单词 | take hold |
释义 | take hold (once / 681 pages) v WORD FAMILY take hold: taken hold, takes hold, taking hold, took hold USAGE EXAMPLES“Never again will we allow any remnant of the authoritarian past to take hold of our country.” Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016) But when Republicans retook the congressional majority in the 1994 midterms, a new era of competition took hold. Washington Post(Nov 26, 2016) For this reason, and many others, gentrification took hold in the nation’s capital. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) 1v have or hold in one's hands or grip Syn|Ant|Hypo hold let go, let go of, release, relinquish release, as from one's grip grasp, hold on hold firmly cling to, clutch, hold close, hold tighthold firmly, usually with one's hands cradlehold gently and carefully clinchhold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches interlace, interlock, lockhold in a locking position traphold or catch as if in a trap cradlehold or place in or as if in a cradle latch ontake hold of or attach to cling, hanghold on tightly or tenaciously clasphold firmly and tightly cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, nuzzle, snugglemove or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position 2v assume control Syn|Hypo|Hyper take charge, take control move in on seize control of head, lead be in charge of |
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