hold的中文意

• 0 to take and keep something in your hand or arms

  • Can you hold the bag while I open the door? 我開門時，你能幫我拿一下提包嗎？

  • He was holding a gun. 他當時正拿著一把槍。

  • The little girl held her mother's hand. 這個小女孩抓著媽媽的手。

  • He held her in his arms. 他把她抱在懷裡。

  • [ + obj + adj ] Could you hold the door open, please? 你能扶住門讓它一直開著嗎？

  • Rosie held out an apple for the horse. 羅西拿著一個蘋果伸向那匹馬。

  • All those who agree, please hold up your hand (= raise your arm). 同意的請舉手。

  • Will the rope be strong enough to hold my weight? 這根繩子承受得住我的重量嗎？

  • Each wheel is held on with four bolts. 每個輪胎都由四顆螺栓固定。

  • The parts are held together with glue. 這些部件是用膠水黏在一起的。

  • I have to hold my nose when I jump into water. 我跳到水裡時，必須捏住鼻子。

  • They walked along holding hands. 他們手拉著手向前走。

• 1 to contain or be able to contain something

  • This jug holds exactly one pint. 這只壺的容量剛好是一品脫。

  • One bag won't hold all of the shopping - we'd better take two. 買的這些東西一個袋子裝不下——我們最好拿兩個。

  • Computers can hold huge amounts of information. 電腦能儲存大量的資料。

  • Who can tell what the future holds? 誰又能知道將來會發生甚麼事呢？

  • She's very religious, so death holds no fear for her. 她篤信宗教，所以死亡對她來說一點也不可怕。

• 2 to have something, especially a position or money, or to control something

  • He currently holds the position of technical manager. 他目前擔任技術經理的職務。

  • The bank holds large reserves of gold. 這家銀行擁有大量黃金儲備。

  • Despite incurring heavy losses, the rebels now hold the town and the surrounding hills. 儘管損失慘重，但現在叛軍控制了該鎮及周圍的小山。

• 3 to have a particular position in a competition

  • She holds the world record. 她保持著世界紀錄

  • They held the lead until the 89th minute. 他們一直到第89分鐘還保持領先。

• 4 to keep something, especially when it might have been lost

  • I asked the shop to hold the dress for me until this afternoon. 我要那家商店幫我把那條長裙留到今天下午。

  • You have to be a fairly good speaker to hold an audience's attention/interest. 要想保持觀眾的注意力／興趣，你得成為一個相當出色的演講者才行。

  • The police are holding several people in custody (= at the police station) for questioning. 警方拘留了幾個人進行詢問。

  • [ + obj + noun ] The terrorists held him hostage for 18 months. 恐怖分子將他扣為人質達18個月之久。

  • I was held prisoner in a tiny attic room. 我被囚禁在一間小閣樓裡。

• 5 to have something such as a meeting or an election

  • Could we hold a meeting to discuss this tomorrow afternoon? 明天下午我們開會討論這件事好嗎？

  • The election will be held on 8 August. 選舉將於8月8日舉行。

  • I find it's almost impossible to hold a sensible conversation with her. 我發現和她進行理性對談幾乎不可能。

• 6 to cause to stay or continue in the same way as before

  • Let's hope our good luck holds. 希望我們好運不斷。

  • I hope the repair holds until we get the car to a garage. 我希望這樣維修一下能讓我們把車子開到修車廠。

  • The old adage that money talks still holds true (= is still true). 那句古老的諺語｢有錢能使鬼推磨｣現在依然所言甚是。

  • The government is committed to holding exports at their present level. 政府承諾繼續保持現有的出口標準。

  • The ship/aircraft held its course. 這艘船／這架飛機定住了航向。

• 7 to believe an idea or opinion

  • You sold it to me, so if it breaks I'll hold you responsible (= consider you to blame). 是你把它賣給我，所以如果壞了你得負責。

  • [ + to infinitive ] formal a legal decision that we hold to be unconstitutional 一個我們確信違憲的法律裁決

• 8 to wait, or to stop something temporarily

  • They've decided to hold all future deliveries until the invoice has been paid. 他們決定，在對方付清出貨單上的貨款之前，暫停所有未來的交貨。

  • How long can you hold your breath (= stop breathing)? 你憋氣能憋多久？

  • Will you hold my calls for the next half hour please? 半小時內請不要把電話轉進來，好嗎？

  • She's on the phone at the moment - will you hold (the line) (= wait on the phone until she can speak to you)? 她在講電話——你能等一會兒嗎？

• 9 If you ask someone to hold something, you do not want them to include it.

  • I'd like a ham sandwich on rye, hold the lettuce. 我要一個黑麥麵包三明治，不要加生菜。

• 10 the act of holding something or someone, or the way you do this

  • Keep a tight hold on your tickets. 拿好你們的票。

  • Don't worry if you lose hold of the reins - the horse won't wander off. 如果韁繩脫手也不用擔心——這匹馬是不會亂跑的。

  • He took hold of one end of the carpet and tugged. 他抓住地毯的一端用力拖。

  • I just managed to grab hold of Lucy before she fell in the pool. 我剛好在露西要掉進水池時抓住了她。

• 11 power or control over something or someone

  • Their company has a strong hold on/over the computer market. 他們公司在電腦市場舉足輕重。

• 12 If you are on hold when using the phone, you are waiting to speak to someone.

  • Mr Briggs is on hold. 布裡格斯先生正在電話那頭等著呢。

  • He's on the phone at the moment- can I put you on hold? 他的電話忙線中——您不要掛斷電話，等一會兒可以嗎？

  • Everything's on hold again because of the bad weather. 因為天氣惡劣，一切都再次延遲了。

  • The movie has been put on hold until the financial situation improves. 那部電影暫時中止拍攝，直到財政狀況有所好轉為止。

• 13 the space in a ship or aircraft in which goods are carried