英语词汇“hold one's own”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. hold one's own. To maintain one's position against a competitor or an opposing force of any kind; to stand one's ground.

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the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (intransitive)] > resist > successfully

hold one's ownc1330

to hold (a) spurna1400

to fight off1787

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 71 Sir Harald..Fulle wele his awen suld hald, if he had kept his treuth.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. FFviii^v Neuer say (Mea culpa)..but holde thyne owne.

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. vi. 117 Now Aiax hould thine owne.

1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 271 Our Sheet Anchor held its own.

1859 J. Ruskin Arrows of Chace (1880) I. 194 Frightful superstitions still hold their own over two-thirds of the inhabited globe.

1882 Ld. Tennyson Charge Heavy Brigade ii. in Macmillan's Mag Mar. 338 He wheel'd his sabre, and he held his own Like an Englishman there and then.

2. to hold (also †maintain) one's own: to maintain one's position against opposition or attack; not to lose strength or suffer defeat.

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a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 3642 (MED) His men miȝt nouȝt meyntene here owne.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. FFviii^v Be neuer ouercome in any mater, but holde thyne owne.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 482 There is not a better Reed growing for to make shafts,..it will hold the owne and stand in the weather.

1751 D. Garrick Let. July (1963) I. 169 I flatter'd y^e Aunt much upon her holding her own, as they say in y^e Country.

1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 151 A vessel is said to ‘hold her own’ when she makes no progress, but yet does not lose ground.

1885 T. Mozley Reminisc. I. xii. 63 The new spelling now holds its own and wonts no changing.

1952 M. Kennedy Troy Chimneys 56 A young man so gifted may hold his own very well, even though he is poor and of no family.

1993 H. Gardner Creating Minds ix. 316 He..had managed to break bread and hold his own in conversation with individuals from diverse lands and backgrounds.

单词	hold one's own
释义	> as lemmas hold one's own a. hold one's own. To maintain one's position against a competitor or an opposing force of any kind; to stand one's ground. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (intransitive)] > resist > successfully hold one's ownc1330 to hold (a) spurna1400 to fight off1787 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 71 Sir Harald..Fulle wele his awen suld hald, if he had kept his treuth. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. FFviii^v Neuer say (Mea culpa)..but holde thyne owne. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. vi. 117 Now Aiax hould thine owne. View more context for this quotation 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 271 Our Sheet Anchor held its own. 1859 J. Ruskin Arrows of Chace (1880) I. 194 Frightful superstitions still hold their own over two-thirds of the inhabited globe. 1882 Ld. Tennyson Charge Heavy Brigade ii. in Macmillan's Mag Mar. 338 He wheel'd his sabre, and he held his own Like an Englishman there and then. extracted from holdv. to hold (also †maintain) one's own 2. to hold (also †maintain) one's own: to maintain one's position against opposition or attack; not to lose strength or suffer defeat. ΚΠ a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 3642 (MED) His men miȝt nouȝt meyntene here owne. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. FFviii^v Be neuer ouercome in any mater, but holde thyne owne. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 482 There is not a better Reed growing for to make shafts,..it will hold the owne and stand in the weather. 1751 D. Garrick Let. July (1963) I. 169 I flatter'd y^e Aunt much upon her holding her own, as they say in y^e Country. 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 151 A vessel is said to ‘hold her own’ when she makes no progress, but yet does not lose ground. 1885 T. Mozley Reminisc. I. xii. 63 The new spelling now holds its own and wonts no changing. 1952 M. Kennedy Troy Chimneys 56 A young man so gifted may hold his own very well, even though he is poor and of no family. 1993 H. Gardner Creating Minds ix. 316 He..had managed to break bread and hold his own in conversation with individuals from diverse lands and backgrounds. extracted from ownadj.pron. < as lemmas
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