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hold

UK /həʊld/US /hoʊld/

词源

源自古英语'healdan',意为'抓住,保持',源自原始日耳曼语'haldan',与德语'halten'、荷兰语'houden'同源。

verb

❶ 用手或其他方式抓住或固定某物,使其不移动或掉落。

“She held the baby gently in her arms.”

(她轻轻地把婴儿抱在怀里。)

“Can you hold this bag for me while I tie my shoes?”

(我系鞋带的时候,你能帮我拿一下这个包吗?)

❶ 容纳或包含一定数量的事物,指空间或容器的承载能力。

“This stadium can hold up to 50,000 spectators.”

(这个体育场最多可容纳五万名观众。)

“My suitcase doesn't hold all my clothes for the trip.”

(我的行李箱装不下我旅行所需的所有衣服。)

❶ 保持某种状态或位置,不改变或移动。

“Hold still while I take your photo.”

(我给你拍照时不要动。)

“The weather held warm throughout our vacation.”

(我们整个假期天气都很暖和。)

同义词:grasp, grip, clutch, contain, maintain

noun

❶ 抓住或握住某物的动作或方式。

“He tightened his hold on the rope.”

(他抓紧了绳子。)

“The toddler lost his hold and fell down.”

(幼儿没抓住,摔倒了。)

❶ 飞机或轮船的货舱,用于存放货物的地方。

“The cargo was stored in the ship's hold.”

(货物存放在船的货舱里。)

“They loaded the luggage into the aircraft's forward hold.”

(他们把行李装进飞机的前货舱。)

同义词:grip, clutch, cargo area, storage

常见短语

hold on — 稍等或坚持住,常用于电话中让对方等待,或鼓励某人继续坚持。

“Hold on, I'll be right back with your information.”

(稍等,我马上带着你的信息回来。)

hold your horses — 别着急,慢一点,用于告诉某人要耐心或不要仓促行事。

“Hold your horses! Let's think about this carefully before deciding.”

(别着急!让我们在决定前仔细考虑一下。)

hold the line — 保持电话不挂断,等待转接或进一步处理。

“Please hold the line while I connect you to the manager.”

(请稍等,我为您转接经理。)

hold it against someone — 因为某事而对某人怀恨在心或记仇。

“I made a mistake, but I hope you won't hold it against me.”

(我犯了个错误,但我希望你不要因此记恨我。)

hold your breath — 字面意思是屏住呼吸,比喻为某事紧张期待或等待不可能发生的事情。

“Don't hold your breath waiting for him to apologize.”

(别指望他会道歉。)