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hold (obj) KEEPHhEJld, $hoJldvpast held heldto keep (something), esp. when it might have been lost保留,保持I told the manageress of the shop I didn't have enough money and asked her to hold the dress for me until this afternoon. [T]我告诉商店女经理我钱带得不够,让她替我把这条裙子保留到今天下午。The champion held (on to) the lead until the last lap. [T; I + on to]这位冠军选手一直保持着领先,直到最后一圈。The councillor held (on to) her seat (=official position) in the election. [T; I + on to]这位市政会委员在选举中保住了她的地位。If someone is held (in custody), they are kept guarded in a police station.被警察局拘留A man is being held in connection with the murder. [T]一位与谋杀有关的男子正受到拘留。The police are holding several people (in custody) for questioning. [T]警方正在对一些人实施拘留,以进行调查询问。He was held hostage by the terrorists for 18 months. [T + obj + n]他被恐怖分子作为人质有18个月之久。I was held prisoner in a tiny attic room. [T + obj + n]我被当作犯人一样关在小阁楼里。You have to be a fairly good speaker to hold an audience's attention/interest for over an hour. [T]你必须是一名很好的演讲者才能吸引听众的注意力/引起听众的兴趣长达一个多小时。Don't feel you have to hold the pain in (=feel pain without talking about it or showing it)--cry if you want to. [M]你别以为应当自己默默地忍受痛苦----想哭就哭出来吧。Don't hold (anything) back (=keep information secret) --tell us everything that happened.别隐瞒了----把发生的一切告诉我们。(disapproving) If you cannot hold your drink/(Am usually) liquor, you become ill easily if you drink too much alcohol.没有酒量。If you hold on to something, you keep it and do not throw it away.保留,保存I should hold on to that drawing--it might be valuable one day.我应该保留那幅画----或许有一天它会价值连城的。(fig.) She holds on to the hope (=continues to hope, although it is difficult) that her son will return some day.她一直希望着某一天她儿子会回来。
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