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0 to take and keep something in your hand or arms
He was holding a gun. 他当时正拿着一把枪。
He held her in his arms. 他把她抱在怀里。
[ + obj + adj ] Could you hold the door open, please? 你能扶住门让它一直开着吗?
All those who agree, please hold up your hand (= raise your arm). 同意的请举手。
Will the rope be strong enough to hold my weight? 这根绳子禁得住我的重量吗?
I have to hold my nose when I jump into water. 当我跳到水里时必须捏住鼻子。
2 to have something, especially a position or money, or to control something
3 to have a particular position in a competition
4 to keep something, especially when it might have been lost
I asked the shop to hold the dress for me until this afternoon. 我让那家商店帮我把那条长裙留到今天下午。
You have to be a fairly good speaker to hold an audience's attention/interest. 要想保持观众的注意力/兴趣,你得是一个相当出色的演讲者才行。
The police are holding several people in custody (= at the police station) for questioning. 警方拘留了几个人进行讯问。
[ + obj + noun ] The terrorists held him hostage for 18 months. 恐怖分子将他扣为人质达18个月之久。
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). 是你把它卖给了我,所以如果坏了你得负责。
[ + to infinitive ] formal a legal decision that we hold to be unconstitutional 一个我们确信违宪的法律裁决
8 to wait, or to stop something temporarily
They've decided to hold all future deliveries until the invoice has been paid. 他们决定,在对方付清发货清单上的货款之前,暂停所有未来的交货。
How long can you hold your breath (= stop breathing)? 你憋气能憋多久?
Will you hold my calls for the next half hour please? 半小时内请不要把电话转进来,好吗?
She's on the phone at the moment - will you hold (the line) (= wait on the phone until she can speak to you)? 她在打电话——你能等一会儿吗?
9 If you ask someone to hold something, you do not want them to include it.
10 the act of holding something or someone, or the way you do this
12 If you are on hold when using the phone, you are waiting to speak to someone.
13 the space in a ship or aircraft in which goods are carried