| 单词 | to hold serve |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hold (one's) serve transitive. Tennis. To win (one's service game). Frequently in to hold (one's) serve. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1920 W. T. Tilden Art of Lawn Tennis vi. 53 By dropping that game, the score will go 2–3 and 3-all if your opponent holds service. 1921 Amer. Lawn Tennis 15 Sept. 408/3 After many deuces, Tilden managed to hold his serve, and then broke through Johnston's. 1931 Amer. Lawn Tennis 5 Aug. 24/3 Doeg held serve for 3—5, but Vines..settled down and ran out the match at 6—3 for a well earned victory. 1936 E. C. Potter Kings of Court vi. 99 If Brookes had been able to hold his service..it might have gone for a straight-set win. 1954 B. Wilkinson Last Clear Chance v. 51 So the games went, myself holding serve with difficulty but still holding, until four-all. 1998 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 16 May e3/1 Chang struggled to hold service and repeatedly came up short on rallies from the baseline. 2016 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 10 July Both players struggled on their own serve in the second set, but Reid finally held to go 5-4 up. < as lemmas |
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