- 伸出；拿出：
They all held out their hands to welcome me.
他们全都伸出双手欢迎我。
Martha held out a cheongsam for us to look.
玛莎拿出一件中国旗袍展示给我们看。
- 提出，提供；抱有(希望等)：
When talking about cooperation agreement, they held out several harsh terms.
当会谈谈到合作协议时，他们提出了一些苛刻的条件。
He said he held out a good opinion of Mary as soon as he saw her.
他说他一见到玛丽就对她抱有好感。
- 坚持，不退让；不屈服：
They held out against enemy for six months.
他们坚持不屈抗击敌人达六个月之久。
- 继续运转：
This old machine will hold out for another 20 years.
这台老机器还会再运转20年。
- 继续生存，支撑；维持：
It's not easy for him to hold out to the end.
他很难坚持到底。
Such a situation held out for another half a month.
这种局面又维持了半个月。
- 拖延，抵制，拒不同意：
All items had been talked over, but he held out at last.
所有的条款均已协商好，可最后他竟拒绝签约。
- 声称：
He held himself out as my uncle.
他自称是我的叔叔。
- [美国口语]扣留；隐瞒(常与 of 连用)：
Their salaries were held out for a long time.
他们的工资被扣发了很长时间。
He told her the course of the incident of which he held out some details.
他把事情的经过告诉了她，可向她隐瞒了其中的某些细节。