2N-UNCOUNT (紧紧的)拿,握Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of ,catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling. (紧紧的)拿,握
I was woken up by someone grabbing hold of my sleeping bag. [+ of]
有人猛地抓住了我的睡袋,把我惊醒了。
A doctor and a nurse caught hold of his arms. [+ of]
一名医生和一名护士抓住了他的双臂。
Mother took hold of the barking dogs by their collars.
母亲拉住了那几只吠叫的狗的项圈。
3VERB (通常为表示喜爱或安慰而)拥抱,抱住 When you hold someone, you put your arms round them, usually because you want to show them how much you like them or because you want to comfort them. (通常为表示喜爱或安慰而)拥抱,抱住 [Also VERB n]
If only he would hold her close to him. [VERB noun adv.]
4VERB 用力使(某人)不得动弹 If you hold someone in a particular position, you use force to keep them in that position and stop them from moving. 用力使(某人)不得动弹 [Also VERB n]
He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived. [VERB noun prep.]
然后他反扭住那名男子的手臂让他动弹不得,直到警察赶到。
I'd got two nurses holding me down. [VERB noun with adv.]
两名护士按着我不让我乱动。
5N-COUNT (使某人不得动弹的)抓住,夹住 A hold is a particular way of keeping someone in a position using your own hands, arms, or legs. (使某人不得动弹的)抓住,夹住
...use of an unauthorized hold on a handcuffed suspect.
对戴手铐的嫌疑犯使用非法的擒拿方式
6VERB (常指疼伤痛而)按住,捂住 When you hold a part of your body, you put your hand on or against it, often because it hurts. (常指疼伤痛而)按住,捂住
Soon she was crying bitterly about the pain and was holding her throat. [VERB noun]
很快她痛得大哭起来,同时用手捂着自己的喉咙。
7VERB 使(身体部位)保持(某种姿势) When you hold a part of your body in a particular position, you put it into that position and keep it there. 使(身体部位)保持(某种姿势) [Also V n adj]
Hold your hands in front of your face. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
把双手举在面前。
He walked at a rapid pace with his back straight and his head held erect. [VERB-ed]
他昂首挺胸地快步而行。
8VERB 把…固定住 If one thing holds another in a particular position, it keeps it in that position. 把…固定住
...the wooden wedge which held the heavy door open. [VERB noun with adv.]
卡住沉重的门不让它关上的木楔
They used steel pins to hold everything in place. [VERB noun prep.]
他们用钢钉将所有东西都固定住。
9VERB 存放;盛放;装 If one thing is used to hold another, it is used to store it. 存放;盛放;装
Two knife racks hold her favourite knives. [VERB noun]
两个刀架上存放着她最心爱的刀具。
...the large cardboard and wooden cases used to hold my new appliances. [VERB noun]
用来装我新买的家用电器的几个大的纸箱和木箱
10N-COUNT [oft n NOUN](船、飞机等的)货舱,行李舱 In a ship or aeroplane, a hold is a place where cargo or luggage is stored. (船、飞机等的)货舱,行李舱
A fire had been reported in the cargo hold.
行李舱内报称起火了。
11VERB 储备;储存 If a place holds something, it keeps it available for reference or for future use. 储备;储存
The Small Firms Service holds an enormous amount of information on any business problem. [VERB noun]
小型企业服务处备有关于各种商务问题的海量信息。
We have reviewed the data that we hold for the area. [VERB noun]
我们已经审核过为该地区保存的数据了。
12VERB [no cont]容纳得下 If something holds a particular amount of something, it can contain that amount. 容纳得下
The small bottles don't seem to hold much. [VERB noun]
这些小瓶子好像装不下多少。
One CD-ROM disk can hold over 100,000 pages of text. [VERB noun]
13VERB 大量喝(酒)而不醉 If you can hold your drink, you are able to drink large quantities of alcohol without becoming ill or getting drunk. 大量喝(酒)而不醉
...but you had to be able to hold your liquor. [VERB noun]
但你得能喝酒才行。
14VERB (车辆)抓(地) If a vehicle holds the road well, it remains in close contact with the road and can be controlled safely and easily. (车辆)抓(地) [Also VERB n]
I thought the car held the road really well. [VERB noun adv.]
Hold is often used to indicate that someone or something has the particular thing, characteristic, or attitude that is mentioned. Therefore it takes most of its meaning from the word that follows it.
hold 常用来表示某人或某物具备所提到的某种东西、特征或态度,因此其意义主要视后接之词而定。
1VERB [no cont]持有,怀有(观点、信念等)Hold is used with words and expressions indicating an opinion or belief, to show that someone has a particular opinion or believes that something is true. 持有,怀有(观点、信念等)
He held firm opinions which usually conflicted with my own. [VERB noun]
他对自己的观点坚定不移,而这些观点通常和我的相左。
He holds certain expectations about the teacher's role. [VERB noun]
他对教师的角色抱有某些期待。
Current thinking holds that obesity is more a medical than a psychological problem. [VERB that]
现在的观点认为,肥胖更多的是医学问题而非心理问题。
The public, meanwhile, hold architects in low esteem. [VERB noun + in]
与此同时,公众对建筑师并不看重。
...a widely held opinion. [VERB-ed]
普遍的看法
2VERB [no passive]带给人,使人感到(害怕、神秘等)Hold is used with words such as 'fear' or 'mystery' to indicate someone's feelings towards something, as if those feelings were a characteristic of the thing itself. 带给人,使人感到(害怕、神秘等)
Death doesn't hold any fear for me. [VERB noun + for]
死亡对我来说并不可怕。
It held more mystery than even the darkest jungle. [VERB noun]
它甚至比最黑暗的丛林还更令人感到神秘。
This approach, more than any other, holds promise for true reform. [VERB noun]
这一方法比其他任何方法都更让人看到真正改革的希望。
3VERB 担任(职务);掌握(权力);负有(责任)Hold is used with nouns such as 'office', 'power', and 'responsibility' to indicate that someone has a particular position of power or authority. 担任(职务);掌握(权力);负有(责任)
She has never held ministerial office. [VERB noun]
她从未担任过部长级职务。
I'd seen it before in people who held immense power. [VERB noun]
4VERB 持有(许可、票证等);拥有(学位等)Hold is used with nouns such as 'permit', 'degree', or 'ticket' to indicate that someone has a particular document that allows them to do something. 持有(许可、票证等);拥有(学位等)
Applicants should normally hold a good Honours degree. [VERB noun]
申请人通常应该拥有优秀荣誉学位。
He did not hold a firearm certificate. [VERB noun]
他没有持枪许可。
Passengers holding tickets will receive refunds. [VERB noun]
5VERB 举行(聚会、会议、会谈、选举、审判等)Hold is used with nouns such as 'party', 'meeting', 'talks', 'election', and 'trial' to indicate that people are organizing a particular activity. 举行(聚会、会议、会谈、选举、审判等)
The country will hold democratic elections within a year. [VERB noun]
该国将在一年之内举行民主选举。
The German sports federation said it would hold an investigation. [VERB noun]
德国体育联合会称它将进行调查。
...the club, which was licensed to hold parties. [VERB noun]
获准举办各种聚会的俱乐部
holding
They also called for the holding of multi-party general elections.
他们还呼吁举行多党大选。
6V-RECIP 进行(谈话、采访、会商等)Hold is used with nouns such as 'conversation', 'interview', and 'talks' to indicate that two or more people meet and discuss something. 进行(谈话、采访、会商等)
The Prime Minister, is holding consultations with his colleagues to finalise the deal. [VERB noun + with]
首相正在和同僚进行磋商,以敲定该协议。
The engineer and his son held frequent consultations concerning technical problems. [VERB]
工程师和他的儿子经常就技术问题互相征求意见。
They can't believe you can even hold a conversation. [VERB noun]
9VERB 占有(领先地位、优势等)Hold is used with words such as 'lead' or 'advantage' to indicate that someone is winning or doing well in a contest. 占有(领先地位、优势等)
He continued to hold a lead in Angola's presidential race. [VERB noun]
他继续在安哥拉总统大选中占据领先地位。
Mestel holds a slight advantage. [VERB noun]
梅斯特尔占有微弱优势。
10VERB 吸引住(注意力);保持(兴趣)Hold is used with nouns such as 'attention' or 'interest' to indicate that what you do or say keeps someone interested or listening to you. 吸引住(注意力);保持(兴趣)
If you want to hold someone's attention, look them directly in the eye but don't stare. [VERB noun]
如果想吸引住某人的注意力,就要直视他们的眼睛,但别死盯着。
Couldn't I hold Philippe's interest? [VERB noun]
我难道就不能让菲利普一直感兴趣吗?
11VERB 认定(…负有责任);归(咎)于 If you hold someone responsible, liable, or accountable for something, you will blame them if anything goes wrong. 认定(…负有责任);归(咎)于
It's impossible to hold any individual responsible. [VERB noun adj.ive]
不可能归咎于任何个人。
...shareholders who want to hold corporate directors more accountable for their actions. [VERB noun adj.ive]
2VERB (军队、暴乱人群等)占据,控制 If people such as an army or a violent crowd hold a place, they control it by using force. (军队、暴乱人群等)占据,控制
Demonstrators have been holding the square since Sunday. [VERB noun]
示威者从周日起就占领了广场。
3N-SING (因握有某人把柄或掌握权力而形成的)控制力,支配力 If you have a hold over someone, you have power or control over them, for example because you know something about them you can use to threaten them or because you are in a position of authority. (因握有某人把柄或掌握权力而形成的)控制力,支配力
It's always useful to have a hold over a fellow like Carl May.
能支配像卡尔·梅这样的人总是很有用的。
He had ordered his officers to keep an exceptionally firm hold over their men.
他已经命令军官要倍加严格地管住自己的手下。
Because he once loved her, she still has a hold on him.
4VERB [no passive](接电话时让对方)稍等,不要挂断 If you ask someone to hold, or to hold the line, when you are answering a telephone call, you are asking them to wait for a short time, for example so that you can find the person they want to speak to. (接电话时让对方)稍等,不要挂断
Could you hold the line and I'll just get my pen. [VERB noun]
能否请您稍等一会儿,我拿支笔?
A telephone operator asked him to hold. [VERB]
电话接线员让他不要挂断。
5VERB 代接(电话)并向受话人转告通话内容 If you hold telephone calls for someone, you do not allow people who phone to speak to that person, but take messages instead. 代接(电话)并向受话人转告通话内容
He tells his secretary to hold his calls. [VERB noun]
他让秘书代接电话。
6V-ERG (使)保持(在一定价值或水平) If something holds at a particular value or level, or is held there, it is kept at that value or level. (使)保持(在一定价值或水平) [Also VERB]
OPEC production is holding at around 21.5 million barrels a day. [V prep/adv/adj]
石油输出国组织的石油产量保持在每天约2,150万桶。
They were expecting the jobless rate to hold steady. [V prep/adv/adj]
他们预计失业率会保持稳定。
The Prime Minister yesterday ruled out Government action to hold down petrol prices. [VERB noun with adv.]
首相昨天表示政府不会采取行动抑制汽油价格上涨。
The final dividend will be held at 20.7p, after an 8 per cent increase. [V n prep/adj]
增长了8%后,最终的红利将会保持在20.7便士的水平。
...provided the pound holds its value against the euro. [VERB noun]
只要英镑保持其和欧元之间的比价
7VERB 持续发出(声音、音符) If you hold a sound or musical note, you continue making it. 持续发出(声音、音符)
...a voice which hit and held every note with perfect ease and clarity. [VERB noun]
非常自如清晰地唱出并拉长每个音符的歌喉
8VERB 延迟;推迟 If you hold something such as a train, a lift, or an elevator, you delay it. 延迟;推迟
A London Underground spokesman defended the decision to hold the train until police arrived. [VERB noun]
伦敦地铁公司的发言人为推迟发车直到警方赶来的决定作了辩解。
9VERB (提议、邀请等)有效 If an offer or invitation still holds, it is still available for you to accept. (提议、邀请等)有效
Does your offer still hold? [VERB]
你的提议仍然有效吗?
10VERB (好形势)保持不变,持续 If a good situation holds, it continues and does not get worse or fail. (好形势)保持不变,持续
Democrats say arguments against the bill won't hold up.
民主党人声称反对该议案的论点站不住脚。
12VERB (在重压下)保持不倒,支撑住 If part of a structure holds, it does not fall or break although there is a lot of force or pressure on it. (在重压下)保持不倒,支撑住
How long would the roof hold? [VERB]
房顶能支撑多久?
13VERB (法规等)适用,有效 If laws or rules hold, they exist and remain in force. (法规等)适用,有效
These laws also hold for universities. [VERB]
这些法律也适用于各大学。
14VERB 坚持(观点或信念) If you say that you hold to a particular opinion or belief, you are stating firmly that you continue to have that opinion or belief. 坚持(观点或信念) [formal]
I hold to my belief that people should be allowed to have private lives. [VERBto noun]
我坚信应该允许人们拥有自己的私生活。
Would you still hold to that view? [VERBto noun]
你仍会坚持那个看法吗?
15VERB 遵守,恪守(承诺或高尚的行为准则) If you hold to a promise or to high standards of behaviour, you keep that promise or continue to behave according to those standards. 遵守,恪守(承诺或高尚的行为准则) [formal]
Will the President be able to hold to this commit-ment?. [VERB + to]
总统能恪守此承诺吗?
Not all men are as honorable or hold to the same standards as Sam. [VERBto noun]
不是所有的人都像萨姆那样品德如此高尚,抑或恪守同样的道德准则。
...whether youngsters in a multicultural society can really be expected to hold to uniformity in their speech. [VERBto noun]
多文化社会中的年轻人是否真的有望坚持言语的统一性
16VERB 使遵守,使恪守(承诺或高尚的行为准则) If someone or something holds you to a promise or to high standards of behaviour, they make you keep that promise or those standards. 使遵守,使恪守(承诺或高尚的行为准则)
I would say it's almost time to hold him to that promise. [VERB noun to noun]
我认为已经差不多是时候让他兑现那个承诺了。
Don't hold me to that. [VERB noun + to]
我不能百分百保证。
It does hold you to certain standards of fairness. [VERB noun to noun]
2PHRASE (通常指好不容易)得到,获得 If you get hold of an object or information, you obtain it, usually after some difficulty. (通常指好不容易)得到,获得
It is hard to get hold of guns in this country.
在这个国家里要搞到枪支是很困难的。
3PHRASE 领会;弄懂 If you get hold of a fact or a subject, you learn about it and understand it well. 领会;弄懂
He first had to get hold of some basic facts.
他首先得弄清一些基本事实。
4PHRASE 设法和…取得联络 If you get hold of someone, you manage to contact them. 设法和…取得联络
The only electrician we could get hold of was miles away.
我们唯一能够联络到的电工离这里有好几英里远。
5CONVENTION 停下;慢着 If you say 'Hold it', you are telling someone to stop what they are doing and to wait. 停下;慢着
Hold it! Don't move!
停下!别动!
6PHRASE 延迟;暂缓;搁置 If you put something on hold, you decide not to do it, deal with it, or change it now, but to leave it until later. 延迟;暂缓;搁置
He put his retirement on hold until he had found a solution.
他推迟了退休,直到他找到了解决办法。
He described their foreign policy as on hold.
他将他们的外交政策称为缓兵之计。
7PHRASE (面对攻击、反对等)顶住,坚持住 If you hold your own, you are able to resist someone who is attacking or opposing you. (面对攻击、反对等)顶住,坚持住
The Frenchman held his own against the challenger.
这名法国人顶住了挑战者的进攻。
8PHRASE 与…相匹敌;不比…逊色 If you can do something well enough to hold your own, you do not appear foolish when you are compared with someone who is generally thought to be very good at it. 与…相匹敌;不比…逊色
She can hold her own against almost any player.
她几乎能和任何一名选手一较高下。
9PHRASE 不动 If you hold still, you do not move. 不动
Can't you hold still for a second?
你一秒钟不动都做不到吗?
10PHRASE 完全控制;彻底影响 If something takes hold, it gains complete control or influence over a person or thing. 完全控制;彻底影响
She felt a strange excitement taking hold of her. [+ of]
她浑身感到一股莫名的兴奋。
She was determined not to let the illness take hold again.
她决心不让疾病再次击垮自己。
11PHRASE 抓紧;抓牢;扶好(以站稳) If you hold tight, you put your hand round or against something in order to prevent yourself from falling over. A bus driver might say 'Hold tight!' to you if you are standing on a bus when it is about to move. 抓紧;抓牢;扶好(以站稳)
He held tight to the rope.
他牢牢抓住绳子。
Climb on to my back and hold tight.
爬到我背上抓紧了。
12PHRASE 暂不行动 If you hold tight, you do not immediately start a course of action that you have been planning or thinking about. 暂不行动
The unions have circulated their branches, urging members to hold tight until a national deal is struck.
各工会已经在其分支机构中作了宣传工作,敦促会员等到达成全国性协议后再行动。
13 to hold something at bay→see: bay to hold your breath→see: breath can't hold a candle to→see: candle to hold something in check→see: check to hold court→see: court to hold fast→see: fast to hold the fort→see: fort what the future holds→see: future to hold your ground→see: ground to hold your peace→see: peace to hold someone to ransom→see: ransom to hold sway→see: sway to hold your tongue→see: tongue