单词 | hold out |
释义 | hold out (once / 216 pages) 1v 2v 3v 4v WORD FAMILY hold out: held out, holding out, holds out USAGE EXAMPLESHe was crying, holding out his abraded hands. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) Instead of holding out for sweeping transformation, the two sides settled for smaller tweaks to the existing framework. Wall Street Journal(Dec 01, 2016) He held out hope of a phone call with Trump, maybe even a quick hello. The New Yorker(Nov 30, 2016) 1 1v wait uncompromisingly for something desirable He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses Hyper hold back, hold off, wait wait before acting 2v continue to live through hardship or adversity 2Syn|Hypo endure, go, hold up, last, live, live on, survive be, live have life, be alive exist, live, subsist, survivesupport oneself hold up, hold water, stand up resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc. perennatesurvive from season to season, of plants live outlive out one's life; live to the end v stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something 3Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper resist, stand firm, withstand give up, surrender give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another stand out be stubborn in resolution or resistance stand uprefuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack outbraveresist bravely hold offresist and fight to a standoff remain firm, standhold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright defy, hold, hold up, withstandresist or confront with resistance brave, brave out, endure, weatherface and withstand with courage defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose fight against or resist strongly v thrust or extend out 4He held out his hand Syn|Hypo|Hyper exsert, extend, put out, stretch forth, stretch out hyperextend extend a joint beyond its normal range gesticulate, gesture, motion show, express or direct through movement v last and be usable Syn|Hyper endure, wear endure, last persist for a specified period of time |
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