| 单词 | hold |
| 例句 | hold verb 1.•she held a suitcase:clasp, clutch, grasp, grip, clench, cling to, hold on to | carry, bear. ANT release, let go of. 2.•I wanted to hold her:embrace, hug, clasp, cradle, enfold, squeeze, fold in one's arms, cling to. 3.•do you hold a degree? possess, have, own, bear, carry, have to one's name. 4.•the branch held my weight:support, bear, carry, take, keep up, sustain, prop up, shore up. 5.•the police were holding him:detain, hold in custody, imprison, lock up, put behind bars, put in prison, put in jail, incarcerate, keep under lock and key, confine, constrain, intern, impound | informal put away. ANT release, let go. 6.•try to hold the audience's attention:maintain, keep, occupy, engross, absorb, interest, captivate, fascinate, enthrall, rivet, mesmerize, transfix | engage, catch, capture, arrest. ANT lose. 7.•he held a senior post:occupy, have, fill | informal hold down. 8.•the tank holds 250 gallons:take, contain, accommodate, fit | have a capacity of, have room for. 9.•the court held that there was no evidence:maintain, consider, take the view, believe, think, feel, deem, be of the opinion | judge, rule, decide | informal reckon | formal opine, esteem. 10.•let's hope the good weather holds:persist, continue, carry on, go on, hold out, keep up, last, endure, stay, remain. ANT end. 11.•the offer still holds:be available, be valid, hold good, stand, apply, remain, exist, be the case, be in force, be in effect. 12.•they held a meeting:convene, call, summon | conduct, have, organize, run | formal convoke. ANT disband. 13.•hold your fire:stop, halt, restrain, check, cease, discontinue | informal break off, give up | hold back, suppress, repress, refrain from using, stifle, withhold. ANT resume.▶noun 1.•she kept a hold on my hand:grip, grasp, clasp, clutch. 2.•Tom had a hold over his father:influence, power, control, dominance, authority, command, leverage, sway, mastery, dominion. 3.•the military tightened their hold on the capital:control, grip, power, stranglehold, chokehold, dominion, authority. PHRASES get hold of informal •I'll try to get hold of Stevenson this evening:contact, get in touch with, communicate with, make contact with, reach, notify | phone, call, speak to, talk to. hold back 1.•if you feel like singing, don't hold back:hesitate, pause, stop oneself, restrain oneself, desist, forbear. 2.•Jane held back her tears:suppress, fight back, choke back, stifle, smother, subdue, rein in, repress, curb, control, keep a tight rein on | informal keep a lid on. 3.•don't hold anything back from me:withhold, hide, conceal, keep secret, keep hidden, keep quiet about, keep to oneself, hush up | informal sit on, keep under one's hat. 4.•you'll never make it in music if you keep letting your parents hold you back:hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct, inhibit, hobble, check, curb, block, thwart, balk, hamstring, restrain, frustrate, stand in someone's way. hold dear •she holds this house dear:cherish, treasure, prize, appreciate, adore, value highly, care for/about | informal put on a pedestal. hold down 1.•they will hold down inflation:keep down, keep low, freeze, fix. 2.informal •she held down two jobs:occupy, have, do, fill. 3.•the people can be held down only so long:oppress, repress, suppress, subdue, subjugate, keep down, keep under, tyrannize, dominate. hold forth •he was holding forth on the qualities of good wine:speak at length, talk at length, go on, sound off | declaim, spout, pontificate, orate, preach, sermonize | informal speechify, drone on. hold off 1.•the rain held off:stay away, keep off, not come, delay. 2.•we held off the swarms of ants as long as we could:resist, repel, repulse, rebuff, parry, deflect, fend off, stave off, ward off, keep at bay. hold on 1.•hold on, I'll be right there:wait, wait a minute, just a moment, just a second | stay here, stay put | hold the line | informal just a sec, hang on, sit tight, hold your horses. 2.•if only they could hold on just a little longer:keep going, persevere, survive, last, continue, struggle on, carry on, go on, hold out, see it through, stay the course | informal soldier on, stick it out, hang in there. hold on to 1.•he held on to the chair:clutch, hang on to, clasp, grasp, grip, cling to. 2.•they can't hold on to their staff:retain, keep, hang on to. hold one's own See hold out 1.•the small band of weary soldiers held out until reinforcements arrived:persist, last, remain | persevere, continue. 2.•Celia held out her hands:extend, proffer, offer, present | outstretch, reach out, stretch out, put out. hold over •the family gathering was held over until late January:postpone, put off, put back, delay, defer, suspend, shelve, put over, table, take a rain check on | informal put on ice, put on the back burner, put in cold storage, mothball. hold up 1.•the argument doesn't hold up:be convincing, be logical, hold water, bear examination, be sound. 2.•they held up the trophy:display, hold aloft, exhibit, show (off), flourish, brandish | informal flash. 3.•concrete pillars hold up the bridge:support, bear, carry, take, keep up, prop up, shore up, buttress. 4.•our flight was held up for hours:delay, detain, make late, set back, keep back, retard, slow up. 5.•a lack of cash has held up progress:obstruct, impede, hinder, hamper, inhibit, arrest, balk, thwart, curb, hamstring, frustrate, foil, interfere with, stop | informal stymie, hog-tie. 6.•two gunmen held up the bank:rob | informal stick up. hold water See with no holds barred •you can tell us everything that happened, with no holds barred:candidly, honestly, frankly, directly, openly, bluntly | informal point-blank, without mincing one's words. |
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