| 单词 | hold |
| 释义 | 1. physically touching, supporting, or containing2. having or doing3. controlling or remaining4. phrases5. phrasal verbs hold (hoʊld ) physically touching, supporting, or containing Word forms: holds , holding , held 1. verb A1 When you hold something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms. Hold the knife at an angle. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] She is holding her journal and a pen. [VERB noun] He held the pistol in his right hand. [VERB noun] Hold the baby while I load the car. [VERB noun] Synonyms: carry, keep, grip, grasp Hold is also a noun. He released his hold on the camera. 2. to catch hold of something uncountable noun B2 Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling. I was woken up by someone grabbing hold of my sleeping bag. [+ of] A doctor and a nurse caught hold of his arms. [+ of] Mother took hold of the barking dogs by their collars. 3. verb A2 When you hold someone, you put your arms round them, usually because you want to show them how much you like them or because you want to comfort them. If only he would hold her close to him. [VERB noun adverb] Synonyms: embrace, grasp, clutch, hug 4. verb B1+ If you hold someone in a particular position, you use force to keep them in that position and stop them from moving. He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived. [VERB noun preposition] I'd got two nurses holding me down. [VERB noun with adverb] 5. countable noun A hold is a particular way of keeping someone in a position using your own hands, arms, or legs. ...use of an unauthorized hold on a handcuffed suspect. 6. verb B2 When you hold a part of your body, you put your hand on or against it, often because it hurts. Soon she was crying bitterly about the pain and was holding her throat. [VERB noun] 7. verb B1+ When you hold a part of your body in a particular position, you put it into that position and keep it there. Hold your hands in front of your face. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He walked at a rapid pace with his back straight and his head held erect. [VERB-ed] 8. verb B2 If one thing holds another in a particular position, it keeps it in that position. ...the wooden wedge which held the heavy door open. [VERB noun with adverb] They used steel pins to hold everything in place. [VERB noun preposition] 9. verb B1+ If one thing is used to hold another, it is used to store it. Two knife racks hold her favourite knives. [VERB noun] ...the large cardboard and wooden cases used to hold my new appliances. [VERB noun] 10. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] In a ship or aeroplane, a hold is a place where cargo or luggage is stored. A fire had been reported in the cargo hold. 11. verb B2 If a place holds something, it keeps it available for reference or for future use. The Small Firms Service holds an enormous amount of information on any business problem. [VERB noun] We have reviewed the data that we hold for the area. [VERB noun] 12. verb [no cont] B1+ If something holds a particular amount of something, it can contain that amount. The small bottles don't seem to hold much. [VERB noun] ...a stadium that holds over 30,000 people. [VERB noun] Synonyms: accommodate, take, contain, seat 13. verb If you can hold your drink, you are able to drink large quantities of alcohol without becoming ill or getting drunk. ...but you had to be able to hold your liquor. [VERB noun] 14. verb If a vehicle holds the road well, it remains in close contact with the road and can be controlled safely and easily. I thought the car held the road really well. [VERB noun adverb] 15. See also holding hold (hoʊld ) having or doing Word forms: holds , holding , held Hold is often used to indicate that someone or something has the particular thing, characteristic, or attitude that is mentioned. Therefore it takes most of its meaning from the word that follows it.1. verb [no cont] Hold is used with words and expressions indicating an opinion or belief, to show that someone has a particular opinion or believes that something is true. He held firm opinions which usually conflicted with my own. [VERB noun] He holds certain expectations about the teacher's role. [VERB noun] Current thinking holds that obesity is more a medical than a psychological problem. [VERB that] The public, meanwhile, hold such people in low esteem. [VERB noun + in] ...a widely held opinion. [VERB-ed] 2. verb [no passive] Hold is used with words such as 'fear' or ' mystery' to indicate someone's feelings towards something, as if those feelings were a characteristic of the thing itself. Death doesn't hold any fear for me. [VERB noun + for] It held more mystery than even the darkest jungle. [VERB noun] This approach, more than any other, holds promise for true reform. [VERB noun] 3. verb Hold is used with nouns such as 'office', 'power', and 'responsibility' to indicate that someone has a particular position of power or authority. She has never held ministerial office. [VERB noun] I'd seen it before in people who held immense power. [VERB noun] Synonyms: occupy, have, fill, maintain 4. verb Hold is used with nouns such as 'permit', 'degree', or ' ticket' to indicate that someone has a particular document that allows them to do something. Applicants should normally hold a good Honours degree. [VERB noun] He did not hold a firearm certificate. [VERB noun] Passengers holding tickets will receive refunds. [VERB noun] Synonyms: possess, have, own, bear 5. verb B1+ Hold is used with nouns such as 'party', 'meeting', 'talks', 'election', and 'trial' to indicate that people are organizing a particular activity. The country will hold democratic elections within a year. [VERB noun] The German sports federation said it would hold an investigation. [VERB noun] ...the club, which was licensed to hold parties. [VERB noun] holding uncountable noun They also called for the holding of multi-party general elections. [+ of] Synonyms: property, resources, assets, possessions 6. verb Hold is used with nouns such as ' conversation', ' interview', and 'talks' to indicate that two or more people meet and discuss something. The Prime Minister, is holding consultations with his colleagues to finalise the deal. [VERB noun + with] The engineer and his son held frequent consultations concerning technical problems. [VERB] They can't believe you can even hold a conversation. [VERB noun] Synonyms: conduct, convene, have, call 7. verb Hold is used with nouns such as 'shares' and 'stock' to indicate that someone owns a particular proportion of a business. The group said it continues to hold 1,774,687 Vons shares. [VERB noun] The Fisher family holds 40% of the stock. [VERB noun] 8. See also holding 9. verb B2 Hold is used with words such as 'lead' or 'advantage' to indicate that someone is winning or doing well in a contest. He continued to hold a lead in Angola's presidential race. [VERB noun] Mestel holds a slight advantage. [VERB noun] 10. verb Hold is used with nouns such as 'attention' or 'interest' to indicate that what you do or say keeps someone interested or listening to you. If you want to hold someone's attention, look them directly in the eye but don't stare. [VERB noun] Couldn't I hold Philippe's interest? [VERB noun] 11. verb If you hold someone responsible, liable, or accountable for something, you will blame them if anything goes wrong. It's impossible to hold any individual responsible. [VERB noun adjective] ...shareholders who want to hold corporate directors more accountable for their actions. [VERB noun adjective] hold (hoʊld ) controlling or remaining Word forms: holds , holding , held 1. verb B2 If someone holds you in a place, they keep you there as a prisoner and do not allow you to leave. The inside of a van was as good a place as any to hold someone prisoner. [VERB noun] Somebody is holding your wife hostage. [VERB noun noun] Japan had originally demanded the return of two seamen held on spying charges. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: detain, arrest, confine, imprison 2. verb If people such as an army or a violent crowd hold a place, they control it by using force. Demonstrators have been holding the square since Sunday. [VERB noun] 3. singular noun If you have a hold over someone, you have power or control over them, for example because you know something about them you can use to threaten them or because you are in a position of authority. It's always useful to have a hold over a fellow like Carl May. He had ordered his officers to keep an exceptionally firm hold over their men. Because he once loved her, she still has a hold on him. Synonyms: control, authority, influence, pull [informal] 4. verb [no passive] If you ask someone to hold, or to hold the line, when you are answering a phone call, you are asking them to wait for a short time, for example so that you can find the person they want to speak to. Could you hold the line and I'll just get my pen. [VERB noun] A telephone operator asked him to hold. [VERB] 5. verb If you hold phone calls for someone, you do not allow people who phone to speak to that person, but take messages instead. He tells his secretary to hold his calls. [VERB noun] 6. verb If something holds at a particular value or level, or is held there, it is kept at that value or level. OPEC production is holding at around 21.5 million barrels a day. [V prep/adv/adj] They were expecting the jobless rate to hold steady. [V prep/adv/adj] The supermarket has vowed to hold down prices. [VERB noun with adverb] The final dividend will be held at 20.7p, after an 8 per cent increase. [V n prep/adj] ...provided the pound holds its value against the euro. [VERB noun] 7. verb If you hold a sound or musical note, you continue making it. ...a voice which hit and held every note with perfect ease and clarity. [VERB noun] 8. verb If you hold something such as a train, a lift, or an elevator, you delay it. A London Underground spokesperson defended the decision to hold the train until police arrived. [VERB noun] 9. verb If an offer or invitation still holds, it is still available for you to accept. Does your offer still hold? [VERB] 10. verb If a good situation holds, it continues and does not get worse or fail. Our luck couldn't hold for ever. [VERB] Would the weather hold? [VERB] Will the ceasefire hold? Synonyms: continue, last, remain, stay 11. verb If an argument or theory holds, it is true or valid, even after close examination. Today, most people think that argument no longer holds. [VERB] The theory could still hold. [VERB] Synonyms: apply, exist, be the case, stand up Hold up means the same as hold1. Democrats say arguments against the bill won't hold up. [VERB PARTICLE] 12. verb If part of a structure holds, it does not fall or break although there is a lot of force or pressure on it. How long would the roof hold? [VERB] 13. verb If laws or rules hold, they exist and remain in force. These laws also hold for universities. [VERB] 14. verb If you say that you hold to a particular opinion or belief, you are stating firmly that you continue to have that opinion or belief. [formal] I hold to my belief that people should be allowed to have private lives. [VERB to noun] Would you still hold to that view? [VERB to noun] 15. verb If you hold to a promise or to high standards of behaviour, you keep that promise or continue to behave according to those standards. [formal] Will the President be able to hold to this commitment? [VERB + to] Not all men are as honorable or hold to the same standards as Sam. [VERB to noun] ...whether they can really be expected to hold to uniformity in their speech. [VERB to noun] 16. verb If someone or something holds you to a promise or to high standards of behaviour, they make you keep that promise or those standards. I would say it's almost time to hold him to that promise. [VERB noun to noun] Don't hold me to that. [VERB noun + to] It does hold you to certain standards of fairness. [VERB noun to noun] hold (hoʊld ) phrases Word forms: holds , holding , held 1. to hold forth phrase If you hold forth on a subject, you speak confidently and for a long time about it, especially to a group of people. Barry was holding forth on politics. Synonyms: speak, go on, discourse, lecture 2. get hold of sth phrase B2 If you get hold of an object or information, you obtain it, usually after some difficulty. It is hard to get hold of guns in this country. 3. get hold of sth phrase If you get hold of a fact or a subject, you learn about it and understand it well. [British, informal] He first had to get hold of some basic facts. 4. get hold of sb phrase B2 If you get hold of someone, you manage to contact them. The only electrician we could get hold of was miles away. 5. hold it convention If you say ' Hold it', you are telling someone to stop what they are doing and to wait. Hold it! Don't move! 6. on hold phrase If you put something on hold, you decide not to do it, deal with it, or change it now, but to leave it until later. He put his retirement on hold until he had found a solution. He described their foreign policy as on hold. 7. hold one's own phrase If you hold your own, you are able to resist someone who is attacking or opposing you. The Frenchman held his own against the challenger. 8. hold one's own phrase If you can do something well enough to hold your own, you do not appear foolish when you are compared with someone who is generally thought to be very good at it. She can hold her own against almost any player. 9. hold still phrase If you hold still, you do not move. Can't you hold still for a second? 10. take hold phrase If something takes hold, it gains complete control or influence over a person or thing. She felt a strange excitement taking hold of her. [+ of] She was determined not to let the illness take hold again. 11. hold tight phrase If you hold tight, you put your hand round or against something in order to prevent yourself from falling over. A bus driver might say 'Hold tight!' to you if you are standing on a bus when it is about to move. He held tight to the rope. Climb on to my back and hold tight. 12. hold tight phrase If you hold tight, you do not immediately start a course of action that you have been planning or thinking about. The unions have urged members to hold tight until a national deal is struck. 13. to hold something at bay phrase If you keep something or someone at bay, or hold them at bay, you prevent them from reaching, attacking, or affecting you. Eating oranges keeps colds at bay. Prisoners armed with baseball bats used the hostages to hold police at bay. 14. to hold your breath phrase B2 If you hold your breath, you make yourself stop breathing for a few moments, for example because you are under water. I held my breath and sank under the water. 15. can't hold a candle to phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that one person or thing can't hold a candle to another, you meant that the first person or thing is not nearly as good as the second. There is not one rock star today who could hold a candle to any of those composers. 16. to hold something in check phrase If something or someone is held in check or is kept in check, they are controlled and prevented from becoming too great or powerful. Unemployment was still held in check but the economy was stagnating. He's found someone with a bit of fight to keep him in check. 17. to hold court phrase If someone holds court in a place, they are surrounded by a lot of people who are paying them a lot of attention because they are interesting or famous. ...in the days when Marlene Dietrich and Ernest Hemingway held court in the famous El Floridita club. 18. to hold fast adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you hold something fast, you hold it tightly and firmly. If something is stuck fast, it is stuck very firmly and cannot move. She climbed the staircase cautiously, holding fast to the rail. The tanker is stuck fast on the rocks. 19. to hold the fort phrase If you hold the fort for someone, or, in American English, if you hold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else. His business partner is holding the fort while he is away. Synonyms: take responsibility, cover, stand in, carry on 20. what the future holds phrase [VERB inflects] B1 If you wonder what the future holds, you wonder what will happen in the future. We wondered what the future would hold for our baby son. 21. to hold your ground phrase If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you continue to support a particular argument or to have a particular opinion when other people are opposing you or trying to make you change your mind. The spectacle of Sakharov standing his ground and speaking his mind gave me hope. 22. to hold your peace phrase If you hold or keep your peace, you do not speak, even though there is something you want or ought to say. [formal] ...people who knew about this evil man but held their peace. I felt it politic to keep my peace and play the part of the attentive listener. Synonyms: say nothing, be silent, keep quiet, hold your tongue 23. to hold someone to ransom phrase If a kidnapper is holding someone to ransom or holding them ransom in British English, or is holding a person for ransom in American English, they keep that person prisoner until they are given what they want. He is charged with kidnapping a businessman last year and holding him for ransom. In Rio, nearly forty people have been held to ransom this year alone. A bus-load of schoolchildren were held ransom until the gang were given a plane. 24. to hold sway phrase If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity. South of the Usk, a completely different approach seems to hold sway. The 'families' are the basic units, each holding sway over a recognised territory. Synonyms: prevail, rule, predominate, reign 25. to hold your tongue phrase If you hold your tongue, you do not say anything even though you might want to or be expected to, because it is the wrong time to say it. Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue. hold (hoʊld ) phrasal verbs Word forms: holds , holding , held Phrasal verbs: hold against phrasal verb If you hold something against someone, you let their actions in the past influence your present attitude towards them and cause you to deal severely or unfairly with them. Bernstein lost the case, but never held it against Grundy. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] hold back 1. phrasal verb If you hold back or if something holds you back, you hesitate before you do something because you are not sure whether it is the right thing to do. The administration had several reasons for holding back. [VERB PARTICLE] Her lack of social skills and mistrust of other people hold her back. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb To hold someone or something back means to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening. Stagnation in home sales is holding back economic recovery. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Jake wanted to wake up, but sleep held him back. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you hold something back, you keep it in reserve to use later. Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. phrasal verb If you hold something back, you do not include it in the information you are giving about something. You seem to be holding something back. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 5. phrasal verb If you hold back something such as tears or laughter, or if you hold back, you make an effort to stop yourself from showing how you feel. She kept trying to hold back her tears. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He could no longer hold back convulsive laughter. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] I was close to tears with frustration, but I held back. [VERB PARTICLE] hold down 1. phrasal verb If you hold down a job or a place in a team, you manage to keep it. He never could hold down a job. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Constant injury problems had made it tough for him to hold down a regular first team place. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb If you hold someone down, you keep them under control and do not allow them to have much freedom or power or many rights. You can't hold a great athlete down. [VERB PARTICLE noun] hold in phrasal verb B2 If you hold in an emotion or feeling, you do not allow yourself to express it, often making it more difficult to deal with. These children hold in their feelings so as not to upset their parents. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Go ahead and cry. Don't hold it in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] hold off 1. phrasal verb If you hold off doing something, you delay doing it or delay making a decision about it. The hospital staff held off taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray. [VERB PARTICLE verb-ing] They have threatened military action but held off until now. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you hold off a challenge in a race or competition, you do not allow someone to pass you. He cut through the middle, held off a challenge and scored. [VERB PARTICLE noun] hold on 1. phrasal verb B1 If you hold on, or hold onto something, you keep your hand on it or around it, for example to prevent the thing from falling or to support yourself. His right arm was extended up beside his head, still holding on to a coffee cup. [VERB PARTICLE + to] He was struggling to hold onto a rock on the face of the cliff. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Despite her aching shoulders, Nancy held on. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you hold on, you manage to achieve success or avoid failure in spite of great difficulties or opposition. We didn't play well but we managed to hold on. [VERB PARTICLE] This Government deserved to lose power a year ago. It held on. [VERB PARTICLE] You helped me to hold on at times when I didn't think I could even go on trying. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb B1 If you ask someone to hold on, you are asking them to wait for a short time. [spoken] The manager asked him to hold on while he investigated. [VERB PARTICLE] Hold on a minute. [VERB PARTICLE] hold on to 1. phrasal verb B2 If you hold on to something that gives you an advantage, you succeed in keeping it for yourself, and prevent it from being taken away or given to someone else. Jane is determined to hold on to her fortune. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] Firms are now keen to hold on to the people they recruit. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] ...a politician who knew how to hold onto power. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you hold on to something, you keep it for a longer time than would normally be expected. Do you think you could hold on to that report for the next day or two? [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] People hold onto letters for years and years. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb If you hold on to your beliefs, ideas, or principles, you continue to believe in them and do not change or abandon them if others try to influence you or if circumstances cause you to doubt them. He was imprisoned for 19 years yet held on to his belief in his people. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] hold out 1. phrasal verb If you hold out your hand or something you have in your hand, you move your hand away from your body, for example to shake hands with someone. 'I'm Nancy Drew,' she said, holding out her hand. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Max held out his cup for a refill. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. phrasal verb If you hold out for something, you refuse to accept something which you do not think is good enough or large enough, and you continue to demand more. I should have held out for a better deal. [VERB PARTICLE + for] He can only hold out a few more weeks. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you say that someone is holding out on you, you think that they are refusing to give you information that you want. [informal] He had always believed that kids could sense it when you held out on them. [VERB PARTICLE + on] 4. phrasal verb If you hold out, you manage to resist an enemy or opponent in difficult circumstances and refuse to give in. We can't hold out against this army much longer. [VERB PARTICLE] One prisoner was still holding out on the roof of the jail. [VERB PARTICLE] 5. phrasal verb If you hold out hope of something happening, you hope that in the future something will happen as you want it to. He still holds out hope that they could be a family again. [VERB PARTICLE noun] hold over 1. phrasal verb If you hold something over someone, you use it in order to threaten them or make them do what you want. Did Laurie know something, and hold it over Felicity? [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If something is held over, it does not happen or it is not dealt with until a future date. Further voting might be held over until tomorrow. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] We would have held the story over until the next day. [VERB noun PARTICLE] hold together phrasal verb If you hold a group of people together, you help them to live or work together without arguing, although they may have different aims, attitudes, or interests. Her 13-year-old daughter is holding the family together. [VERB noun PARTICLE] ...the political balance which holds together the government. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The coalition will never hold together for six months. [VERB PARTICLE] hold up 1. phrasal verb B1+ If you hold up your hand or something you have in your hand, you move it upwards into a particular position and keep it there. She held up her hand stiffly. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Hold it up so that we can see it. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb B2 If one thing holds up another, it is placed under the other thing in order to support it and prevent it from falling. Mills have iron pillars all over the place holding up the roof. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Her legs wouldn't hold her up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb B2 To hold up a person or process means to make them late or delay them. Why were you holding everyone up? [VERB noun PARTICLE] Continuing violence could hold up progress towards reform. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. phrasal verb If someone holds up a place such as a bank or a shop, they point a weapon at someone there to make them give them money or valuable goods. A thief ran off with hundreds of pounds yesterday after holding up a petrol station. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 5. phrasal verb If you hold someone up, or if you hold up something such as their behaviour, you make their behaviour known to other people, so that they can criticize or praise it. She said the picture that had appeared in a Sunday newspaper had held her up to ridicule. [V n P to n] He had always been held up as an example to the younger ones. [be V-ed P + as] 6. phrasal verb If something such as a type of business holds up in difficult conditions, it stays in a reasonably good state. Children's wear is one area that is holding up well in the recession. [VERB PARTICLE] 7. phrasal verb If an argument or theory holds up, it is true or valid, even after close examination. I'm not sure if the argument holds up, but it's stimulating. [VERB PARTICLE] 8. See also hold-up hold with phrasal verb If you do not hold with an activity or action, you do not approve of it. I don't hold with the way they do things nowadays. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: put something on hold to decide not to do, change, or deal with something now, but to leave it until later Some observers suggest that, as a result of this, he'll just put the project on hold until the political climate changes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold up your hands to admit something or confess that you have made a mistake or done something wrong If we had lost by big margins to better teams then we would hold up our hands and admit we're not good enough. But that's not the case. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold someone's life in your hands to have complete control over what happens to someone You feel a responsibility to people because sometimes you're holding their life in your hands. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold someone's hand to help and support someone in a new or difficult situation I will support him up to a point but I can't hold his hand forever and there comes a time when John has to take responsibility himself. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold a gun to someone's head or put a gun to someone's head to force someone to do something by threatening to take extreme action against them if they do not do it Not a man to have a gun put to his head, Mr Riordan was soon tearing up the offer and cancelling future meetings with the union. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold down the fort [US] or hold the fort to look after things for someone while they are somewhere else or while they are busy doing something else Since she entered Parliament five years ago, her husband has held the fort at their Norfolk home during the week. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold fire or hold your fire to delay doing something, for example attacking or criticizing someone, because you are waiting to see what will happen The administration will hold its fire until it sees the detail of the bill, but is likely then to oppose it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold onto something like grim death [mainly British] to hold onto something very tightly I clung to the chain like grim death. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold court to be surrounded by people who pay you a lot of attention because they consider you interesting or important She used to hold court in the college canteen with a host of admirers who hung on her every word. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone can't hold a candle to someone said to mean that the first person mentioned is not in any way as good as the second There are football players now valued in the £2m bracket who can't hold a candle to Ian in terms of ability. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold no brief for something [British, formal] to not support a particular cause, belief, or group of people This newspaper holds no brief for a committee that has done nothing to distinguish itself in the past. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold your breath to wait in an anxious or excited way to see what happens next She had been holding her breath and hoping that the agreement would be signed. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold all the aces to have all the power or advantages in a situation The truth is elite players hold all the aces. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold your horses [spoken] said to tell someone to wait, slow down, or stop for a moment, often when you think that they are going to do something silly Hold your horses a minute, will you, and just take another look at this badge. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold your own to be able to defend your position against someone who is attacking you or threatening you Some areas of heavy industry, such as shipbuilding, were able to hold their own in international markets. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold the purse strings to control the way that money is spent in a particular family, organization, or country Ultimately we don't hold the purse strings and the government decides how to allocate resources. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold someone to ransom [British] to use your power or influence to force someone to do something they do not want to do The Treasury denied that it was being held to ransom by gas companies. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers something does not hold water said to mean that you do not believe that a theory or an argument can possibly be true or right They make it clear that the British Government's argument does not hold water. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: hold a lead So would they sit back and hold the lead? The Sun I wasn't able to hold the lead. Houston Chronicle The team was unable to hold a lead until there was 4:53 remaining in the first half. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the step hold the lead starts turning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bullpen, however, was unable to hold the lead. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They will generally hold their position and allow a prolonged examination of that improbable colouring; permit you to admire the pistachio green on the head. Times, Sunday Times You can, for example, hold a position on 10,000 but only need to have 1% of this. Times, Sunday Times Squeeze your torso tight and slowly lift one foot about 6-8 inches off the ground and hold the position for a few seconds. Times, Sunday Times Hold the position for 30 seconds, stand up, then repeat a total of five times. Times, Sunday Times Hold this position for 15 seconds and lower down. Times, Sunday Times Supermarkets outperformed a wider market that failed to hold a rally, ending the first week of trading in the new year on a downbeat note. Times, Sunday Times Then we'll have something of a first for our battered continent: a charismatic populist politician who can hold a rally or a room delivering a humanist message. Times, Sunday Times She claimed that a tree fell on the hangar that was originally scheduled to hold the rally, forcing her campaign to switch to another hangar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over 2,000 people held a rally after production halted last week. The Sun Opposition leaders were sprayed with pink paint this week to stop them holding a rally. Times, Sunday Times It hopes that couples will hold their reception in a seafront hotel. Times, Sunday Times They will hold a reception for family and friends today. Times, Sunday Times So, she held receptions without him, or he was too busy to hold the receptions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To cheer herself up she held a reception for 200 pals. The Sun Recently there was a tea in the church after a wedding blessing, much easier and cheaper than holding a reception elsewhere. Times, Sunday Times To hold a referendum today would, it says, be reckless. Times, Sunday Times She will hold the referendum threat over him if he fails to agree. The Sun He said that a manifesto pledge to hold a referendum after the election 'would be asking people to vote twice'. Times, Sunday Times But he risked fury by rejecting backbench calls for a pledge to hold a referendum after the next election. The Sun His party has pledged to hold a referendum on electoral reform. Mail and Guardian If your current company has other shareholders, it may be simpler for your company to hold the share. Times, Sunday Times You hold a share in the fund and the fund holds the gold. Times,Sunday Times But if the company's profits started to fall, and the dividend was cut, then the original reason for holding the share would no longer hold good. Times, Sunday Times Brokers suggested that the miner could hold a share placing at about 65p a share to develop its assets. Times, Sunday Times The record for buying a co-operative apartment — in which owners hold a share in the building — had stood at $48 million. Times, Sunday Times Hold a summit of medical staff over the crisis. The Sun She plans to hold a summit next month to drive forward reforms and wants to deliver a final report by the spring. Times, Sunday Times Ministers have agreed to hold a summit on the future of hedgehogs amid calls for a nationwide action plan to help stem their decline. Times, Sunday Times Officials held a summit with the firm over the infestation. The Sun The markets have stabilised because eurozone governments are holding a summit later this month at which they have promised a plan to bolster confidence in the currency bloc's weakest members. Times, Sunday Times And last night almost 100 pals and relatives held a vigil there. The Sun They decide to hold a vigil. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More than 150 people held a vigil outside the family's home yesterday. The Sun Below the hospital window 1,500 wellwishers held a vigil. Times, Sunday Times Pals left tributes and were holding a vigil last night. The Sun By choosing to hold loosely to your own group and, in turn, launch new groups, a small group can focus on both discipleship and mission at the same time. Christianity Today Hold loosely, moving the tool up and down the middle bits. The Sun It's held loosely together by various ridiculous stories of things that have happened to me. Times, Sunday Times He would lie on a sofa with a large bunch of keys held loosely in the hand nearest to the edge. Times, Sunday Times These canines are held loosely in their sockets, with their movement controlled by facial muscles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Add well-rotted organic matter to hold moisture and help prevent powdery mildew. The Sun Add old potting compost to borders to help hold moisture and get the best growth. The Sun Add well-rotted organic matter to hold moisture, then water well to settle the soil. The Sun Even if it isn't pot-bound, over time the compost will lose its texture and ability to hold moisture, and will probably become overloaded with deposits from water and feeds. Times, Sunday Times Having risen closer to the surface, the sticky salt may attract dirt or hold moisture, creating a damp patch. Times, Sunday Times Many refuse to hold open surgeries and will meet constituents only on appointment. Times, Sunday Times When you hold open a door or, indeed, move a trolley aside for an incomer, he or she often sweeps by with lofty disdain. Times, Sunday Times Dealers will hold open days to explain the petrol/electric hybrid systems of the vehicle to prospective buyers. The Sun I wait, to hold open the heavy door. Times,Sunday Times The strategy suggested how this might be encouraged, such as getting undertakers to hold open days and schools to discuss the issue. Times, Sunday Times They hold power over marriages, baptisms and funerals. The Sun (2015) He showed little interest in a liberal political government, preferring to hold power directly; and he did not in fact carry land reform too far. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995) During a period of industrialization, those who hold power strive to make of their subjects valuable workers. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) This teaches you as much about the importance of persisting with activities and alliances that hold promise as what you actually do. Times, Sunday Times (2017) But only one held the promise of buying into supreme power. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Organic materials that support both electronic and ionic transport hold promise for applications in bioelectronics and energy storage. 2017, 'Benchmarking organic mixed conductors for transistors', Nature Communications These results hold promise to find out novel biomarkers for febrile neutropenia, including citrulline. 2018, 'Novel Biomarker Candidates for Febrile Neutropenia in Hematological Patients Using Nontargeted Metabolomics', Disease Markers Police and community workers hold the key. The Sun (2008) Intriguingly, it is voters in the lowest socioeconomic groups who hold the key. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The coalescence of these two contrarieties may hold the key to improving the future of health care. 2013, 'Genecialist manifesto: overcoming the “class struggle” in medicine', International Journal of General Medicine Place stencil over forehead and hair and ask a friend to hold tightly in place. The Sun Hold tightly together and place in a deep fryer. Globe and Mail A number of species develop imbricate leaves which hold tightly to the growing surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But look at that cushion, for instance, the way that colours and textures are crammed together and held tightly in place by cords. Times, Sunday Times The hobby, part of the falcon family, used its razor-sharp beak to tear into the swift held tightly in its claws. The Sun Hold upright to turn volume up or upside down to turn down. The Sun When he leapt off, he was 'kebabed' on a cue held upright by a fellow reveller. The Sun They sit on leaves or flowers in a very distinctive way, with their forewings held upright, and their hindwings spread below forming a kind of platform. Times, Sunday Times Countless 4cm catkins appear with the leaves and are held upright. Times, Sunday Times We had to be held upright to shuffle out of the tent for a call of nature. Times, Sunday Times Transdermal patches also use a much stronger adhesive, allowing them to maintain their hold without having to wrap around to themselves, be covered or taped. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To consolidate and strengthen his throne the new king made several decisions to maintain his hold of the country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All while the wrestler continues to maintain the hold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But he's maintaining a hold recommendation on the stock. Houston Chronicle The wrestler then performs a forward roll while maintaining the hold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No one should have their lives put on indefinite hold at the whim of the state — especially when they then face no charges. The Sun But he can still bridge the generation gap enough to put all thoughts of retirement on indefinite hold. The Sun Additionally, the web series has been put on indefinite hold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But due to lack of funding resources, plans to build them are on indefinite hold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A trailer was released, but the project was later put on indefinite hold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The undead have a powerful hold on the contemporary psyche. Times, Sunday Times It hovers between mathematics and linguistics, and hasn't the romance of poetry or the kudos of chess, but still exercises a powerful hold over aficionados. Times, Sunday Times Their age reflects the continuity that voters seek in the leaders who exert a more powerful hold on daily life. Times,Sunday Times Dinosaurs have always had a powerful hold on human imagination. Times, Sunday Times The audience rewarded him with a sustained standing ovation, showing that his charisma and charm still have a powerful hold on the party faithful. Globe and Mail In return, he planned an elaborate hoax to seize hold of her entire fortune. Times, Sunday Times Almost simultaneously, pass your right arm underneath your assailant's and seize hold of his upper arm from beneath. Times, Sunday Times And then the rumours, the confused, interwoven truths, seize hold of people's fears. Times, Sunday Times The fish had apparently seized hold as the calf was drinking. Times, Sunday Times He stopped his vehicle, asked a few polite questions, suddenly seized hold of her, and bundled her and her bicycle into his van. The Sun Every operation succeeded in reaching the wreck, but none proved able to penetrate the ship's hold or recover any of the gold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At least two cases of highly-volatile sticks are present inside the ship's hold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many soldiers sleeping deep in the ship's hold disregarded the order because of the engine's heat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bucket chains can be used to unload material from a ship's hold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ship's hold contained tableware, furnishings, and 1,000 rolls of bed linen for the intended hotel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The shares, up 9p at 562p, or nine times next year's earnings and on a 4.5 per cent yield, are a solid hold. Times, Sunday Times On not much more than ten times this year's earnings, a solid hold. Times, Sunday Times Some analysts were suggesting taking some profits yesterday, while the company cannot expect to be exempt from macro-economic trends, but they remain a solid hold. Times, Sunday Times But on below ten times' this year's earnings, they remain a solid hold. Times, Sunday Times They are a solid hold for value investors. Times, Sunday Times Victory would strengthen their hold on the second division at the expense of one of their promotion rivals. Times, Sunday Times The club would strengthen their hold on the following seasons when they went out and won the 1957 as well as the 1958 league titles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Safeguards will be needed if we are to avoid the monolithic dominant players strengthening their hold and smaller companies not being denied their opportunity to supply the country's largest buyer. Times, Sunday Times The traditionalists and the lower middle class strengthened their hold within the party, while the upper class professionals and the intelligentsia moved away from it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A strong hold unless you take a very negative view of the global economy. Times, Sunday Times They sell on more than 15 times this year's earnings but are a strong hold; buy on any weakness. Times, Sunday Times Not cheap, and further gains may be limited, but still a strong hold. Times, Sunday Times A strong hold; taking a long-term view, a buy. Times, Sunday Times Yet it still exerts a strong hold, thanks mainly to its masterfully realised images. Times, Sunday Times The schism helped to weaken the hold of the emperors upon the popes, especially upon their elections. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Having multiple layers of old shingles under a new layer causes roofing nails to be located further from the sheathing, weakening their hold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ironically, by the 1930s, the growth of the urban economy and the exodus of farmers to the cities had gradually weakened the hold of the landlords. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 持有, 容纳 Japanese: 手に持つ, ･･･を収容できる |
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