英语释义

• 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"

• organize or be responsible for;

  "hold a reception"

  "have, throw, or make a party"

  "give a course"

• 1hold the attention of;

  "The soprano held the audience"

  "This story held our interest"

  "She can hold an audience spellbound"

• 2have as a major characteristic;

  "The novel holds many surprises"

  "The book holds in store much valuable advise"

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;

  "moderate your alcohol intake"

  "hold your tongue"

  "hold your temper"

  "control your anger"

• 1remain committed to;

  "I hold to these ideas"

• 2cause to stop;

  "Halt the engines"

  "Arrest the progress"

  "halt the presses"

• 2drink alcohol without showing ill effects;

  "He can hold his liquor"

  "he had drunk more than he could carry"

• 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"

• 1secure and keep for possible future use or application;

  "The landlord retained the security deposit"

  "I reserve the right to disagree"

• keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean";

  "hold in place"

  "She always held herself as a lady"

  "The students keep me on my toes"

• a cell in a jail or prison

• 1assert or affirm;

  "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"

• 30. 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"

• 2cover as for protection against noise or smell;

  "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"

  "hold one's nose"

• 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"

• have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices;

  "She bears the title of Duchess"

  "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

• 2bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted;

  "He's held by a contract"

  "I'll hold you by your promise"

• 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"

• understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something;

  "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"

• 3be in accord; be in agreement;

  "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"

• 20. be capable of holding or containing;

  "This box won't take all the items"

  "The flask holds one gallon"

• power by which something or someone is affected or dominated;

  "he has a hold over them"

• 2declare to be;

  "She was declared incompetent"

  "judge held that the defendant was innocent"

• 3stop dealing with;

  "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"

• a stronghold

• the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

• 2be valid, applicable, or true;

  "This theory still holds"

• 1support or hold in a certain manner;

  "She holds her head high"

  "He carried himself upright"

• 2protect against a challenge or attack;

  "Hold that position behind the trees!"

  "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"

• 1maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings);

  "bear a grudge"

  "entertain interesting notions"

  "harbor a resentment"

• 1keep from exhaling or expelling;

  "hold your breath"

• 3arrange 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"

• 2take and maintain control over, often by violent means;

  "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"

• remain in a certain state, position, or condition;

  "The weather held"

  "They held on the road and kept marching"

• 1have room for; hold without crowding;

  "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"

  "The theater admits 300 people"

  "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"

• contain or hold; have within;

  "The jar carries wine"

  "The canteen holds fresh water"

  "This can contains water"

• 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"

• 3keep from departing;

  "Hold the taxi"

  "Hold the horse"

• 1be the physical support of; carry the weight of;

  "The beam holds up the roof"

  "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"

  "What's holding that mirror?"

• 3aim, point, or direct;

  "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames"

• 3resist or confront with resistance;

  "The politician defied public opinion"

  "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"

  "The bridge held"

• time during which some action is awaited;

  "instant replay caused too long a delay"

  "he ordered a hold in the action"

• have or hold in one's hands or grip;

  "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"

  "A crazy idea took hold of him"

• 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"

片语

hold down抑制；压制；保有

hold in抑制；约束

take hold of握住

hold onto紧紧抓住，抓住不放；保持住

hold with赞同；容忍

hold up举起；阻挡；拦截

hold water站得住脚；合情合理；说得通；能盛水

hold good仍然有效；适用

hold against责怪；暂时填补

take hold抓住；扛着；固定下来

hold off拖延；不接近；不使…接近

hold back隐瞒；退缩；抑制；阻止

get hold of把握；抓住；得到

hold true适用；有效

hold a candle to与……相比；与……媲美 （cannot hold a candle to 不能与其媲美）

hold on to something抓住...不放

please hold on请别挂上（电话中）

hold office担任公职

hold for保温时间是…；适用

hold fast紧紧抓住

hold on不挂断电话，等一下；继续

Hold time保存时间；维持时间

Hold position坚守岗位；守住阵地；防守

hold to坚持；固执；紧握

hold by坚持

on hold暂停；尚未办理的事情；等候接听；把持住的（指有问题的）

hold out坚持；伸出；提供；维持；抵制；主张；扣留

英汉例句

• if you think of it that way, you can hold it in your consciousness.

  以这种方式来思考，你就得以将它保存在你的意识中。

• she never hold out on the lure of money to do something they wanted.

  她从未因为金钱的诱惑而做出他们想让她做的事情。

• you may hold your opinion, but you have to obey orders.

  你可以保留你的意见，可你必须执行命令。

• you must try to hold back german attack.

  你必须设法阻止住德军的进攻。

• this sample formula allows any application to hold twice the average number of locks.

  该样本公式允许任何应用程序持有的锁是平均数的两倍。

• he said he would hold on to the truth with his blood and life.

  他说他会为坚持真理而奉献鲜血和生命。

• north americans often hold off a certain distance in conversation, which is about 21 inches apart found by studies.

  北美人在交谈时常保持一定距离的间隔，据研究发现，这种距离大约为21英寸。

• i have to hold down my post.

  我得设法保住我的职位。

• they have to hold 19% in total, but against all of their businesses including their investment banks.

  它们必须持有总共19%的资本，但针对的是它们所有的业务包括它们的投行。

• no. i want to apply to hold one.

  不是的，我想申请举行一个。

• don「t hold your emotion in, cry if you want to.

  别抑制你的情感，想哭你就哭一通吧。

• you can hold over the matter till next week.

  你可以延缓到下星期处理这件事。

• the answer to the question of/ whether we should continue to hold the meeting as planned depends in part on when the epidemic disease is curbed.

  问题的答案在于，我们是否可以继续按计划举行会议，部分地取决于什么时候那种传染病会得到控制。

• the government would hold an investigation on the charge.

  政府将对该项指控进行调查。

• they hold only one piece of data: a string, a number, the undefined value, a reference to another variable.

  它只保存一段数据：一个字符串、一个数字、未定义的值以及对另一个变量的引用。

• but they only want to maintain their hold on power.

  但是他们只想维持他们对权力的控制。

• he」s a hard man, nothing could hold him back to come to the club in time.

  他是一个古板墨守成规的家伙，什么也不会延误他準时到达俱乐部的。

• shall we hold another round of talk next week focusing on some technical problems?

  我们是否可在下周再举行一轮会谈，集中讨论一些技术性的问题。

• you should hold yourself well before the new manager.

  在新经理面前，你得表现得好一点儿。

• he「s too angry to hold on to himself not to scold.

  他太生气了，甚至控制不住自己大骂了起来。

• i knew well that he had my daughter in his hands, and he must hold it over me.

  我清楚地知道，他手中有我的女儿，他一定会以此来威胁我的。

• 」 or 「hey, can we hold on to this content?

  ’或者‘嗨，我们能保存这个内容吗？

• i should hold on to these photos.

  我得把这些照片保留起来。

• i」m sorry to say i have to hold the ball back for half an hour, princess diana will join us.

  很抱歉，我必须把舞会开始的时间推迟半个小时，黛安娜公主要来参加我们的舞会。

• the group will hold its first meeting during this forum.

  该小组将在本论坛期间举行第一次会议。

相似词

occupy占据，占领；居住；使忙碌

have有；让；拿；从事；允许

maintain维持；继续；维修；主张；供养

clutch紧握；（因害怕或痛苦）突然抓住；突然感到恐惧

toad （门等）关上

grip(Grip)人名；(英、瑞典)格里普

retain保持；雇；记住

keep保持；继续不断

cling坚持，墨守；紧贴；附着

grasp抓，握；理解，领会；力所能及，把握；权力，控制

bear熊；泰迪熊；（股票）卖空者；（非正式）没教养的人；体格笨重的男人；（非正式）“北极熊”（俄国的外号）；（非正式）警察；棘手的事情；脾气暴躁

support支持；帮助；支撑物；支撑；扶持；物质援助；安慰；（流行乐或摇滚音乐会的）伴奏；技术支持；证据；（战争中的）支援

carry(Carry)人名；(英)卡里

contain含有；自制

suppose假设；认为；让（虚拟语气）；推想

presume相信；擅自行为

consider考虑；认为；细想

think想；认为

regard(Regard)人名；(西、意)雷加德；(法)勒加尔

assume假定；僭取；篡夺；夺取；擅用；侵占

surmise猜测；认为

be(Be)人名；(缅)拜；(日)部(姓)；(朝)培；(中非)贝

apply申请；涂，敷；适用；请求

truead 真实地；準确地

have有；让；拿；从事；允许

grapple抓住；格斗

retain保持；雇；记住

knob把手；瘤；球形突出物

surmise猜测；认为

toad （门等）关上

clench握紧；钉牢

consider考虑；认为；细想

engage从事；参与；答应，保证；交战；啮合

embrace拥抱；信奉，皈依；包含

possession拥有；财产；领地；自制；着迷

presume相信；擅自行为

think想；认为

apply申请；涂，敷；适用；请求

immerse沉浸；使陷入

suppose假设；认为；让（虚拟语气）；推想

support支持；帮助；支撑物；支撑；扶持；物质援助；安慰；（流行乐或摇滚音乐会的）伴奏；技术支持；证据；（战争中的）支援

grip(Grip)人名；(英、瑞典)格里普

clutch紧握；（因害怕或痛苦）突然抓住；突然感到恐惧

keep保持；继续不断

cradle抚育；把...搁在支架上；把...放在摇篮内

understanding了解的；聪明的；有理解力的

cling坚持，墨守；紧贴；附着

own承认

carry(Carry)人名；(英)卡里

weight重量，重力；负担；砝码；重要性

restrain抑制，控制；约束；制止

bear熊；泰迪熊；（股票）卖空者；（非正式）没教养的人；体格笨重的男人；（非正式）“北极熊”（俄国的外号）；（非正式）警察；棘手的事情；脾气暴躁

possess控制；使掌握；持有；迷住；拥有，具备

reserve储备（量）；自然保护区；居住地；预备队；预备役部队；缄默；保留意见；储备金；（拍卖中的）底价；（印染中的）防染本色区

wield使用；行使；挥舞

maintain维持；继续；维修；主张；供养

regard(Regard)人名；(西、意)雷加德；(法)勒加尔

harbor港，海港；避难所

hug(Hug) （美、墨、西）雨歌（人名）

occupy占据，占领；居住；使忙碌

dungeon地牢，土牢

stand站立；位于；停滞

assume假定；僭取；篡夺；夺取；擅用；侵占

up上升；繁荣；（非正式）走运

contain含有；自制

dominion主权，统治权；支配；领土

conceive怀孕；设想；考虑

clinch(Clinch) （美、英）克林奇（人名）

seat使…坐下；可容纳…的；使就职

cinch用带子系（衣服）；用肚带系紧（马鞍）；给（马）系上肚带；（非正式）确保

nail把……钉牢，固定；抓获并证明有罪；揭露；（体育运动中）赢得，击败；（比赛选手）大力扣球；（外场手）把（跑垒者）杀出局；（选手）锁定（胜局）；（男性）与……性交

preoccupy（使）全神贯注；提前占据；使日夜思考；使忧心忡忡

grasp抓，握；理解，领会；力所能及，把握；权力，控制

rod(Rod)人名；(英、法、德、捷、希)罗德；(阿拉伯)鲁德；(老)罗

相反词

drop滴；落下；空投；微量；滴剂