着一束小小的夏日鲜花。· He clasped her in his arms and kissed her.· 他把她抱在怀里，吻了她。get/take hold of something to take something in your hand or hands and hold it用手取拿某物并握住: · I took hold of the handle and pulled as hard as I could.· 我抓住把手，使劲往外拉。· Quickly – try and get hold of that frog!· 快——试着抓住那只青蛙！grasp written书面 to take hold of something firmly, especially in a determined way用力握住某物，尤指以坚定的方式: · She grasped the lowest branch and pulled herself up into the tree.· 她抓住最低的树枝，把自己拉上了树。grab to take hold of something suddenly and often violently突然抓住某物，通常带有暴力性: · He grabbed my bag and ran off with it.· 他抢走了我的包，然后跑掉了。· The other man grabbed hold of (=suddenly took hold of) my arms and threatened me with a knife.· 另一个人突然抓住（=猛地抓住）我的双臂，用刀威胁我。seize /siːz/ written书面 to take hold of something suddenly and often violently突然抓住某物，通常带有暴力性: · A police officer ran after him and seized the gun.· 一名警察追上他并夺取了枪。hang on (to something) to hold on to something or someone tightly to support yourself紧抓某物或某人以支撑自己: · He hung on to the rail at the back of the motorbike.· 他紧抓着摩托车后面的扶手。· Hang on tight!· 抓紧！keep hold of something to continue to hold something继续握住某物: · Greg was struggling to keep hold of the dog.· Greg费劲地拉着狗，不让它跑掉。· She tried to take her hand away but he kept hold of it.· 她试图把手抽回来，但他一直抓着不放。hold something against somebody phrasal verb to continue to dislike someone or not forgive them because of something bad they have done in the past因某人过去的不良行为而持续对其反感或不予原谅: You can’t still hold that against him, surely?你肯定不能还因为那件事怪他吧？hold back phrasal verb1hold somebody/something ↔ back to make someone or something stop moving forward使某人或某物停止前进: Police in riot gear held back the demonstrators.穿戴防暴装备的警察拦住了示威者。2hold something ↔ back to stop yourself from feeling or showing a particular emotion克制自己不去感受或表达某种情绪: She struggled to hold back her tears.她努力忍住眼泪。 Anger flooded through her. She couldn’t hold it back.怒火充溢她全身，她无法抑制。3hold somebody/something ↔ back to prevent someone or something from making progress阻止某人或某物取得进展: They felt the British economy was being held back by excessive government controls.他们认为英国经济正被过多的政府管控所拖累。4hold (somebody) back to be unwilling to do something, especially because you are being careful, or to make someone unwilling to do something不愿做某事，尤指因为谨慎，或使某人不愿做某事: In the current situation many investors are holding back.在目前形势下，许多投资者持观望态度。 She wanted to tell him but pride held her back.她想告诉他，但自尊心让她退缩了。5hold something ↔ back to keep something secret保守某事的秘密: Tell me all about it – don’t hold anything back!把一切都告诉我——不要有任何隐瞒！hold somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb1to make someone or something stay on something, and stop them from moving away or escaping使某人或某物留在某处，阻止其离开或逃跑: We had to hold the tent down with rocks to stop it blowing away.我们不得不用石头压住帐篷，防止它被风吹走。 It took three strong men to hold him down.需要三个强壮的男人才能制住他。2to prevent the level of something such as prices from rising阻止物价等水平上涨: We will aim to hold down prices.我们将致力于抑制物价。3 hold down a job to succeed in keeping a job for a period of time成功在一段时间内保住工作: He’s never held down a job for longer than a few weeks.他从未能保住一份工作超过几周。4to keep people under control or limit their freedom对人们加以控制或限制其自由: The people were held down for centuries by their conquerors.人民被征服者压迫了数百年。hold forth phrasal verb to give your opinion on a subject, especially for a long time就某话题发表意见，尤指长篇大论hold forth on The speaker was holding forth on the collapse of modern society.演讲者大谈现代社会的崩溃。hold off phrasal verb1to delay doing something推迟做某事: Buyers have been holding off until the price falls.买家一直在等待价格下跌。hold off (on) doing something Hold off making your decision until Monday.把你的决定推迟到周一再做。2hold somebody ↔ off a)to prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding阻止试图攻击或击败你的人取得成功: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.就连枪也无法永远阻挡他。 b)to prevent someone from coming towards you or succeeding in speaking to you阻止某人接近你或成功与你交谈: There’s already a crowd of reporters outside – I’ll try to hold them off for a while.外面已经聚集了一群记者——我会尽量拦住他们一会儿。3if rain or bad weather holds off, it does not start, although it looked as if it would如果雨或恶劣天气延迟到来，指尽管看起来将要来临却没有开始: The rain held off until after the game.雨一直等到比赛结束后才下。hold on phrasal verb1spoken口语 a)to wait for a short time稍等片刻: Hold on, I’ll just get my coat.等一下，我去拿外套。 b)used when you have just noticed, heard, or remembered something interesting or wrong用于刚刚注意到、听到或想起某件有趣或有问题的事情时: Hold on a minute! Isn’t that your brother’s car over there?等一下！那边那辆不是你哥哥/弟弟的车吗？ c)used to ask someone on the telephone to wait until the person they want to talk to is available用于电话中请对方稍等，直到他们要找的人有空接听: Can you hold on? I’ll try to find her.你能等一下吗？我去找她。2to have your hands or arms tightly around something用手或双臂紧紧抓住某物: Hold on tight!抓紧！hold on to Hold on to my arm.抓住我的手臂。3to continue doing something that is very difficult to do坚持做非常困难的事情: San Francisco held on to win 4–2.旧金山队顶住压力以4比2赢得胜利。hold on to somebody/something phrasal verb to keep something rather than losing it, selling it, or giving it to someone else保留某物而不失去、出售或给予他人: The soldiers held on to the bridge for three more days.士兵们又坚守大桥三天。 I think I’ll hold on to these old records for now.我想我现在还是先保留这些旧唱片吧。hold out phrasal verb1 hold out something to think or say that something is possible or likely to happen, especially something good认为或表示某事有可能或很可能发生，尤指好事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不抱太大希望。hold out the prospect/promise of something alternative methods which hold out the promise of improved health有望改善健康状况的替代方法2if a supply of something holds out, there is still some left如果某物的供应维持住，说明仍有剩余: Water supplies won’t hold out much longer.水的供应撑不了多久了。3to continue to successfully defend a place that is being attacked继续成功守住被攻击的地方: The rebels held out for another night but then fresh forces arrived.叛军又坚守了一夜，但随后援军赶到。4to try to prevent yourself from doing something that someone is trying to force you to do尽力抗拒被迫要做的事情hold out against I didn’t know how much longer I could hold out against their relentless questioning.我不知道还能在他们无休止的追问下撑多久。hold out for something phrasal verb to not accept anything less than you have asked for坚持要求所要求的，不接受更低的条件: Transport workers are holding out for a 20% pay rise.运输工人坚持要求加薪20%。hold out on somebody phrasal verb informal非正式 to not tell someone about something important不告诉某人重要的事情: She must have been holding out on him all these years.她这些年来一定一直在瞒着他。hold something over phrasal verb1 formal正式 to do or deal with something at a later time将某事推迟到以后处理: The matter was held over for further review.该事项被搁置以便进一步审查。GRAMMAR Hold over is usually passive in this meaning. → holdover2 hold something over somebody to use something bad that you know about someone to make them do what you want利用所掌握的关于某人的不利信息，迫使其按你的意愿行事: He knows I’ve been in prison and is holding it over me.他知道我坐过牢，就用这件事威胁我。3be held over especially American English if a play, film, concert etc is held over, it is shown for longer than planned because it is very popular如果演出、电影、音乐会等被延期，是因为非常受欢迎，展演时间比原计划更长hold to something phrasal verb1if you hold to a belief, principle, promise etc, you believe it or behave according to it如果你坚守信仰、原则、承诺等，你便相信它或按其行事: He admitted he did not hold to the traditional view of God.他承认自己不坚持关于上帝的传统观点。2 hold somebody to something to make someone do what they have promised让某人兑现其承诺: ‘I’ll ask him tomorrow.’ ‘OK, but I’m going to hold you to that.’"我明天去问他。""好，但我会让你兑现这句话的。"3hold somebody to something British English to prevent your opponent in a sports game from getting more than a particular number of points阻止对方在体育比赛中得分超过特定分数: Norway held Holland to a 2–2 draw.挪威以2比2平局压住荷兰。hold together phrasal verb1if 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如果群体或组织保持团结，或某事物使其凝聚在一起，则它保持稳固，不会分裂成不同部分或派系: Against all expectations, the coalition held together well.出乎所有人意料，联合政府保持得相当团结。hold something ↔ together In those days the church held the community together.那个时代，教会将社区凝聚在一起。2to remain whole and good enough to use, or to make something do this保持完整且仍能使用，或使某物保持如此: Incredibly, the raft held together till we reached the opposite shore.令人难以置信的是，木筏一直撑到我们到达对岸。hold something ↔ together I wondered how the structure was held together.我不禁想知道这个结构是怎么维持在一起的。hold up phrasal verb1 hold something ↔ up to support something and prevent it from falling down支撑某物并防止其倒塌: The roof is held up by massive stone pillars.屋顶由巨大的石柱支撑。2 hold somebody/something ↔ up to delay someone or something耽搁某人或某事: Sorry I’m late – I was held up at work.抱歉我迟到了——我在公司被耽误了。GRAMMAR Hold up is often passive in this meaning.3hold up something to rob or try to rob a place or person by using violence使用暴力抢劫或试图抢劫某处或某人: Two armed men held up a downtown liquor store last night.昨晚两名武装男子在市中心持枪抢劫了一家酒类商店。 → hold-up4to not become weaker不变弱；保持状态: His physical condition has held up well.他的身体状况保持得很好。hold somebody/something up as something phrasal verb to use someone or something as a good example or as proof of something将某人或某物作为好榜样或某事的证明: The school is held up as a model for others.该学校被树立为其他学校的榜样。 This incident will be held up as proof that tougher controls are needed.这一事件将被用作需要更严格管控的证明。hold with something phrasal verb not hold with something British English used to say that someone does not approve of something用于表示某人不赞同某事: He says he doesn’t hold with all this politically correct stuff.他说他不赞同这些政治正确的东西。not hold with doing something I don’t hold with hitting children in any circumstances.我在任何情况下都不赞成打孩子。
查看全部语言翻译1in your hand/arms a)[transitive] to have something in your hand, hands, or arms用手或双臂持拿某物: 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.他一只手里拿着一把刀。 I held the baby in my arms.我把婴儿抱在怀里。hold hands (=hold each other’s hands)（=手牵手） They sat holding hands under a tree.他们在树下手牵手坐着。hold somebody close/tightly (=with your arms around someone)（=用双臂搂住某人） Max held her close and wiped away her tears.Max把她紧紧搂住，轻轻拭去她的泪水。 b)[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move your hand or something in your hand in a particular direction将手或手中物移向特定方向hold something out/up etc He held out his hand to help her to her feet.他伸出手帮她站起来。 Hold the picture up so we can see it.把画举起来让我们看看。2event [transitive] to have a meeting, party, election etc in a particular place or at a particular time在特定地点或时间举行会议、聚会、选举等: This year’s conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel.今年的会议将在希尔顿酒店举行。 A thanksgiving ceremony was held to mark the occasion.举行了一场感恩仪式以纪念这一时刻。 The funeral was held on a grey day in November.葬礼在十一月一个阴沉的日子举行。 In April, the president held talks with Chinese leaders.四月，总统与中国领导人举行了会谈。3keep something in position [transitive] to make something stay in a particular position使某物保持在特定位置hold something open/up etc We used rolled-up newspapers to hold the windows open.我们用卷起来的报纸撑开窗户。 Remember to hold your head up and keep your back straight.记住要抬头挺背。hold something in place/position A couple of screws should hold it in place.几颗螺丝就能将它固定到位。 Lift your head off the floor and hold this position for five seconds.把头从地板上抬起来，保持这个姿势五秒钟。4job/title [transitive] a)to have a particular job or position, especially an important one担任某一职务或职位，尤指重要职位: Do you really think he’s capable of holding such a responsible position?你真的认为他有能力担任如此重要的职位吗？hold the post/position/office etc (of something) She was the first woman to hold the office of Australian state premier.她是首位担任澳大利亚州长职务的女性。 The governor had held the post since 1989.该州长自1989年起一直担任该职位。 Whoever is elected will hold office (=have an important political position) for four years.无论谁当选，都将任职（=担任重要政治职位）四年。 b)to have a particular title or record, because you have won a competition, are the best at something etc因赢得比赛或在某方面最出色等而持有某一称号或纪录: The programme still holds the record for the longest running TV series.该节目仍保持着播出时间最长的电视连续剧纪录。 The last Briton to hold the title was Bert Nicholson.上一位持有该头衔的英国人是Bert Nicholson。5keep/store [transitive] to keep something to be used when it is needed保存某物以备需要时使用: Further copies of the book are held in the library.该书的其他副本存放在图书馆。 Weapons were held at various sites.武器存放在各处。6keep something available for somebody [transitive] to agree not to give something such as a ticket, a place at a restaurant, a job etc to anyone except a particular person同意将票、餐厅席位、工作等专门留给特定的人: We can hold the reservation for you until next Friday.我们可以为您保留预订到下周五。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.你不能指望他们再长时间留着这个职位——你必须决定是否想要。7keep somebody somewhere [transitive] to keep someone somewhere, and not allow them to leave将某人拘留在某处，不允许其离开: Police are holding two men in connection with the robbery.警方正以与抢劫案有关为由拘留两名男子。hold somebody prisoner/hostage/captive A senior army officer was held hostage for four months.一名高级陆军军官被扣押为人质长达四个月。hold somebody incommunicado (=keep someone somewhere and not allow them to communicate with anyone)（=将某人关押某处，不允许其与任何人联络）8opinion [transitive not in progressive] to have a particular opinion or belief持有某种看法或信念: Experts hold varying opinions as to the causes of the disease.专家对这种疾病的病因持有不同看法。be widely/generally/commonly held (=be the opinion of a lot of people)（=许多人的看法） This view is not widely held.这一观点并不被广泛持有。be held to be something She was held to be one of the most talented actors of her time.她被认为是当时最有才华的演员之一。hold that The judge held that the child’s interests in this case must come first.法官裁定，在本案中儿童的利益必须放在首位。9hold somebody responsible/accountable/liable (for something) to say or decide that someone should accept the responsibility for something bad that happens声称或决定某人应为发生的不好事情承担责任: If anything happens to her, I’ll hold you personally responsible.如果她出了什么事，我会追究你的个人责任。 He may have had a terrible childhood, but he should still be held accountable for his own actions.他也许有过痛苦的童年，但仍应为自己的行为承担责任。10own something [transitive] to officially own or possess money, a document, a company etc正式拥有金钱、文件、公司等: He holds shares in ICI.他持有ICI的股份。 Do you hold a valid passport?您持有有效护照吗？ a privately-held company私有公司► see thesaurus at own11contain a particular amount [transitive not in progressive] to have the space to contain a particular amount of something有容纳特定数量事物的空间: The movie theater holds 500 people.这家电影院可容纳500人。 The tank should hold enough to last us a few days.这个水箱的容量应该够我们用几天。12support [intransitive, transitive] to be strong enough to support the weight of something or someone足够坚固，能够承受某物或某人的重量: Careful! I’m not sure that branch will hold you.小心！我不确定那根树枝能承受得了你的重量。 The bridge didn’t look as though it would hold.那座桥看起来好像撑不住。13stay at same level [intransitive, transitive] to stay at a particular amount, level, or rate, or to make something do this保持在特定数量、水平或比率，或使某物保持如此: 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.自那以后，英镑对美元保持稳定。hold somebody’s interest/attention (=make someone stay interested)（=使某人保持兴趣） Colourful pictures help hold the students’ interest.色彩鲜艳的图片有助于保持学生的兴趣。14not change [intransitive] to continue to be true, good, available etc继续有效、成立或适用等: What I said yesterday holds.我昨天说的话仍然有效。 Does your invitation still hold?你的邀请还有效吗？hold true/good Twenty years on, his advice still holds good.二十年后，他的建议依然有效。weather/luck holds (out) (=continues to be good)（=继续有效） If our luck holds, we could reach the final.如果运气继续保持，我们可能进入决赛。15stop/delay [transitive] spoken口语 used in particular phrases to tell someone to wait or not to do something用于特定短语，叫某人等待或不要做某事: I’ll have a tuna fish sandwich please – and hold the mayo (=do not give me any).我要一份金枪鱼三明治——不要蛋黄酱（=不要给我放）。hold it! Hold it! We’re not quite ready.等一下！我们还没准备好。hold your horses! (=used to tell someone to do something more slowly or carefully)（=用于叫某人做事放慢速度或更加小心）16hold your head up (also hold your head high) to behave as if you are proud of yourself or respect yourself表现出自豪或自重的态度: They may have lost the game, but I still think they’ve earned the right to hold their heads high today.他们虽然输了比赛，但我仍然认为他们今天赢得了昂首挺胸的权利。17hold your breath a)to deliberately not breathe out for a short time故意短暂地憋住呼吸: 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屏住呼吸并尽量不发出声音，因为不想被注意到: Julie shrank back against the wall and held her breath.Julie退缩靠在墙上，屏住了呼吸。 c)not hold your breath spoken口语 used to say that you do not expect something to happen, even though someone has said it will用于表示不期待某事会发生，即使有人说会发生: He promised he’d phone, but I’m not holding my breath.他答应会打电话，但我不抱什么指望。18hold (your) fire a)to not shoot at someone when you were going to原本打算射击某人但最终没有开枪 b)to not criticize, attack, or oppose someone when you were going to原本打算批评、攻击或反对某人但最终没有: The president urged his party to hold fire on the issue a few days longer.总统敦促他的党在这一问题上再暂缓几天。19telephone [intransitive] (also hold the line) spoken口语 to wait until the person you have telephoned is ready to answer等待被电话的人准备好接听: Mr Stevens is busy at the moment – would you like to hold?Stevens先生现在忙——您要稍等吗？ Please hold the line while I transfer you.请稍等，我来为您转接。20army [transitive] if an army holds a place, it controls it or defends it from attack军队占据某地时，即控制该地或防御其免遭攻击: The French army held the town for three days.法军守住了该镇三天。21musical note [transitive] to make a musical note continue for a particular length of time使音符持续特定时长22future [transitive] formal正式 if the future holds something, that is what may happen如果未来蕴含某事，那就是可能发生的事情: Thousands of workers are waiting to see what the future holds.数以千计的工人正在等待看未来会带来什么。23have a quality [transitive] formal正式 to have a particular quality具有某种特性hold (little) interest/appeal/promise etc Many church services hold little appeal for modern tastes.许多礼拜活动对现代人的口味几乎没有吸引力。24hold your own (against somebody) to successfully defend yourself or succeed in a difficult situation, competition etc在困难处境、竞争等中成功自卫或取得成功: He was a good enough player to hold his own against the Americans.他是一个足够好的球员，能与美国人对阵不落下风。25not hold a candle to somebody/something to be much worse than someone or something else比某人或某物差得多26 be left holding the baby British English, be left holding the bag American English to be left as the only person responsible for dealing with a difficult situation, especially something someone else started成为独自承担处理困难局面的责任者，尤指别人惹出的麻烦: He was left holding the financial baby when his musical partner joined another band.当他的音乐搭档加入另一支乐队时，他被留下来独自承担财务重担。27hold sway to have a lot of influence or power拥有很大的影响力或权力: Among people here, traditional values still hold sway.在这里的人们当中，传统价值观仍占主导地位。28hold court to get the attention of everyone while you are talking, especially when you are trying to entertain people说话时吸引所有人的注意力，尤指试图娱乐众人时: Joey would walk into the bar and hold court all night.Joey走进酒吧，整晚都是众人瞩目的中心。29hold your tongue spoken口语 used to tell someone to stop talking or to not tell someone about something用于叫某人停止说话，或不要向某人透露某事: I reckon you’ve just got to learn to hold your tongue.我认为你只需学会管住自己的嘴。30hold all the cards to have all the advantages in a situation in which people are competing or arguing在竞争或争论中占尽优势: ‘There’s not much we can do. They seem to hold all the cards,’ said Dan gloomily."我们没什么可做的。他们好像占尽了优势，"Dan沮丧地说道。31hold fast (to something) to keep believing strongly in something坚定地相信某事32hold a conversation to have a conversation进行对话33hold the fort to be responsible for something while the person usually responsible for it is not there在通常负责的人不在时代为负责某事: She’s holding the fort while the manager’s on holiday.经理度假期间，她在负责守摊。34hold the lead/advantage to be winning in a competition, game etc在竞赛、比赛等中处于领先: Celtic held the lead in the first half.凯尔特人队上半场保持领先。35there’s no holding somebody (back) spoken口语 used to say that someone is so determined to do something that you cannot prevent them from doing it用于表示某人决心做某事，无人能阻止36can hold your drink/liquor/alcohol etc to be able to drink a lot of alcohol without getting drunk or ill能大量饮酒而不醉或不不适37not hold water if an excuse, a statement etc does not hold water, it does not seem to be true or reasonable如果借口、陈述等站不住脚，则看起来不真实或不合理38hold something/somebody dear formal正式 to care about something or someone a lot非常珍视某事或某人: We were facing the loss of everything we held dear.我们面临着失去一切珍贵事物的危险。39hold the road if a car holds the road well, you can drive it quickly around bends without losing control如果汽车的路面附着力好，你可以在弯道高速驾驶而不失控40hold that thought spoken口语 used to tell someone to remember what has just been said and then continue discussing it or thinking about it later用于叫某人记住刚才所说，稍后继续讨论或思考 → hold a course at course1(8)THESAURUS同义词辨析hold to have something in your hand, hands, or arms用手或双臂持拿某物: · Maria came in holding a letter.· Maria拿着一封信走了进来。· Can I hold the baby?· 我可以抱一下婴儿吗？grip to hold something very tightly and not let it go紧紧握住某物，不松手: · He gripped her arm so she couldn’t walk away.· 他紧紧抓住她的手臂，使她无法走开。· Jenny gripped the side of the boat to steady herself.· Jenny紧抓船舷以保持平衡。clutch to hold something tightly, especially because you do not want to drop or lose it紧握某物，尤指不想让其掉落或丢失: · A businessman hurried past, clutching his briefcase.· 一位商人急匆匆地走过，紧抱着公文包。· The little girl clutched onto his hand.· 小女孩紧紧抓住他的手。clasp written书面 to hold someone or something tightly, closing your fingers or arms around them紧紧抓住或抱住某人或某物，将手指或双臂环绕其上: · She was clasping a bunch of small summer flowers.· 她手里握着一束小小的夏日鲜花。· He clasped her in his arms and kissed her.· 他把她抱在怀里，吻了她。get/take hold of something to take something in your hand or hands and hold it用手取拿某物并握住: · I took hold of the handle and pulled as hard as I could.· 我抓住把手，使劲往外拉。· Quickly – try and get hold of that frog!· 快——试着抓住那只青蛙！grasp written书面 to take hold of something firmly, especially in a determined way用力握住某物，尤指以坚定的方式: · She grasped the lowest branch and pulled herself up into the tree.· 她抓住最低的树枝，把自己拉上了树。grab to take hold of something suddenly and often violently突然抓住某物，通常带有暴力性: · He grabbed my bag and ran off with it.· 他抢走了我的包，然后跑掉了。· The other man grabbed hold of (=suddenly took hold of) my arms and threatened me with a knife.· 另一个人突然抓住（=猛地抓住）我的双臂，用刀威胁我。seize /siːz/ written书面 to take hold of something suddenly and often violently突然抓住某物，通常带有暴力性: · A police officer ran after him and seized the gun.· 一名警察追上他并夺取了枪。hang on (to something) to hold on to something or someone tightly to support yourself紧抓某物或某人以支撑自己: · He hung on to the rail at the back of the motorbike.· 他紧抓着摩托车后面的扶手。· Hang on tight!· 抓紧！keep hold of something to continue to hold something继续握住某物: · Greg was struggling to keep hold of the dog.· Greg费劲地拉着狗，不让它跑掉。· She tried to take her hand away but he kept hold of it.· 她试图把手抽回来，但他一直抓着不放。hold something against somebody phrasal verb to continue to dislike someone or not forgive them because of something bad they have done in the past因某人过去的不良行为而持续对其反感或不予原谅: You can’t still hold that against him, surely?你肯定不能还因为那件事怪他吧？hold back phrasal verb1hold somebody/something ↔ back to make someone or something stop moving forward使某人或某物停止前进: Police in riot gear held back the demonstrators.穿戴防暴装备的警察拦住了示威者。2hold something ↔ back to stop yourself from feeling or showing a particular emotion克制自己不去感受或表达某种情绪: She struggled to hold back her tears.她努力忍住眼泪。 Anger flooded through her. She couldn’t hold it back.怒火充溢她全身，她无法抑制。3hold somebody/something ↔ back to prevent someone or something from making progress阻止某人或某物取得进展: They felt the British economy was being held back by excessive government controls.他们认为英国经济正被过多的政府管控所拖累。4hold (somebody) back to be unwilling to do something, especially because you are being careful, or to make someone unwilling to do something不愿做某事，尤指因为谨慎，或使某人不愿做某事: In the current situation many investors are holding back.在目前形势下，许多投资者持观望态度。 She wanted to tell him but pride held her back.她想告诉他，但自尊心让她退缩了。5hold something ↔ back to keep something secret保守某事的秘密: Tell me all about it – don’t hold anything back!把一切都告诉我——不要有任何隐瞒！hold somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb1to make someone or something stay on something, and stop them from moving away or escaping使某人或某物留在某处，阻止其离开或逃跑: We had to hold the tent down with rocks to stop it blowing away.我们不得不用石头压住帐篷，防止它被风吹走。 It took three strong men to hold him down.需要三个强壮的男人才能制住他。2to prevent the level of something such as prices from rising阻止物价等水平上涨: We will aim to hold down prices.我们将致力于抑制物价。3 hold down a job to succeed in keeping a job for a period of time成功在一段时间内保住工作: He’s never held down a job for longer than a few weeks.他从未能保住一份工作超过几周。4to keep people under control or limit their freedom对人们加以控制或限制其自由: The people were held down for centuries by their conquerors.人民被征服者压迫了数百年。hold forth phrasal verb to give your opinion on a subject, especially for a long time就某话题发表意见，尤指长篇大论hold forth on The speaker was holding forth on the collapse of modern society.演讲者大谈现代社会的崩溃。hold off phrasal verb1to delay doing something推迟做某事: Buyers have been holding off until the price falls.买家一直在等待价格下跌。hold off (on) doing something Hold off making your decision until Monday.把你的决定推迟到周一再做。2hold somebody ↔ off a)to prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding阻止试图攻击或击败你的人取得成功: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.就连枪也无法永远阻挡他。 b)to prevent someone from coming towards you or succeeding in speaking to you阻止某人接近你或成功与你交谈: There’s already a crowd of reporters outside – I’ll try to hold them off for a while.外面已经聚集了一群记者——我会尽量拦住他们一会儿。3if rain or bad weather holds off, it does not start, although it looked as if it would如果雨或恶劣天气延迟到来，指尽管看起来将要来临却没有开始: The rain held off until after the game.雨一直等到比赛结束后才下。hold on phrasal verb1spoken口语 a)to wait for a short time稍等片刻: Hold on, I’ll just get my coat.等一下，我去拿外套。 b)used when you have just noticed, heard, or remembered something interesting or wrong用于刚刚注意到、听到或想起某件有趣或有问题的事情时: Hold on a minute! Isn’t that your brother’s car over there?等一下！那边那辆不是你哥哥/弟弟的车吗？ c)used to ask someone on the telephone to wait until the person they want to talk to is available用于电话中请对方稍等，直到他们要找的人有空接听: Can you hold on? I’ll try to find her.你能等一下吗？我去找她。2to have your hands or arms tightly around something用手或双臂紧紧抓住某物: Hold on tight!抓紧！hold on to Hold on to my arm.抓住我的手臂。3to continue doing something that is very difficult to do坚持做非常困难的事情: San Francisco held on to win 4–2.旧金山队顶住压力以4比2赢得胜利。hold on to somebody/something phrasal verb to keep something rather than losing it, selling it, or giving it to someone else保留某物而不失去、出售或给予他人: The soldiers held on to the bridge for three more days.士兵们又坚守大桥三天。 I think I’ll hold on to these old records for now.我想我现在还是先保留这些旧唱片吧。hold out phrasal verb1 hold out something to think or say that something is possible or likely to happen, especially something good认为或表示某事有可能或很可能发生，尤指好事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不抱太大希望。hold out the prospect/promise of something alternative methods which hold out the promise of improved health有望改善健康状况的替代方法2if a supply of something holds out, there is still some left如果某物的供应维持住，说明仍有剩余: Water supplies won’t hold out much longer.水的供应撑不了多久了。3to continue to successfully defend a place that is being attacked继续成功守住被攻击的地方: The rebels held out for another night but then fresh forces arrived.叛军又坚守了一夜，但随后援军赶到。4to try to prevent yourself from doing something that someone is trying to force you to do尽力抗拒被迫要做的事情hold out against I didn’t know how much longer I could hold out against their relentless questioning.我不知道还能在他们无休止的追问下撑多久。hold out for something phrasal verb to not accept anything less than you have asked for坚持要求所要求的，不接受更低的条件: Transport workers are holding out for a 20% pay rise.运输工人坚持要求加薪20%。hold out on somebody phrasal verb informal非正式 to not tell someone about something important不告诉某人重要的事情: She must have been holding out on him all these years.她这些年来一定一直在瞒着他。hold something over phrasal verb1 formal正式 to do or deal with something at a later time将某事推迟到以后处理: The matter was held over for further review.该事项被搁置以便进一步审查。GRAMMAR Hold over is usually passive in this meaning. → holdover2 hold something over somebody to use something bad that you know about someone to make them do what you want利用所掌握的关于某人的不利信息，迫使其按你的意愿行事: He knows I’ve been in prison and is holding it over me.他知道我坐过牢，就用这件事威胁我。3be held over especially American English if a play, film, concert etc is held over, it is shown for longer than planned because it is very popular如果演出、电影、音乐会等被延期，是因为非常受欢迎，展演时间比原计划更长hold to something phrasal verb1if you hold to a belief, principle, promise etc, you believe it or behave according to it如果你坚守信仰、原则、承诺等，你便相信它或按其行事: He admitted he did not hold to the traditional view of God.他承认自己不坚持关于上帝的传统观点。2 hold somebody to something to make someone do what they have promised让某人兑现其承诺: ‘I’ll ask him tomorrow.’ ‘OK, but I’m going to hold you to that.’"我明天去问他。""好，但我会让你兑现这句话的。"3hold somebody to something British English to prevent your opponent in a sports game from getting more than a particular number of points阻止对方在体育比赛中得分超过特定分数: Norway held Holland to a 2–2 draw.挪威以2比2平局压住荷兰。hold together phrasal verb1if 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如果群体或组织保持团结，或某事物使其凝聚在一起，则它保持稳固，不会分裂成不同部分或派系: Against all expectations, the coalition held together well.出乎所有人意料，联合政府保持得相当团结。hold something ↔ together In those days the church held the community together.那个时代，教会将社区凝聚在一起。2to remain whole and good enough to use, or to make something do this保持完整且仍能使用，或使某物保持如此: Incredibly, the raft held together till we reached the opposite shore.令人难以置信的是，木筏一直撑到我们到达对岸。hold something ↔ together I wondered how the structure was held together.我不禁想知道这个结构是怎么维持在一起的。hold up phrasal verb1 hold something ↔ up to support something and prevent it from falling down支撑某物并防止其倒塌: The roof is held up by massive stone pillars.屋顶由巨大的石柱支撑。2 hold somebody/something ↔ up to delay someone or something耽搁某人或某事: Sorry I’m late – I was held up at work.抱歉我迟到了——我在公司被耽误了。GRAMMAR Hold up is often passive in this meaning.3hold up something to rob or try to rob a place or person by using violence使用暴力抢劫或试图抢劫某处或某人: Two armed men held up a downtown liquor store last night.昨晚两名武装男子在市中心持枪抢劫了一家酒类商店。 → hold-up4to not become weaker不变弱；保持状态: His physical condition has held up well.他的身体状况保持得很好。hold somebody/something up as something phrasal verb to use someone or something as a good example or as proof of something将某人或某物作为好榜样或某事的证明: The school is held up as a model for others.该学校被树立为其他学校的榜样。 This incident will be held up as proof that tougher controls are needed.这一事件将被用作需要更严格管控的证明。hold with something phrasal verb not hold with something British English used to say that someone does not approve of something用于表示某人不赞同某事: He says he doesn’t hold with all this politically correct stuff.他说他不赞同这些政治正确的东西。not hold with doing something I don’t hold with hitting children in any circumstances.我在任何情况下都不赞成打孩子。holdhold2 noun 1holding something [singular] the action of holding something with your hands用手握持某物的动作 SYN griphold on She released her tight hold on the dog.她松开了对狗的紧握。 He tightened his hold, refusing to let her go.他握得更紧，不肯放她走。 Make sure you keep hold of my hand when we cross the road.过马路时一定要抓紧我的手。 I took hold of her hand and gently led her away.我握住她的手，轻轻地把她带走了。 Grab hold of the rope and pull yourself up.抓住绳子，把自己拉上来。2get hold of something (also get a hold of something American English) to find or borrow something so that you can use it找到或借用某物以便使用: I need to get hold of a car.我需要搞到一辆车。 She managed to get a hold of a copy.她设法弄到了一份副本。3get hold of somebody (also get a hold of somebody American English) to find and speak to someone about something找到某人并与其谈及某事: I must get hold of Vanessa to see if she can babysit.我得联系上Vanessa，看她是否能帮忙看孩子。4control/power [singular] control, power, or influence over something or someone对某事或某人的控制、权力或影响get/keep a hold on/of something He struggled to get a hold of his emotions.他努力控制自己的情绪。 I’ve always kept a tight hold on our finances.我一直对我们的财务保持严格管控。 I realized that the woman had a hold over my father.我意识到那个女人对我父亲有影响力。5on hold a)if something is on hold, it is going to be done or dealt with at a later date rather than now如果某事被搁置，则将在以后而非现在处理: The plans are on hold until after the election.计划暂时搁置，等选举结束后再说。 Since having the kids, my career has been put on hold.自从有了孩子，我的事业就被搁置了。 b)if you are on hold, you are waiting to talk to someone on the telephone如果你在等候，你正在等待通话对象接听电话: We try not to keep people on hold for more than a couple of minutes.我们尽量不让客户等待超过几分钟。 The agent put me on hold while she consulted a colleague.接线员让我稍候，她去咨询同事。6take (a) hold to start to have a definite effect开始产生明显效果: The fever was beginning to take hold.发烧开始发作。7get hold of an idea/an impression/a story etc to learn or begin to believe something学到或开始相信某事: Where on earth did you get hold of that idea?你究竟是从哪儿得到这个想法的？8fight [countable] a particular position that you hold an opponent in, in a fight or a sport such as wrestling在格斗或摔跤等运动中制住对手的特定姿势9climbing [countable] somewhere you can put your hands or feet to help you climb something在攀爬时可供手脚借力的地方: The cliff was steep and it was difficult to find a hold.悬崖陡峭，很难找到着力点。10ship [countable] the part of a ship below the deck1(1) where goods are stored船只甲板下方存放货物的船舱11no holds barred when there are no rules or limits on what you are allowed to do对所做之事没有规则或限制时: It seems there are no holds barred when it comes to making a profit.在追求利润方面，似乎什么手段都可以使。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adjectives形容词a tight/firm hold· Rose had a tight hold of her hand.· Rose紧紧握着她的手。verbs动词tighten your hold· Maria winced as Luke tightened his hold on her fingers.· Luke握紧她手指时，Maria皱起了眉头。loosen/relax your hold· Laughing, he loosened his hold until she could pull her arms free.· 他笑着，慢慢松开手，直到她能把手臂抽出来。release your hold (=stop holding something)· As soon as his fingers released their hold, Robyn turned and ran.· 他手指一松开，Robyn立即转身跑了。phrases短语keep hold of something (=hold something without letting go)· I had to run to keep hold of the leather strap.· 我不得不跑起来才能抓住那根皮带。get/take hold of something (=start holding something)· Wallace took hold of Fred’s jacket and pulled him roughly backwards.· Wallace抓住Fred的夹克，粗鲁地把他向后拉。catch/grab/seize etc hold of something (=start holding something quickly and firmly)· She grabbed hold of the letter and tore it open.· 她抓起那封信，撕开了。have hold of something (=be holding something)· Nathan had hold of her hand again.· Nathan又握住了她的手。
1holding something [singular] the action of holding something with your hands用手握持某物的动作 SYN griphold on She released her tight hold on the dog.她松开了对狗的紧握。 He tightened his hold, refusing to let her go.他握得更紧，不肯放她走。 Make sure you keep hold of my hand when we cross the road.过马路时一定要抓紧我的手。 I took hold of her hand and gently led her away.我握住她的手，轻轻地把她带走了。 Grab hold of the rope and pull yourself up.抓住绳子，把自己拉上来。2get hold of something (also get a hold of something American English) to find or borrow something so that you can use it找到或借用某物以便使用: I need to get hold of a car.我需要搞到一辆车。 She managed to get a hold of a copy.她设法弄到了一份副本。3get hold of somebody (also get a hold of somebody American English) to find and speak to someone about something找到某人并与其谈及某事: I must get hold of Vanessa to see if she can babysit.我得联系上Vanessa，看她是否能帮忙看孩子。4control/power [singular] control, power, or influence over something or someone对某事或某人的控制、权力或影响get/keep a hold on/of something He struggled to get a hold of his emotions.他努力控制自己的情绪。 I’ve always kept a tight hold on our finances.我一直对我们的财务保持严格管控。 I realized that the woman had a hold over my father.我意识到那个女人对我父亲有影响力。5on hold a)if something is on hold, it is going to be done or dealt with at a later date rather than now如果某事被搁置，则将在以后而非现在处理: The plans are on hold until after the election.计划暂时搁置，等选举结束后再说。 Since having the kids, my career has been put on hold.自从有了孩子，我的事业就被搁置了。 b)if you are on hold, you are waiting to talk to someone on the telephone如果你在等候，你正在等待通话对象接听电话: We try not to keep people on hold for more than a couple of minutes.我们尽量不让客户等待超过几分钟。 The agent put me on hold while she consulted a colleague.接线员让我稍候，她去咨询同事。6take (a) hold to start to have a definite effect开始产生明显效果: The fever was beginning to take hold.发烧开始发作。7get hold of an idea/an impression/a story etc to learn or begin to believe something学到或开始相信某事: Where on earth did you get hold of that idea?你究竟是从哪儿得到这个想法的？8fight [countable] a particular position that you hold an opponent in, in a fight or a sport such as wrestling在格斗或摔跤等运动中制住对手的特定姿势9climbing [countable] somewhere you can put your hands or feet to help you climb something在攀爬时可供手脚借力的地方: The cliff was steep and it was difficult to find a hold.悬崖陡峭，很难找到着力点。10ship [countable] the part of a ship below the deck1(1) where goods are stored船只甲板下方存放货物的船舱11no holds barred when there are no rules or limits on what you are allowed to do对所做之事没有规则或限制时: It seems there are no holds barred when it comes to making a profit.在追求利润方面，似乎什么手段都可以使。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adjectives形容词a tight/firm hold· Rose had a tight hold of her hand.· Rose紧紧握着她的手。verbs动词tighten your hold· Maria winced as Luke tightened his hold on her fingers.· Luke握紧她手指时，Maria皱起了眉头。loosen/relax your hold· Laughing, he loosened his hold until she could pull her arms free.· 他笑着，慢慢松开手，直到她能把手臂抽出来。release your hold (=stop holding something)· As soon as his fingers released their hold, Robyn turned and ran.· 他手指一松开，Robyn立即转身跑了。phrases短语keep hold of something (=hold something without letting go)· I had to run to keep hold of the leather strap.· 我不得不跑起来才能抓住那根皮带。get/take hold of something (=start holding something)· Wallace took hold of Fred’s jacket and pulled him roughly backwards.· Wallace抓住Fred的夹克，粗鲁地把他向后拉。catch/grab/seize etc hold of something (=start holding something quickly and firmly)· She grabbed hold of the letter and tore it open.· 她抓起那封信，撕开了。have hold of something (=be holding something)· Nathan had hold of her hand again.· Nathan又握住了她的手。