hold

vt.拿住，握住；保留，保存；扣留，拘押；容纳

vi.拿住，握住；同意，赞成；保持不变；有效

n.握住；保留；控制

verb

手；双臂 in hand/arms

1. 拿着；抓住；抱住；托住
   to carry sth; to have sb/sth in your hand, arms, etc.
   1. She was holding a large box.
      她提着一只大箱子。
   2. I held the mouse by its tail.
      我抓着耗子的尾巴倒提起来。
   3. The girl held her father's hand tightly.
      女孩紧紧地拉着她父亲的手。
   4. He was holding the baby in his arms.
      他抱着婴儿。
   5. The winning captain held the trophy in the air.
      获胜队的队长把奖杯高举到空中。
   6. We were holding hands (= holding each other's hands) .
      我们手拉着手。
   7. The lovers held each other close.
      这对恋人紧紧相拥。
2. 抱住，捂住，按住（受伤的身体部位等）
   to put your hand on part of your body, usually because it hurts
   1. She groaned and held her head.
      她呻吟着，用手抱住头。

位置 in position

3. 使保持（在某位置）
   to keep sb/sth in a particular position
   1. Hold your head up.
      抬起头来。
   2. Hold this position for a count of 10.
      保持这个姿势别动，数到10。
   3. The wood is held in position by a clamp.
      这木头用夹钳固定住了。
   4. I had to hold my stomach in (= pull the muscles flat) to zip up my jeans.
      我得把肚皮收紧才能拉上牛仔裤的拉链。
   5. I'll hold the door open for you.
      我会把门给你开着的。

支撑 support

4. 支撑…的重量
   to support the weight of sb/sth
   1. I don't think that branch will hold your weight.
      我觉得那根树枝撑不住你的重量。

容纳；包含 contain

5. 容纳；包含
   to have enough space for sth/sb; to contain sth/sb
   1. This barrel holds 25 litres.
      这只桶能盛25升。
   2. The plane holds about 300 passengers.
      这架飞机可容纳大约300名乘客。

监禁 sb prisoner

6. 监禁；拘留
   to keep sb and not allow them to leave
   1. Police are holding two men in connection with last Thursday's bank raid.
      警方拘留了两名与上星期四的银行抢劫案有关的男子。
   2. He was held prisoner for two years.
      他被囚禁了两年。

控制 control

7. 守卫；控制
   to defend sth against attack; to have control of sth
   1. The rebels held the radio station.
      叛乱者占据了电台。

保持 remain

8. 顶住；坚持住；保持原位
   to remain strong and safe or in position
   1. They were afraid the dam wouldn't hold.
      他们担心大坝会溃堤。
9. 保持不变
   to remain the same
   1. How long will the fine weather hold?
      好天气会持续多久？
   2. If their luck holds, they could still win the championship.
      如果他们的好运持续下去，他们仍能赢得冠军。

使持续 keep

10. 使（注意力或兴趣）持续不减；吸引住
    to keep sb's attention or interest
    1. There wasn't much in the museum to hold my attention.
       博物馆中没有很多让我感兴趣的东西。
11. 使保持同样程度（或比率、速度等）
    to keep sth at the same level, rate, speed, etc.
    1. Hold your speed at 70.
       保持70迈的速度。
12. 保存；存贮
    to keep sth so that it can be used later
    1. records held on computer
       存在计算机中的记录
    2. Our solicitor holds our wills.
       律师保存着我们的遗嘱。
    3. We can hold your reservation for three days.
       您的预订我们可以保留三天。

拥有 own

13. 拥有；持有
    to own or have sth
    1. Employees hold 30% of the shares.
       雇员持有30%的股份。

工作 job

14. 担任；任职
    to have a particular job or position
    1. How long has he held office?
       他任职有多久了？

纪录；称号 record/title

15. 获得；赢得
    to have sth you have gained or achieved
    1. Who holds the world record for the long jump?
       跳远世界纪录的保持者是谁？
    2. She held the title of world champion for three years.
       她保持了三年的世界冠军头衔。

意见 opinion

16. 怀有，持有（信念、意见）
    to have a belief or an opinion about sb/sth
    1. He holds strange views on education.
       他对教育的看法不同寻常。
    2. She is held in high regard by her students (= they have a high opinion of her) .
       学生对她评价很高。
    3. firmly-held beliefs
       坚定的信念
17. 认为；相信
    to consider that sth is true
    1. I still hold that the government's economic policies are mistaken.
       我仍然认为政府的经济政策是错误的。
    2. Parents will be held responsible for their children's behaviour.
       父母将要对孩子的行为负责。
    3. These vases are held to be the finest examples of Greek art.
       这些花瓶被视为希腊艺术的最佳典范。

会议 meeting

18. 召开；举行；进行
    to have a meeting, competition, conversation, etc.
    1. The meeting will be held in the community centre.
       会议将在社区活动中心举行。
    2. It's impossible to hold a conversation with all this noise.
       噪音这么大，根本没法进行交谈。

道路；路线 road/course

19. （尤指机动车高速时）平稳行驶
    if a vehicle holds the road , it is in close contact with the road and easy to control, especially when driven fast
20. （船或飞机）保持航线
    if a ship or an aircraft holds a course , it continues to move in a particular direction

音乐 in music

21. 延长，继续唱（某音符）
    to make a note continue for a particular time

电话 on telephone

22. （打电话时）等待，不挂断
    to wait until you can speak to the person you have telephoned
    1. That extension is busy right now. Can you hold?
       分机现在占线。您能等一会吗？
    2. She asked me to hold the line .
       她要我别挂断电话。

停止 stop

23. 停下；不要做
    used to tell sb to stop doing sth or not to do sth
    1. Hold your fire! (= don't shoot)
       别开枪！
    2. Hold the front page! (= don't print it until a particular piece of news is available)
       把头版暂时空着！
    3. Give me a hot dog, but hold the (= don't give me any) mustard.
       给我来份热狗，但别加芥末。

noun

用手 with hand

1. 抓；握；拿；支撑
   the action of holding sb/sth; the way you are holding sb/sth
   1. His hold on her arm tightened.
      他把她的胳膊抓得更紧了。
   2. She tried to keep hold of the child's hand.
      她尽力拉住那孩子的手不放。
   3. Make sure you've got a steady hold on the camera.
      一定要拿稳相机。

体育运动 in sport

2. 持；握；抓；抱；（尤指摔跤、拳击中的）擒拿法
   a particular way of holding sb, especially in a sport such as wrestling or in a fight
   1. The wrestler put his opponent into a head hold.
      那位摔跤手给对手来了个头部擒拿。

权力；控制 power/control

3. 影响；左右力；控制
   influence, power or control over sb/sth
   1. What she knew about his past gave her a hold over him.
      她知道他的过去，所以能够控制他。
   2. He struggled to get a hold of his anger.
      他竭力压制自己的怒火。

攀登 in climbing

4. 支撑点（可手攀或脚踏的地方）
   a place where you can put your hands or feet when climbing

船；飞机 on ship/plane

5. 货舱
   the part of a ship or plane where the goods being carried are stored

过去分词:held 过去式:held 现在分词:holding 第三人称单数:holds 名词复数形式:holds

hold 持，握住

来自古英语haldan,控制，抓，握，来自Proto-Germanic*haldan,保持，照看，看护，来自PIE*kel,驱动，推动，词源同accelerate,celerity.其原义看护参照behold,beholden.

1. He held firm opinions which usually conflicted with my own
   他所持的观点通常与我的相左，而且很难改变。
2. Hold the knife at an angle
   斜握住刀。
3. I was woken up by someone grabbing hold of my sleeping bag
   有人猛地抓住了我的睡袋，把我惊醒了。
4. If only he would hold her close to him.
   要是他能将她拥入怀中就好了。
5. He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived
   然后他反扭住那名男子的手臂让他动弹不得，直到警察赶到。
6. Soon she was crying bitterly about the pain and was holding her throat.
   很快她痛得大哭起来，同时用手捂着自己的喉咙。
7. Hold your hands in front of your face
   把双手举在面前。
8. They used steel pins to hold everything in place.
   他们用钢钉将所有东西都固定住。
9. Two knife racks hold her favourite knives.
   两个刀架上存放着她最心爱的刀具。
10. A fire had been reported in the cargo hold.
    行李舱内报称起火了。
11. The Small Firms Service holds an enormous amount of information on any business problem
    小型企业服务处备有关于各种商务问题的海量信息。
12. The small bottles don't seem to hold much
    这些小瓶子好像装不下多少。
13. I thought the car held the road really well.
    我认为这辆车抓地性能真的非常好。
14. Death doesn't hold any fear for me
    死亡对我来说并不可怕。
15. She has never held ministerial office
    她从未担任过部长级职务。
16. Applicants should normally hold a good Honours degree
    申请人通常应该拥有优秀荣誉学位。
17. The country will hold democratic elections within a year
    该国将在一年之内举行民主选举。
18. The Prime Minister, is holding consultations with his colleagues to finalise the deal
    首相正在和同僚进行磋商，以敲定该协议。
19. The group said it continues to hold 1,774,687 Vons shares
    该集团称其继续持有1,774,687股冯氏公司的股份。
20. He continued to hold a lead in Angola's presidential race
    他继续在安哥拉总统大选中占据领先地位。
21. If you want to hold someone's attention, look them directly in the eye but don't stare
    如果想吸引住某人的注意力，就要直视他们的眼睛，但别死盯着。
22. It's impossible to hold any individual responsible.
    不可能归咎于任何个人。
23. The inside of a van was as good a place as any to hold a kidnap victim
    小货车内是关押被绑架人的好地方。
24. Demonstrators have been holding the square since Sunday.
    示威者从周日起就占领了广场。
25. It's always useful to have a hold over a fellow like Carl May
    能支配像卡尔·梅这样的人总是很有用的。
26. Could you hold the line and I'll just get my pen
    能否请您稍等一会儿，我拿支笔？
27. He tells his secretary to hold his calls.
    他让秘书代接电话。
28. A London Underground spokesman defended the decision to hold the train until police arrived.
    伦敦地铁公司的发言人为推迟发车直到警方赶来的决定作了辩解。
29. Does your offer still hold?
    你的提议仍然有效吗？