| 单词 | hold |
| 释义 | hold (once / 11 pages) 1vn 2vn 3vn If you grasp something in your hands, you hold it. Be careful when you hold the puppy — he's so wriggly, and you wouldn't want to drop him! Hold also means to keep from exhaling. If you forget to hold your breath when you go underwater, you're sure to come up sputtering. The noun hold means the cargo area on a ship or airplane. When you check your bag, it's stored in the hold of the plane during the flight. If you packed your book and your snacks in it, it might make more sense to hold onto it instead. WORD FAMILYhold: held, holder, holding, holds+/held: helder/holder: holders/holding: holdings USAGE EXAMPLESHe holds a file folder; the room is totally quiet except for the tap-tap-tap of his forefinger on the folder. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The Vikings held on for an overtime win against Langley Wednesday at the Governor’s Challenge, to rebound from last Tuesday’s 66-53 loss to McDonogh. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The Indians held a lead for all but the last minute of regulation, according to Walker, and lost their edge in the overtime period. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v have or hold in one's hands or grip Hold this bowl for a moment, please A crazy idea took hold of him Syn|Ant|Hypo take 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 cover as for protection against noise or smell She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate hold one's nose Hyper cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered 3v aim, point, or direct Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames Hyper aim, direct, take, take aim, train point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards 4v be the physical support of; carry the weight of The beam holds up the roof What's holding that mirror? Syn|Hypo hold up, support, sustain scaffold provide with a scaffold for support blocksupport, secure, or raise with a block carrybear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of chocksupport on chocks buoy, buoy upkeep afloat polesupport on poles bracketsupport with brackets underpinsupport from beneath prop, prop up, shore, shore upsupport by placing against something solid or rigid trusssupport structurally bracesupport by bracing bolsterprop up with a pillow or bolster treadbrace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center 5v support or hold in a certain manner She holds her head high Syn|Hypo bear, carry sling hold or carry in a sling stoopcarry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward piggybacksupport on the back and shoulders balance, poisehold or carry in equilibrium acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deportbehave in a certain manner jugglehold with difficulty and balance insecurely flusterbe flustered; behave in a confused manner assert, put forwardinsist on having one's opinions and rights recognized dealbehave in a certain way towards others walk aroundbehave in a certain manner or have certain properties pose, posturebehave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others 6v contain or hold; have within The canteen holds fresh water Syn|Hypo|Hyper bear, carry, contain contain, take be capable of holding or containing retain hold back within confine, enclose, hold inclose in; darkness enclosed him" border, boundform the boundary of; be contiguous to embankenclose with banks, as for support or protection rail, rail inenclose with rails box in, box upenclose or confine as if in a box frameenclose in a frame, as of a picture include have as a part, be made up out of 7v have room for; hold without crowding The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people Syn|Hypo accommodate, admit contain, take be capable of holding or containing sleep be able to accommodate for sleeping housecontain or cover seatbe able to seat 8v be capable of holding or containing The flask holds one gallon Syn|Hyper contain, take bear, carry, contain contain or hold; have within accommodate, admithave room for; hold without crowding be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 9v have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense She holds a Master's degree from Harvard Syn|Hypo have, have got feature, have have as a feature keep, maintain, sustain supply with necessities and support hold on, keepretain possession of keeplook after; be the keeper of; have charge of keep, maintainmaintain for use and service keephave as a supply monopolise, monopolizehave or exploit a monopoly of exert, maintain, wieldhave and exercise carry, stock, stockpilehave on hand bearhave rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices carryhave or possess something abstract patronagesupport by being a patron of reseedmaintain by seeding without human intervention carry over, hold overhold over goods to be sold for the next season deny, refuserefuse to let have deduct, recoup, withholdretain and refrain from disbursing; of payments preserve, saveto keep up and reserve for personal or special use conserve, keep up, maintain, preservekeep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, storekeep or lay aside for future use storefind a place for and put away for storage hold back, keep back, retainsecure and keep for possible future use or application harbor, harbourkeep in one's possession; of animals carrykeep up with financial support 10v have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices He held the governorship for almost a decade Syn|Hyper bear have, have got have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense 11v have as a major characteristic The novel holds many surprises The book holds in store much valuable advise Hyper be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 12v hold the attention of The soprano held the audience This story held our interest She can hold an audience spellbound Hyper becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance attract; cause to be enamored 13v drink alcohol without showing ill effects He can hold his liquor Syn|Hyper carry booze, drink, fuddle consume alcohol 14n the act of grasping she kept a firm hold on the railing Syn|Hypo|Hyper clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip choke hold, chokehold a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind embrace, embracement, embracingthe act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) wrestling holda hold used in the sport of wrestling cuddle, nestle, snugglea close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace clinch, hug, squeezea tight or amorous embrace bear huga wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent nelsonany of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck Japanese strangleholda wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe lockany wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors, scissors grip, scissors holda wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze strangleholda wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe toeholda wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints grasping, prehension, seizing, taking hold the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) 15n the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo Syn|Hyper cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, storage area enclosure a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose 16n a stronghold Hyper fastness, stronghold a strongly fortified defensive structure 17n a cell in a jail or prison Syn|Hyper keep cell, jail cell, prison cell a room where a prisoner is kept 18n the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it Syn|Hypo|Hyper grip, handgrip, handle ax handle, axe handle the handle of an ax broom handle, broomstickthe handle of a broom cropthe stock or handle of a whip haft, helvethe handle of a weapon or tool hiltthe handle of a sword or dagger hoe handlethe handle of a hoe knoba round handle mop handlethe handle of a mop panhandlethe handle of a pan pommel, saddlebowhandgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle pommela handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse rake handlethe handle of a rake stockthe handle end of some implements or tools gunstock, stockthe handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun basket hilta hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand bitstock, bracea carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring butt, butt endthick end of the handle doorhandle, doorknoba knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) horn, saddle horna high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) pistol gripa handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol stop(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes appendage a part that is joined to something larger 19n power by which something or someone is affected or dominated 2he has a hold over them Hyper control power to direct or determine 1v keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean" hold in place She always held herself as a lady Syn|Hypo keep, maintain pressurise, pressurize maintain a certain pressure bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, upholdkeep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last hold overkeep in a position or state from an earlier period of time conservekeep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change preservekeep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing distancekeep at a distance housekeepmaintain a household; take care of all business related to a household re-start, restart, resumetake up or begin anew hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persistbe persistent, refuse to stop perpetuatecause to continue or prevail keep up, prolong, sustainlengthen or extend in duration or space mummifypreserve while making lifeless 2v secure and keep for possible future use or application Syn|Hypo|Hyper hold back, keep back, retain hold down keep hold on, keep retain possession of 3v arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance please hold a table at Maxim's Syn|Hypo|Hyper book, reserve reserve obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance hold open, keep, keep open, save retain rights to bespeak, call for, quest, request express the need or desire for; ask for 4v organize or be responsible for hold a reception Syn|Hyper give, have, make, throw direct be in charge of 5v take and maintain control over, often by violent means The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week Syn|Hyper defend, guard protect against a challenge or attack command, control exercise authoritative control or power over 6v protect against a challenge or attack Hold that position behind the trees! Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks Syn|Hyper defend, guard protect shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage 7v lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits hold your tongue hold your temper Syn|Hypo|Hyper check, contain, control, curb, hold in, moderate bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel place limits on (extent or access) conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppressto put down by force or authority damprestrain or discourage crucify, mortify, subduehold within limits and control abnegate, denydeny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure restrictplace under restrictions; limit access to traincause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it catchcheck oneself during an action batemoderate or restrain; lessen the force of thermostatcontrol the temperature with a thermostat counteract, countercheckoppose or check by a counteraction blink, blink away, winkforce to go away by blinking reduce, tightennarrow or limit tielimit or restrict to gaterestrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment draw a line, draw the linereasonably object (to) or set a limit (on) mark off, mark outset boundaries to and delimit harness, rein, rulekeep in check baffle, regulatecheck the emission of (sound) cramp, halter, hamper, strangleprevent the progress or free movement of dampen, stiflesmother or suppress choke back, choke down, choke offsuppress constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten uprestrict clamp down, crack downrepress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, stillcause to be quiet or not talk inhibitlimit the range or extent of burkeget rid of, silence, or suppress silencekeep from expression, for example by threats or pressure quell, quench, squelchsuppress or crush completely constrain, cumber, encumber, restrainhold back muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangleconceal or hide mortifypractice self-denial of one's body and appetites classifydeclare unavailable, as for security reasons taboodeclare as sacred and forbidden trellistrain on a trellis, as of a vine scant, skimplimit in quality or quantity localise, localizerestrict something to a particular area hold back, keep, keep back, restrain keep under control; keep in check 8v keep from exhaling or expelling hold your breath Hyper hold back, keep, keep back, restrain keep under control; keep in check 9v keep from departing Hold the taxi Hold the horse Hyper keep, prevent stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state 10v to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement This holds the local until the express passengers change trains About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center The terrorists held the journalists for ransom Syn|Hypo|Hyper confine, restrain bind, tie down, tie up, truss secure with or as if with ropes fetter, shacklerestrain with fetters enchainrestrain or bind with chains pinion, shacklebind the arms of impound, poundplace or shut up in a pound pound, pound upshut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits fold, pen upconfine in a fold, like sheep groundconfine or restrict to the ground chain uptie up with chains faggot, faggot up, fagotbind or tie up in or as if in a faggot faggot, fagotfasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them hog-tietie together somebody's limbs cuff, handcuff, manacleconfine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs disable, disenable, incapacitate make unable to perform a certain action 11v bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted He's held by a contract I'll hold you by your promise Syn|Hypo|Hyper bind, obligate, oblige pledge bind or secure by a pledge articlebind by a contract; especially for a training period indent, indenturebind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant tie downrestrain from independence by an obligation relate have or establish a relationship to 12v stop dealing with hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting Hyper defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table hold back to a later time 13v cause to stop Syn|Hyper arrest, halt stop cause to stop 14v remain in a certain state, position, or condition The weather held They held on the road and kept marching Hyper continue, go along, go on, keep, proceed continue a certain state, condition, or activity 15v be valid, applicable, or true This theory still holds Syn|Hyper obtain, prevail be, exist have an existence, be extant 16v be pertinent or relevant or applicable This theory holds for all irrational numbers Syn|Hyper apply, go for apply, lend oneself be applicable to; as to an analysis bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on be relevant to 17v resist or confront with resistance The bridge held Syn|Hypo|Hyper defy, hold up, withstand brave, brave out, endure, weather face and withstand with courage hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something 18n a state of being confined (usually for a short time) the prisoner is on hold Syn|Hyper custody, detainment, detention confinement the state of being confined 19n time during which some action is awaited 3he ordered a hold in the action Syn|Hypo|Hyper delay, postponement, time lag, wait extension a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt moratoriuma legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged retardationthe extent to which something is delayed or held back break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something 1v maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) Syn|Hyper entertain, harbor, harbour, nurse experience, feel undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind 2v assert or affirm Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good Syn|Hyper deem, take for, view as keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true 3v keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view hold these truths to be self-evident I hold him personally responsible Syn|Hyper deem, take for, view as consider, reckon, regard, see, view deem to be 4v declare to be judge held that the defendant was innocent Syn|Hypo|Hyper adjudge, declare acknowledge, admit declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of superannuatedeclare to be obsolete bastardise, bastardizedeclare a child to be illegitimate certifydeclare legally insane calldeclare in the capacity of an umpire or referee beatifydeclare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood canonise, canonize, saintdeclare (a dead person) to be a saint judge, label, pronouncepronounce judgment on cancel, strike downdeclare null and void; make ineffective formalise, formalizemake formal or official ritualise, ritualizemake or evolve into a ritual attornacknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord write offconcede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacatecancel officially make no bones aboutacknowledge freely and openly sustainadmit as valid concede, confess, professadmit (to a wrongdoing) confessconfess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith confess, fink, squealconfess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure avouch, avowadmit openly and bluntly; make no bones about acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exoneratepronounce not guilty of criminal charges convictfind or declare guilty toutadvertize in strongly positive terms find, ruledecide on and make a declaration about qualifypronounce fit or able disqualifydeclare unfit remitrelease from (claims, debts, or taxes) intonate, intonespeak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone write offcancel (a debt) annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, voiddeclare invalid recallmake unavailable; bar from sale or distribution evaluate, judge, pass judgment form a critical opinion of 5v be in accord; be in agreement I hold with those who say life is sacred Syn|Ant|Hypo agree, concord, concur agree achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose differ, disagree, dissent, take issue be of different opinions settle end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile, settlecome to terms see eye to eyebe in agreement concede, grant, yieldbe willing to concede subscribe, supportadopt as a belief conclude, resolvereach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation arrange, fix upmake arrangements for determine, settle, square off, square upsettle conclusively; come to terms appease, propitiatemake peace with forgivestop blaming or grant forgiveness firm uparrange firmly make peaceend hostilities concordarrange by concord or agreement settledispose of; make a financial settlement 6v remain committed to I hold to these ideas Hyper believe, conceive, consider, think judge or regard; look upon; judge 7n understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper appreciation, grasp sense a natural appreciation or ability apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding the cognitive condition of someone who understands |
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