| 释义 |
hold BrE /həʊld/
NAmE /hoʊld/ Most idioms containing hold are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example hold your fire is at fire . 大多数含 hold 的习语列在该类习语中的名词和形容词相关词条下，如 hold your fire 在词条 fire 下。 ► SEE ALLcatch/get/grab/take (a) hold of sb/sthhold good/truehold ithold your ownon holdtake (a) hold
●catch/get/grab/take (a) ˈhold of sb/sthhave or take sb/sth in your hands 握住；抓住；捉住◆He caught hold of her wrists so she couldn’t get away.
他抓住她的手腕，使她无法挣脱。◆Lee got hold of the dog by its collar.
李一把抓住了狗的项圈。◆Quick, grab a hold of that rope.
快，抓住那条绳子。●hold ˈgood/ˈtruebe or remain true, valid, correct, etc. 仍然正确；依旧适用；保持有效◆This principle holds true in every case.
这条原则在任何情况下都适用。◆Will your promise hold good even if you don’t get the money?
你要是拿不到钱，所作的承诺还算不算数？●ˈhold it (informal) wait a moment 稍等◆Hold it a second! I just have to make sure the doors are locked.
等一等！让我看看门锁好了没有。●hold your ˈownremain in a strong position when sb is attacking you, competing with you, etc. （在受到攻击或遇到竞争时）坚持，顶住◆There was a lot of competition but she managed to hold her own.
竞争很激烈，但她还是设法顶住了。◆‘How’s your father?’ ‘He’s holding his own, but only just. We’ll just have to hope that he’ll start getting better soon.’
“你父亲怎样了？”“他还在勉强挺着，我们只能希望他很快好起来。”●on ˈholddelayed until a later time or date 搁置；推迟◆We can’t find the money, so all our plans are on hold at the moment.
我们找不到资金，所有的计划都暂缓执行。◆We’ll have to put the decision on hold until we get more details.
我们得先停一下，等了解到更多细节时再作决定。●take (a) ˈholdbegin to have complete control over sb/sth; become very strong 开始完全控制；变得十分强大◆Panic took hold of him and he couldn’t move.
他惊慌失措，动弹不得。◆They managed to get out of the house just before the flames took hold.
他们在大火吞噬房子之前总算逃了出来。◆It is best to treat the disease early before it takes a hold.
最好还是在病情较轻时及早治疗。 |