IN YOUR HAND / ARMS 在手中/怀抱中

EVENT 事件, [T] to have a meeting, party, election etc in a particular place or at a particular time

召开; 举办; 进行:

This year's conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel.

今年的研讨会将在希尔顿酒店召开。

A thanksgiving ceremony was held to mark the occasion.

举行了一个感恩仪式以示庆贺。

The funeral was held on a grey day in November.

葬礼在 11 月的一个阴天举行。

In April, the President held talks with Chinese leaders.

4 月，总统和中国领导人举行了会谈。

KEEP STH IN POSITION 使某物保持在某种位置上, [T] to make something stay in a particular position

使〔某物〕保持〔在某种位置上〕:

We used rolled-up newspapers to hold the windows open.

我们用卷起的报纸抵住窗户让它们开着。

Remember to hold your head up and keep your back straight.

记住要抬头挺胸。

A couple of screws should hold it in place.

几个螺钉就可以把它固定住了。

Lift your head off the floor and hold this position for five seconds.

把头抬离地面，保持这个姿势五秒钟。

JOB / TITLE 工作/头衔, [T]

KEEP / STORE 保留/保存, [T] to keep something to be used when it is needed

保存.保留〔以备后用〕:

Further copies of the book are held in the library.

这本书在图书馆还存有一些。

Weapons were held at various sites.

武器存放在不同地点。

KEEP STH AVAILABLE FOR SB 为某人保留某物, [T] to agree not to give something such as a ticket, a place at a restaurant, a job etc to anyone except a particular person

〔为某人〕保留〔票、餐厅座位、工作等〕:

We can hold the reservation for you until next Friday.

我们可以把您的预订保留到下星期五。

You can't expect them to hold the job open for much longer – you'll have to decide whether you want it or not.

别指望他们为你继续保留这份工作 — 你必须决定要还是不要。

KEEP SB SOMEWHERE 将某人关在某处, [T] to keep someone somewhere, and not allow them to leave

关押，扣留:

Police are holding two men in connection with the robbery.

警方拘留了同抢劫案有关连的两名男子。

A senior army officer was held hostage for four months.

一位高级军官被扣为人质达四个月。

OPINION 观点, [T not in progressive] to have a particular opinion or belief

持有，怀有〔观点或信念]:

Experts hold varying opinions as to the causes of the disease.

专家们对该病的起因各持己见。

This view is not widely held.

该观点并不普遍。

She was held to be one of the most talented actors of her time.

她被认为是她那个时代最有天赋的演员之一。

The judge held that the child's interests in this case must come first.

法官认为，该案必须首先考虑那孩子的利益。

hold sb responsible / accountable / liable (for sth), to say or decide that someone should accept the responsibility for something bad that happens

认为某人应该（为某事）负责; 唯某人是问:

If anything happens to her, I'll hold you personally responsible .

如果她出了什么事，我就唯你是问。

He may have had a terrible childhood, but he should still be held accountable for his own actions.

可能他的童年很不幸，不过他仍然要为自己的行为负责。

OWN STH 拥有某物, [T] to officially own or possess money, a document, a company etc

拥有〔金钱、证件、公司等〕:

He holds shares in ICI.

他在 ICI 公司拥有股份。

Do you hold a valid passport?

你持有有效护照吗？

a privately held company

私有公司

CONTAIN PARTICULAR AMOUNT 容纳某一数量, [T not in progressive] to have the space to contain a particular amount of something

容纳:

The movie theater holds 500 people.

这家电影院能容纳 500 人。

The tank should hold enough to last us a few days.

油箱应该存油够多，足以让我们用上几天。

SUPPORT 支撑, [I,T] to be strong enough to support the weight of something or someone

能承受，支撑（重量）:

Careful! I'm not sure that branch will hold you.

小心！ 我觉得那根树枝承受不了你的重量。

The bridge didn't look as though it would hold.

那座桥似乎要撑不住了。

STAY AT SAME LEVEL 保持相同水平, [I,T] to stay at a particular amount, level, or rate, or to make something do this

（使）保持（某种数量、水平或速度）:

The bank is holding interest rates at 4%.

银行将利率维持在 4%。

Since then, the pound has held steady against the dollar.

从那时起，英镑对美元的汇率一直保持着稳定。

Colourful pictures help hold the students' interest.

彩色图片有助于让学生保持兴趣。

NOT CHANGE 不改变, [I] to continue to be true, good, available etc

继续适用（有效）:

What I said yesterday holds.

我昨天说的仍然有效。

Does your invitation still hold?

你的邀请还作数吗？

Twenty years on, his advice still holds good.

经过了二十年，他的建议依然适用。

If our luck holds, we could reach the final.

如果继续走运，我们有望进入决赛。

STOP / DELAY 停止/拖延, [T] [spoken] used in particular phrases to tell someone to wait or not to do something

〔用于某些短语中〕停止; 别做〔某事〕:

I'll have a tuna fish sandwich please – and hold the mayo. (=do not give me any)

请给我一份金枪鱼三明治 — 不要蛋黄酱。

Hold it! We're not quite ready.

等等！ 我们还没准备好呢。

hold your head up also hold your head high, to behave as if you are proud of yourself or respect yourself

抬起头来，不垂头丧气:

They may have lost the game, but I still think they've earned the right to hold their heads high today.

他们也许是输掉了这场比赛，但我仍然认为今天他们有权利昂首挺胸。

hold your breath

hold (your) fire

TELEPHONE 电话, [I] also hold the line [spoken] to wait until the person you have telephoned is ready to answer

不挂断电话（等着）:

Mr Stevens is busy at the moment – would you like to hold?

史蒂文斯先生现在正忙，请你不要挂断等一下好吗？

Please hold the line while I transfer you.

请稍等，我给您转接。

ARMY 军队, [T] if an army holds a place, it controls it or defends it from attack

防守，保卫;〔用武力〕占据:

The French army held the town for three days.

法军在这个镇防守了三天。

FUTURE 未来, [T] [formal] if the future holds something, that is what may happen

〔未来〕发生:

Thousand of workers are waiting to see what the future holds .

几千名工人在等着瞧会发生什么事。

HAVE A QUALITY 具有特质, [T] [formal] to have a particular quality

具备〔某种特质〕:

Many church services hold little appeal for modern tastes.

许多教堂的礼拜仪式对于现代人缺乏吸引力。

hold your own (against sb), to successfully defend yourself or succeed in a difficult situation, competition etc

〔在困境、比赛等中〕固守阵地，（与某人）针锋相对:

He was a good enough player to hold his own against the Americans.

他是个好球员，与美国人相比，他在比赛中毫不逊色。

not hold a candle to sb / sth, to be much worse than someone or something else

远比不上某人/某物，无法与某人/某物相比

26 be left holding the baby [BrE] , be left holding the bag [AmE] to be left as the only person responsible for dealing with a difficult situation, especially something someone else started

得独自收拾烂摊子:

He was left holding the financial baby when his musical partner joined another band.

他的音乐搭档加入了另一支乐队，所以他独力负起了处理财务事宜的责任。

hold sway, to have a lot of influence or power

具有重大影响（权力）:

Among people here, traditional values still hold sway.

在这些人中，传统的价值观仍占主导地位。

hold court, to get the attention of everyone while you are talking, especially when you are trying to entertain people

吸引所有人的注意力:

Joey would walk into the bar and hold court all night.

乔伊进入酒吧后会成为人们整晚注意的焦点。

hold your tongue, [spoken] used to tell someone to stop talking or to not tell someone about something

闭上嘴; 保持沉默:

I reckon you've just got to learn to hold your tongue.

我认为你真该学会管好你的嘴巴。

hold all the cards, to have all the advantages in a situation in which people are competing or arguing

占绝对上风，占极大优势:

'There's not much we can do. They seem to hold all the cards,' said Dan gloomily.

“我们没什么办法了，他们好像已经占了绝对优势。”丹沮丧地说。

hold fast (to sth), to keep believing strongly in something

坚信（某事）

hold a conversation, to have a conversation

谈话，交谈

hold the fort, to be responsible for something while the person usually responsible for it is not there

〔别人不在时〕代为处理事务:

She's holding the fort while the manager's on holiday.

经理休假时由她负责处理事务。

hold the lead / advantage, to be winning in a competition, game etc

〔在比赛等中〕领先:

Celtic held the lead in the first half.

在上半场比赛中，凯尔特人队领先。

there's no holding sb (back), [spoken] used to say that someone is so determined to do something that you cannot prevent them from doing it

无法阻止某人（做某事）

can hold your drink / liquor / alcohol etc, to be able to drink a lot of alcohol without getting drunk or ill

酒量很大

not hold water, if an excuse, a statement etc does not hold water, it does not seem to be true or reasonable

〔借口、陈述等〕站不住脚，不可信

hold sth / sb dear, [formal] to care about something or someone a lot

珍视某物/某人:

We were facing the loss of everything we held dear.

我们面临危机，可能失去我们所珍视的一切。

hold the road, if a car holds the road well you can drive it quickly around bends without losing control

〔指汽车急转弯时〕抓地性能良好

HOLDING STH 拿住某物, [sing.] the action of holding something with your hands

抓住，拿住，握住;

She released her tight hold on the dog.

她松开了那条被她紧紧牵着的狗。

He tightened his hold , refusing to let her go.

他抓得更紧了，不让她走。

Make sure you keep hold of my hand when we cross the road.

过马路时你一定要抓住我的手。

I took hold of her hand and gently led her away.

我抓住她的手，小心地带她离开。

Grab hold of the rope and pull yourself up.

抓住绳子爬上来。

get hold of sth also get a hold of sth, [AmE] to find or borrow something so that you can use it

找（借）来某物:

I need to get hold of a car.

我得找一辆车。

She managed to get a hold of a copy.

她设法弄到了一本。

get hold of sb also get a hold of sb, [AmE] to find and speak to someone about something

找到某人，联系上某人:

I must get hold of Vanessa to see if she can babysit.

我必须找到瓦妮莎，看看她能不能帮我照看一下孩子。

CONTROL / POWER 控制/力量, [sing.] control, power, or influence over something or someone

控制，影响:

He struggled to get a hold of his emotions.

他尽力控制住自己的感情。

I've always kept a tight hold on our finances.

我一直牢牢控制着我们的经济。

I realized that the woman had a hold over my father.

我意识到那女人控制着我父亲。

on hold

take (a) hold, to start to have a definite effect

开始起作用，产生影响:

The fever was beginning to take hold.

发烧开始厉害起来。

get hold of an idea / an impression / a story etc, to learn or begin to believe something

得到（开始相信）某个想法/印象/说法等:

Where on earth did you get hold of that idea?

你到底是怎么想出那个主意来的？

FIGHT 打斗, [C] a particular position that you hold an opponent in, in a fight or a sport such as WRESTLING

〔摔跤等运动中的〕擒拿技法

CLIMBING 攀爬, [C] somewhere you can put your hands or feet to help you climb something

支撑点; 落脚点〔指攀爬时供手攀、脚踩之处〕:

The cliff was steep and it was difficult to find a hold.

悬崖很陡，而且很难找到攀踏的地方。

SHIP 船只, [C] the part of a ship below the DECK¹ (1) where goods are stored

底舱，货舱

no holds barred, when there are no rules or limits on what you are allowed to do

无规则（无限制）的，为所欲为的:

It seems there are no holds barred when it comes to making a profit.

赚钱谋利似乎可以不择手段。