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hold on to sth phrase
⇨ keepkeep2 verb Where do you keep the sugar? 你把糖放哪儿了？I've kept all her letters. 我保留着她的所有来信。keep a diary 记日记keep chickens/bees 养鸡；养蜜蜂keep a promise/an appointment 遵守承诺；按时赴约continue2Keep smiling!hold sb/sth upYou're an hour late－what kept you?maintain1keep sth goingpersistkeep goingkeep ♦︎ retain ♦︎ hold on to sth ♦︎ saveThese words all mean to continue to have sth. 这些词均表示保留、保存。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to keep / retain control (of sth)◆to retain / hold on to your lead◆to still keep / retain / hold on to sth■ keep (kept, kept) [transitive] to continue to have sth and not give it back or throw it away 保留；保存；留着◆She handed me a ten dollar bill. 'Here－keep the change.'她递给我一张10元的钞票，说：“给，零头不用找了。”◆I've kept all her letters.我保留着她的所有来信。■ retain / /rɪˈteɪn/ / [transitive] (formal) to keep sth 保留；保存；留着◆Please retain your ticket stub during the event.赛事期间请保留入场券的票根。◆The house retains much of its original charm.房子保存了许多它原有的迷人风貌。◆She has retained her title (= won the competition again) for the third year.这是她第三年卫冕成功。NOTE 辨析 Keep or retain? Retain is formal and is used especially in official writing. It is not often used in spoken English. It sometimes suggests that the thing you keep will be necessary or useful in the future. Keep is a more general word and can be used in almost all situations. * retain是正式用词，尤用于公文，不常用于口语。该词有时暗示所保存之物将来会有用。keep更宽泛，几乎可用于所有场合。■ ˌhold ˈon to sth■ ˌhold ˈonto sth phrasal verb (held, held) [no passive] to keep sth that is an advantage for you; to not give or sell sth to sb else 保住（优势）；保留某物（不送人或不卖掉）◆You should hold on to your oil shares.你应该继续持有你的石油股票。◆She took an early lead in the race and held onto it for nine laps.赛跑一开始她便领先，并在头九圈一直保持领先。■ save [transitive] to keep sth to use or enjoy in the future 保留，保存（以备后用）◆He's saving his strength for the last part of the race.他在为最后阶段的比赛保存体力。◆We'll eat some now and save some for tomorrow.我们现在吃一些，留一些明天吃。 |