🄰 vt. sep.
1.(in front of the body)to hold sth out or to hold out sth伸出
Max held out his cup for a refill.马克斯伸出他的杯子, 要再来一杯。
to hold out your hand伸出你的手
2.(present)to hold sth out or to hold out sth
+ hope, promise, prospects提供；展现
It's the first treatment to hold out the promise of a cure.正是第一种疗法给了人治愈的希望。
🄱 vi.
1.(resist)坚持抵抗
The guerrillas were holding out in the mountains.游击队曾在山区坚持抵抗。
to hold out against sb/sth坚持抵抗…
2.(last)坚持；持续
Such a system cannot hold out.这样的制度不会长久。