0 to take and keep something in your hand or arms -- 握住，抓住
I have to hold my nose when I jump into water. 我跳到水裡時，必須捏住鼻子。
Will the rope be strong enough to hold my weight? 這根繩子承受得住我的重量嗎？
All those who agree, please hold up your hand (= raise your arm). 同意的請舉手。
[ + obj + adj ] Could you hold the door open, please? 你能扶住門讓它一直開著嗎？
He held her in his arms. 他把她抱在懷裡。
He was holding a gun. 他當時正拿著一把槍。
Can you hold the bag while I open the door? 我開門時，你能幫我拿一下提包嗎？
2 to have something, especially a position or money, or to control something -- 擁有；擔任；控制
3 to have a particular position in a competition -- 在競賽中保持（某個）位置
4 to keep something, especially when it might have been lost -- 保持，保留
[ + 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。
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。
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。
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。
5 to have something such as a meeting or an election -- 使發生；舉行（尤指會議或選舉）
Archives hold numerous complaints from provincial governors about the insufficiency of security forces under their authority and requests for additional mounted recruits.
In this paper we shall show that this conjecture holds for the branching random walk.
Perhaps a clearer way to assess the impact of a pension reform could use ' ' typical ' ' career earnings paths, holding constant overall contributions.
Communist parties held a monopoly of power in communist countries.
They also held meetings with non-governmental organisations and the leaders of the major political parties.
We say that is right eresolving if the right resolving condition holds, but with the uniqueness condition replaced by existence.
The work represents the product of two workshops, held in 2004 and 2005.
The leadership compromised but refused to hold an open primary.
