英语词汇“hold”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

hold

例句

verb | noun

holdhold1 /hoʊld/ verb (past tense and past participle held /held/) 1 to hold something in your hands or arms► hold

to have something in your hands or arms:

She was holding a picture of her mother.

Can you hold my books for me for a minute?

► carry

to hold something as you move, especially something large or heavy:

Help me carry the suitcases into the house.

► grip

to hold onto something very firmly:

He was gripping the sides of the chair, trying not to get angry.

► take hold of

to begin to hold something, especially tightly:

Ben took hold of the rope and pulled it.

► grasp

to take and hold something tightly with your hands:

His mother walked over, grasped him by the arm, and pulled him away.

► clutch

to hold something tightly, especially because you do not want to drop it or lose it:

The child was standing alone, clutching her teddy bear and crying.

► cling

to hold on to someone or something tightly, especially because you are frightened:

The little boy was clinging to his mother's skirt and crying.

► clasp

to hold one hand with another. You can also use clasp to talk about holding a part of someone else’s body tightly:

She clasped her hands behind her back.

Sophia clasped his face in her hands and smiled at him.

2 to keep something in a position► hold

to keep something in a position so that it does not move:

Use the pin to hold the cloth in place.

The stick was used to hold the window open.

► support

to hold something so that it does not fall:

The six pillars that support the porch roof are rotting.

► restrain AWL

to prevent someone from moving or doing something, especially by using physical force:

The boy wasn’t strong enough to restrain the horse, and it ran away from him.

► secure AWL (formal)

to fasten or tie something firmly so that it stays in a position:

At the docks, thick ropes were used to secure the ship.

➔ see hold on at wait1 ➔ see hold on to at keep ➔ see hold up at delay2, support

verb | noun

holdhold2 /hoʊld/ noun ► hold

an act of holding something:

The teacher did not release his hold on my arm.

I kept a tight hold on my bag in the crowd.

► grip

a strong hold on something:

Get a good grip and hold on tight to the rope.

► grasp

a strong hold on something, especially part of someone’s body:

She pulled her hand from his grasp and walked away.

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