单词 | hold firm |
释义 | hold firm (once / 10172 pages) v WORD FAMILY hold firm: held firm, holding firm, holds firm USAGE EXAMPLESHe needs to hold firm to stop the state’s population exodus. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) Despite the inconvenience, the statement says, the university is committed to holding firm. Science Magazine(Dec 22, 2016) Vienna may hold firm to its culinary traditions, but that doesn’t mean it’s a hidebound town when it sits down at the table. Wall Street Journal(Dec 14, 2016) v refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief Syn|Hypo|Hyper stand fast, stand firm, stand pat hunker down hold stubbornly to a position insist, take a firm stand be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge |
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