hold [ həuld] vt.拿住；掌握；拥有
get hold of 一把抓住；掌握；得到
hold...against 记恨
hold back 踌躇，退缩不前，阻止
hold down 压制；抑制(热情等)
hold in 约束，抑制
hold office 担任公职
hold on 握住不放；坚持下去
hold on to 紧紧抓住；控制，克制
hold oneself in 尽力不叫
hold one's own 坚守住，不被打败
hold out 伸出；坚持；支持
hold up 举起；耽搁；抢劫
hold water (容器等)盛得住水
lay hold of 握住；控制住；占有
seize hold of 抓住；占领
make hold to 冒昧地…擅自(做)…
hold one's breath (由于激动等原因)屏息
hold forth 给予，提供
hold off 不接近；拖延；迟疑
hold over 将…延迟；期满后继任
hold with 同意，赞成；原谅
hold true 适用，有效
get hold of 抓住，掌握
hold back 跨躇，退缩；阻止，抑制
hold on 继续，掘住不放
hold on to 紧紧抓住，坚持
hold out 维持，支持；坚持，不屈服
hold up 举起，承载；阻挡， 使停止；抢劫，拦截
keep/hold pace with 跟上，与...同步
get hold of
抓住，掌握
hold back
跨躇，退缩；阻止，抑制
hold on
继续，掘住不放
hold on to
紧紧抓住，坚持
hold out
维持，支持；坚持，不屈服
hold up
举起，承载；阻挡， 使停止；抢劫，拦截
keep/hold pace with
跟上，与...同步
hold [həuld] vt.拿,抱,握住,举行,进行
hold [ həuld] n．（船）货舱
hold [həuld] 保持
保持国有股 keep the State-held shares
控股公司 "holding company, controlling company"
望子成龙 hold high hopes for one's child
预防为主,谁污染谁治理和强化环境管理三大政策 three major principles for environment control: to put prevention first, to hold those who cause pollution responsible for cleaning up and to improve environmental protection and management
站得住脚 hold water
Hand Held Shower Head 手握式花洒
inspection on cleanliness of dry cargo hold 干货舱清洁检验
inspection on cleanliness of dry cargo hold 干货舱清洁检验
held ball 持球（双方均持球不放）
holding 拉手犯规
That's a promise I'll hold you to. 是你许下的诺言,我会叫你兑现
What held you up? 你为什么迟到?
Tours are held throughout the day 旅游活动全天进行。
hold, lock-----揪钮
唯有爱可以把黑暗囚在波港湾里。
Love is the only thing that holds the dark at bay.
望子成龙 hold high hopes for one's child
贮存舱 storage hold
您租用我公司的缝纫机一台, 同时送上一张契约书, 记明您应为此每月付款15美元。
You have on hire from us a sewing machine, for which we hold your written agreement to make regular payments at the rate o f$15 per month.
appointment held
聘任职位
appointment last held
离职时的职位
Although this view is wildly held, this is little evidence that education can be obtained at any age and at any place.
尽管这一观点被广泛接受，很少有证据表明教育能够在任何地点、任何年龄进行。
Allow employees to hold some shares 允许职工持股
bank holding company 银行控股公司
cash in hold 库存现金
Closely held company 封闭型控股公司
Holding 持有，占有的
holding bank 控股银行
holding company 控股公司，母公司
holding corporation 控股公司
mutual stock holding 相互控股
personal holding company 私有股份公司
physical holding of stock 实际库存
share holding economic 股份制经济
发动机托架
engine holding frame
峰值储存器
peak hold device
限档压力
hold presure
Hold your horses!
刀下留人。
Hold on.
等一等。
Hold your horses.
耐心点儿。
Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
强制的身体锻炼不会损害身体，但被迫学习的知识占据不了头脑。
This is no time for any man to withdraw into some ivory tower and proclaim the right to hold himself aloof from the problems and the agonies of his society.
现在对于任何人都不是缩进某座象牙塔并声明自己有权置身于社会问题与痛苦之外的时候。
Hold the handrail for safety while coming down the steps.
下台阶时，抓住栏杆以保安全。
These are the ideas we hold dear.
这些正是我们所珍视的信念。
a representative holding of very old Greek art
古希腊艺术代表作品集
The piece of music is composed for the celebration of 2008 Olympic Games to be held in China.
这首乐曲是为庆贺将在中国举办的2008年奥运会而创作的。
I still hold to my former opinions.
我仍坚持原先的看法。
Do you still hold to your plan of going to Australia?
你是否仍坚持要去澳大利亚?
Their trial will be held next week.
对他们的审判将于下周举行。
He suggested quite a few tips about the managers of the company, but none of them held water.
就公司的管理问题他提了好几个建议，可没一个管用。
I'm sorry, but your story just doesn't hold water.
对不起，你说的并不能说明问题。
I think these official papers will hold water.
我想这些官方文件会有用。
He made suggested quite a few ideas about the managing of the company, but none of them held water.
他就公司的管理问题提了好几个建议，但没一个管用。
Conventions are usually held in large cities, which have good transportation systems and interesting sights to see.
会议通常在大城市里举行，那里有完善的交通和观光的地方。
The policeman overwhelmed the robber by holding his arm.
警察抓住抢劫者的胳膊制服了他。
None of his arguments seemed to me to hold water.
在我看来他的观点没有一个是站得住脚的。
I’m sorry, but your story just doesn’t hold water.
不过，你讲的话实在站不住脚。
The money your father left you will be held in trust until you are 21.
你父亲留下的钱会有人为你保管着，直到你年满21岁。
Up to two thousand students can hold a party in this hall.
这个大厅可以容纳2,000学生举行聚会。
The whole hall held its breath waiting for the announcement of the winner of the first prize.
整个大厅里的人们都屏息等待着宣布一等奖的获得者。
All Europe held its breath to see who would win the election.
全欧洲的人都在急切地等待着选举结果。
He held her in a warm embrace.
他热烈地拥抱了她。
He is a good worker, and will hold down his job.
他是一个好工人，可以保住他的工作。
He holds down quite a good job in the city.
他在城里拥有一份相当好的工作。
His task is to ensure the fair use and storage of personal information held in computer.
他的任务是确保合理使用和保存电脑中的个人信息。
This examination is held yearly.
这种考试每年举行一次。
The owner of the flower shop has promised to hold its prices down.
花店的主人答应降低价格。
The rate of interest has been held down.
利息率被压低了。
To order a book one first had to get permission from the monastery that held the copyright.
要订购该书，首先应得到拥有该书版权的修道院的许可。
Hold on.
等一会儿。
Hold on． 等一等。
I get hold of you at last． 我终于找到你了。
He holds a position of great responsibility upon him.他担任着一个责任重大的职务。
The problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?
问题是，怎样鼓励一个孩子在写作时自由自信的表达自己，而不被拼写的复杂所捆绕。
A band of robbers held up the train.
一群强盗抢劫了火车。
He holds life dear.
他珍视生命。
The king held a feast for us.
国王为我们举行了盛大的宴会。
We held our breath in fear.
我们因害怕而屏住呼吸。
The city is held by the enemy.
这座城市已被敌人占领。
We are holding a meeting.
我们正在开会。
It's my idea to hold the party outside the house.
在户外聚会是我的主意。
She holds the world record for long distance swimming.
她保持着长距离游泳的世界纪录。
I hold her in high regard.
我很尊敬她。
The talks between the two premiers will be held next month.
两国总理的会谈将于下月举行。
She held her baby tight in her arms.
她紧紧地搂着她的孩子。
我们拉着手走吧。
Let's walk hand in hand. *hand in hand指“手拉着手”、“手牵着手”。
Let's hold hands. (我们手握手吧!)
我可以牵你的手吗?
May I hold your hand?
May I hold your hand? (我可以牵你的手吗?)
Sure you may. (当然可以。)
抱紧我。
Hold me tight.
打起精神来。
Pull yourself together. *pull oneself together“打起精神，振作起来”。
Pull yourself together. (打起精神来。)
But I just made a big mistake. (可是我出了个很大的差错。)
Get a hold of yourself.
请稍等一下。
Hold on, please. *hold on“等待”。
May I speak to Mr. Smith? (请找史密斯先生。)
Hold on, please. (请稍等。)
One moment, please.
Just a moment, please.
Hold the line, please.
Just a second, please.
您等会儿行吗?
Would you like to hold? *hold“拿”、“握住”，即“不挂电话等着”。
Would you like to hold? (您等会儿行吗?)
No, I'll call back later. Thanks. (不用了，过会儿我再打吧。谢谢。)
Would you like to stay on the line?
Can you hold the line, please?
Would you like to hold on?
Wanna hold? (能等会儿吗?) *只用于朋友或熟人，工作中不能使用。Wanna...是Do you want to的省略形式。表示“你想……吗?”
他怎么跟您联系呢?
How can he get a hold of you?
How can he get in touch with you?
How can he get in contact with you?
抓紧我。
Hold on to me tight.
Don't let go! (别松手!)
Hold me tightly.
请安静!
Hold it down!
Be quiet! *用于一般情况下。
Keep it down!
Keep it quiet!
Silence! *用于学校老师对学生。
Turn it down! *对看电视或听收音机的人说的。turn down是“关小电视、收音机等的声音”。
停!
Hold it! *用来表达“等等!”、“停下!”、“别干了!”。
Hold it! It's time for lunch. (别干了，该吃午饭了。)
It's about time. (总算到点了。)
Stop!
Cut it out!
Knock it off! *俚语，“安静!”、“别动!”
等等!
Wait!
Wait! You forgot your umbrella. (等等，你忘了带伞。)
Oh, yeah. I almost forgot. (哦，我差点忘了。)
Wait a minute, please! (请等一下!)
Just a minute, please! (请稍等!)
Hold on!
Give me a minute!
站住!
Halt!
Hold it!
振作起来!
Cheer up!
Cheer up! (振作起来!)
I'll try. (我会的。)
Come on! (打起精神来!)
Take it easy! (别那么想不开。)
Pull yourself together! (重新振作起来。)
Get a hold of yourself!
Get your shit together! *语气相当尖锐。表达类似“别那么懒懒散散的，振作精神，好好干”的感觉。
Maybe we should hold off until we have covered item B on our agenda.
也许我们应该先谈论完B项议题。
Would you hold the line, please, I will find out his number for you.
请你不要挂断，我替你找他的号码。
Could you hold your questions until I've finished?
请你把你的问题留到我把事情做完再问好吗？
Hold it down小声点
Hold your tongue！ 不要再说！
He knows enough that can live and hold his peace.
见多识广者沈默寡言。
He knows much who knows how to hold his tongue.
懂得缄默的是明白人。
He must needs swim that is held up by the chin.
身不由己，只得从命。
He that knows not how to hold his tongue knows not how to talk.
不知缄口的不善言。
He who cannot hold his peace will never live at ease.
嘴巴不紧，生活不宁。
Hold fast when you have it.
紧握你手中之物。
Hold (or Run) with the hare and run (or hunt) with the hounds.
两面讨好。
Run (or Hold) with the hare and hunt (or run) with the hounds.
两面讨好。
Who holds the purse rules the house.
钱可神通。
Maybe we should hold off until we have covered item B on our agenda.
也许我们应该先谈论完B项议题。
How long will your offer hold good?
一般你们报盘的有效期是多长？
His argument doesn't hold water.
他的论点站不住脚。
A Are you having difficulty with your chopsticks?
A 你用筷子有困难吗？
B I'm sorry. I haven't used chopsticks very often.
B 很抱歉。我不经常用筷子。
A Let me show you how to hold them.
A 让我示范给你看。
B Like this? Oh, dear, I've dropped one. It’s quite difficult when you are not used to them.
B 像这样？噢，天哪！我弄掉了一只。当你不习惯用筷子的时候这太难了。
A Never mind, we'll get some more.
A 不必介意。我们再多要一些。
B I'm sorry. I hope I'm not rude but could I have a knife and fork, do you think?
B 对不起。我希望我这样说不算无礼，我可以要一副刀叉吗？
A Oriental Palace Hotel. Can I help you?
A 东方王宫饭店。您需要什么？
B Can you put me through to Room 8216, please?
B 请替我接通8216房间好吗？
A Certainly, madam. Please hold.
A 当然，女士。请稍等。
B Thank you.
B 谢谢你。
A I'm sorry, madam. There's no reply. Can I take a message?
A 对不起，女士。没有人应答。您能留口信吗？
B No, thank you. I'll call later.
B 不，谢谢你。我呆会再打。
Should the diver parse, from the ravening monster's jaw he'd never hold the precious pearl, the bright pearl, in his grasp.
Jaber, Kuwait king
采珠人如果被海中张牙舞爪的怪物吓住，他就得不到宝贵的闪闪发亮的珍珠。
科威特国王贾比尔
In silence, in steadiness, in severe abstraction, let him hold by him-delf, add observation to observation, patient of neglect, patient of reproach , and bide his own time , happy enough if he can satisfy himself alone that thia day he has seen something truly.
Ralph Waldo Emersom, American thihker
学者应该高度集中精力，坚定信仰与追求，坚持缄默，继续观察。他要忍耐人们的忽视与责备，等待自己因为发现了某些真理而满怀欣喜的时机。
美国思想家爱默生.R.W.
I count religion but a children toy, and hold there is no sin but igno-rance.
Marlowe Christopher, British poet and dramstist
我视宗教为儿童玩具，我认为不存在什么罪恶，只存在愚昧。
英国戏剧家、诗人克利斯多夫.M.
The concert will be held September 14 at 10 a.m.该演奏会预定于9月14日10时举行。
@@@ 因...而...
arise from 由...而引起, 由...而产生
be known for 因...而众所周知
come down with 因患...而病倒; 染上...
distinguished for 因...而著称
famous for 以...著称, 因为...而出名
hold against 因某事对某人抱有意见
on business 因公, 出公差
proud of 以...而自豪
rain out 因下雨阻碍
result from 因...而产生; 是...的结果
stem from 起源于; 由...造成
thrive on 靠...健壮成长; 因...蓬勃发展
@@@ 担任
act as 充当; 担任...角色
competent for 能胜任...的
hold office 担任职务, 供职
qualified for 有...资格的, 胜任的
@@@ 紧
button up 扣, 扣紧纽扣
cling to 紧贴; 粘紧; 附着
glue to 1.似用胶固定般紧贴; 紧盯
2.用胶水粘合
hold on to 紧紧抓住
hold to 坚持; 紧握
knit together 使...紧密地结合起来
next to ...的旁边, 紧接着
@@@ 不要, 别
feel free to 无需拘束; 不要客气
forget about 遗忘, 忘记; 别再想了
Hold the line. 不要挂断电话
make oneself at home 请别拘束, 别客气
mind one's own business 别管闲事
No kidding! 别开玩笑了!你开什么玩笑!
not at all 一点儿也不; 没关系, 别客气
not to mention 更别提..., 更不必说...
warn against 警告/告诫某人不要做某事
@@@ 寻找, 搜寻
ask for 要, 要求; 找
dig up 掘出; 设法找到
find fault with 挑剔; 找毛病
get around to doing sth. (做完其他事后)终于能做某事; 找出时间做某事
get hold of 得到; 找到
get to the bottom of 找出真正的根源
glean sth. from 从...处搜集(消息、资料、情报等)
hunt for 搜寻; 寻找
in search of 找寻
job search 找工作
look about/around/round 到处寻找; 到处看看
search for 寻找; 苦想
search out 找到...
seek out 找出/找到
turn up 1.开大(音量)
2.(尤指未经过搜寻而)被找到; 出现
@@@ 看法, 观点, 意见
as far as 1.远到..., 直到...
2.就...而言, 从...来看; 尽...所能
as far as I'm concerned 依我看
come to terms 达成协议; 达成一致意见
for one's sake & for the sake of sb. 看在...的份上; 为了...的缘故
from one's standpoint 从...的观点来看
get across 使观点被理解, 接受
have a bias towards 对...持偏见
hold against 因某事对某人抱有意见
in one's opinion 依某人的看法
keep to oneself 不与他人交往; 不向他人透露自己的意见和想法
look down on sb./sth. 轻视, 看不起
look on the bright side of things 对事物持乐观态度
outlook on 对...的看法
point of view 观点; 见地
run into 1.偶然碰见
2.撞上
3.遭遇(危险、困难等)
speak one's mind 直抒己见
take a dim view of sth. 不赞成..., 对...持怀疑态度; 对...持悲观态度
think of ... as ... 把...看作是, 以为...是
throw (sth.) out 1.拒不接受意见、建议等
2.扔掉
3.发出
treat ... as 把...待如; 把...看作
viewed as 被看作是
@@@ 水
a column of water 水柱
assembly line 流水作业线
draw off 放干, 排掉(水等)
glue to 1.似用胶固定般紧贴; 紧盯
2.用胶水粘合
handsome salary 可观的薪水
hold water (容器等)盛得住水, 不漏水
wash away (水)将...冲掉或冲至
@@@ 气
air current 气流
at a breath 一口气地
atmospheric pressure 大气压力
catch one's breath 缓口气, 歇口气
hold one's breath 屏住气息
out of breath 气喘吁吁地, 上气不接下气地
pump in/into (用泵)抽进; 打进气
up : 向上（toward or into a higher position）
lift up 举起
climb up 爬上
come up 上升
get up 起来
stand up 站起来
pick up 检起
draw up 升起
grow up 长大
hand up 拖起
put up 举起
send up 使上升
rise up 升起
look up 抬起头
zip up 拉上
hold up 举起
pile up 堆起
dig up 挖出
take up 拿起
build up 树立
set up 建立
up : 关住，锁紧，固定住(firmly, tightly and closely)
shut up 关闭
lock up 锁住
tie up 栓住
chain up 锁住
nail up 钉住
fasten up 系住
pin up 钉住
bind up 装订
bar up 关住
block up 堵塞
choke up 堵塞
save up 存起来
store up 贮藏
stock up 储存
cover up 掩盖
wrap up 包住
lay up 储存
hold up 延误
keep up 坚持
down : 减少（强度，量和体积）(a decrease in intensity, amount, bulk)
dwindle down 减少
die down 变弱，逐渐停止
go down 平静下来
mark down 削减
hold down 压低
burn down (火)减弱, 烧坏
slow down 慢下来
burn down 烧掉
wash down 冲淡
clean down 弄干净
rub down 擦干净
bring down 降低
keep down 缩减
trim down 裁减
water down 冲淡
thin down 减少
run down 用光衰弱
wear down 削减，磨损
come down 下跌
knock down 降价
on: 继续(continuously)
carry on
drive on
fight on
hold on
keep on
live on
sleep on
sing on
walk on
go on
hurry on
move on
read on
follow on
struggle on
insist on 坚持
out : 结束，消失，取消(to or at an end, not to be there or not to exist)
burn out 烧尽，烧断
clear out 清除
dust out 清除
fade out 消失
put out 扑灭
run out 用完
use out 耗尽
give out 耗尽
comb out 淘汰
kick out 逐出
wipe out 消灭
die out 灭绝
rub out 擦掉
blot out 除去
blow out 吹熄
bleach out 漂白
carry out 完成，执行
leave out 省去
see out 完成
go out 熄灭
come out 罢工，结果
cut out 删去，停止
hold out 坚持到底
sell out 买完
tire out 筋疲力尽
wear out 磨损
over : 结束，完成(finished, at an end)
get over 结束，熬过
stand over 延期
stop over 逗留
hold over 推迟
give over 停止
lie over 搁置
hang over 延期
throw over 抛弃
go over 看完
leave over 剩下
hold v.拥有;占据;举行;心怀
up front预先
In order to hold your reservation, I'll need a 10% down payment up front.
为了保留你预定的东西，我要先收10%的定金。
Hold your horses.
耐心点儿。
hold back 退缩
hold good 有效 hold in the balance 尚未决定
hold it 且慢
hold one's horses 忍耐
hold one's tongue 保持沉默
hold out 坚持到底
hold the line 请勿收线
hold up 举起;支撑;阻挡
hold water 经得起考验的;合乎逻辑的
That's a promise I'll hold you to. 是你许下的诺言,我会叫你兑现
What held you up? 你为什么迟到?
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
生活的艺术在于对坚持与放弃的合理调配。
"The accused man claimed that he'd been in another city the night of the murder. But his story didn't hold water after three differnet witnesses testified in court that they had seen him running from the scene of the crime."
“这个被控告的人说，发生谋杀案的那天晚上他出门去了，不在当地。但是，有三个不同的证人都出庭作证说，他们看见他从作案的地点逃跑。因此，他说出事那天他不在当地的说法根本是靠不住的。”
get／catch／take hold of 抓住，得到
hold back 踌躇，退缩；阻止，抑制；隐瞒，保守(秘密等)
hold on 坚持住，握住不放；(打电话时)不挂断，等—会
hold out 维持，保持；坚持(要求)，不屈服
hold up 支持，支撑，延迟；抢劫；展示，举出
- grease someone's palm 贿赂，给某人好处
It is reported that Sydney has greased the palms of someone members of IOC for the right to hold 2000 Olympic Games.
- Hold one's tongue 保持沉默
I can no longer hold my tongue when I see so many wild animals have become extinct.
in reimbursement, please claim from our RMB￥ account held with your banking department Bank of China Head Office Beijing with the amount of your negotiation
偿付办法，请在北京总行我人民币帐户中索回你行议付之款项
The offer holds good until 5 o'clock p.m. 23nd of June, 1997, Beijing time.
报价有效期到1997年6月22日下午5点，北京时间。
He came to China to hold a talk about the commission for his new business.
他来中国是洽谈有关生意中的佣金问题。
We have to hold you to the contract.
我们不得不要求你们按合同办事。
We have placed the management of our new branch in the hands of ……(NAME), ……(NAME) has been holding a responsible position of ……in our head office for the past……years.
我公司把新设的分公司交由……(人名）经营。……(人名）在过去……年里一直担任我总公司……职务。
扒 dig up; gather up; hold on to; take off; braise
举办 conduct; hold
把持 dominate; holding; control
把持力 hold
把握 grasp; hold
保持 preserve; held; holding; keeping; maintenance; remain; carried
保存 preserving; conservation; conserve; hold; keep; keeping; preservation; save; conservancy
憋 hold back; suppress
柄 petiole; gripe; haft; handgrip; handle; helve; hilt; hold; stipe; grip
操 act; hold
A: Did you have a nice walk in Tian’anmen Square?
A: 你在天安门广场散步愉快吗?
B: Yes, I did. It’s so big. There were hundreds of people there.
B: 是的，很愉快。天安门广场那么大。那里有成百上千的人。
A: You should see it when it’s really busy. During the holidays, like New Year, there are usually thousands of people.
A: 当它最热闹的时候你应该去看一看。在节假日，比如说新年。在那里有成千上万的人。
B: It’s such a big space.
B: 那里的空间如此之大。
A: Yes. I think it can hold over a million people.
A: 是的，我想它能容得下100多万人。
扒 [bā] /climb/pull (out)/to strip/hold on to/cling to/dig up/rake/push aside/
把 [bǎ] /(a measure word)/(marker for direct-object)/to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/
把舵 [bǎ duò] /hold the rudder/hold (take, be at) the helm/steer/
把握 [bǎ wò] /grasp/seize/hold/assurance/certainty/
包 [bāo] /to cover/to wrap/to hold/to include/to take charge of/package/wrapper/container/bag/to hold or embrace/bundle/packet/to contract (to or for)/
包容 [bāo róng] /pardon/forgive/contain/hold/
保 [bǎo] /to defend/to protect/to insure or guarantee/to maintain/hold or keep/to guard/
保持 [bǎo chí] /to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve/
保留 [bǎo liú] /continue to have/retain/hold back/reserve/reservations/hold back (approval or acceptance)/to preserve/maintain/
抱 [bào] /to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug or embrace/surround/cherish/
憋 [biē] /hold in (urine)/to hold (breath)/to choke/stifle/restrain/hold back/
屏 [bǐng] /get rid of/put aside/reject/keep control/hold back/
秉 [bǐng] /(surname)/to grasp/hold/maintain/
屏气 [bǐng qì] /hold one's breath/
屏息 [bǐng xī] /hold one's breath/
不齿 [bù chǐ] /despise/hold in contempt/
不谋而合 [bù móu ér hé] /agree without prior consultation/happen to hold the same view/
仓 [cāng] /barn/granary/storehouse/cabin/hold (in ship)/
舱 [cāng] /cabin/the hold of a ship or airplane/
操 [cāo] /to hold/to drill/to exercise/to act/to do/to take in hand/to keep/to manage/
承 [chéng] /to bear/to carry/to hold/to continue/to undertake/to take charge/owing to/due to/to receive/
盛 [chéng] /to hold/contain/to ladle/pick up with a utensil/
持 [chí] /to grasp/to hold/support/manage/direct/maintain/
持有 [chí yǒu] /hold (e.g. passport, views, etc.)/
担任 [dān rèn] /hold a governmental office or post/
耽误 [dān wu ] /(v) delay/hold up/waste time/interfere with/
抵 [dǐ] /hold up/on the whole/push against/to support/to resist/to reach/to arrive/mortgage/
叼 [diāo] /(v) hold sth in the mouth/
端 [duān] /end/extremity/item/port/to hold sth. level with both hands/to carry/regular/
扼 [è] /hold (strategic position)/
遏制 [è zhì] /check/contain/hold back or within limits/
放手 [fàng shǒu] /let go/have a free hand/let go one's hold/
搞 [gǎo] /to do/to make/to go in for/to set up/to get hold of/to take care of/
供职 [gòng zhí] /hold an office or post/
笏 [hù] /tablet held at an audience/
夹 [jiā] /clip/folder/hold between/to press from both sides/to place in between/
挟 [jiā] /hold between/
夹 [jiá] /hold between/lined/narrow lane/
兼 [jiān] /double/twice/simultaneous/holding two or more (official) posts at the same time/
兼任 [jiān rèn] /(v) hold two jobs at once/(adj) part-time/
举 [jǔ] /to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to choose/to elect/
举办 [jǔ bàn] /to conduct/to hold/
举行 [jǔ xíng] /to hold (a meeting, ceremony, etc.)/
开会 [kāi huì] /have a meeting/be at a meeting/to hold or attend a meeting/
扣留 [kòu liú] /detain/hold in custody/
库存 [kù cún] /(n) material held in reseve; stock/
拉个手 [lā ge shǒu] /to hold hands/
拿 [ná] /to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/
搦 [nuò] /take hold/
捧 [pěng] /hold or offer with both hands/
噙 [qín] /hold in the mouth/
任职 [rèn zhí] /hold an office or post/
容 [róng] /to hold/to contain/to allow/appearance/look/countenance/
伸手 [shēn shǒu] /(v) hold out hand/(v) ask sb for something/
示威 [shì wēi] /hold a (protest) demonstration/
手提包 [shǒu tí bāo] /(hand)bag/hold-all/
竖起 [shù qi ] /hold up (high)/raise up/
团结 [tuán jié] /(hold a) rally/join forces/
托 [tuō] /to hold in one's hand/to entrust/to support in one's palm/
维 [wéi] /to preserve/to maintain/to hold together/dimension/
维系 [wéi xì] /hold together/maintain/keep up/
握 [wò] /shake hands/to hold/to grasp/
握住 [wò zhù] /grip/hold/
衔 [xián] /hold in mouth/
衔 [xián] /hold in mouth/nominal office/
现任 [xiàn rèn] /at the present/hold an office/occupy a post/
携 [xié] /to carry/to take along/to bring along/to hold (hands)/
挟持 [xié chí] /(v) hold sombody from both sides against their will/
拥 [yōng] /crowd/thong/to hold/crowded/to support/
预赛 [yù sài] /(n) preliminary competition/(v) hold a preliminary competition/
载 [zài] /to carry/to convey/to load/to hold/and/also/as well as/simultaneously/
占据 [zhàn jù] /to occupy/to hold/
占领 [zhàn lǐng] /to occupy (a territory)/to hold/
占有 [zhàn yǒu] /to have/to own/to hold/to possess/
In 1995 the CIA held a contest to see who could compile the most data about Burundi.
1995年中央情报局举办了一个竞赛，看谁能够收集到关于“布隆迪”的最多信息。
The winner, by a large margin, was a tiny Virginia company called Open-Source Solutions，whose clear advantage was its mastery of the electronic world.
胜者胜出了一大截，却是弗吉尼亚的一家小公司，名为“公开来源解决方案”，它的明显优势是它对电子世界的把握。
Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of "double effect, "a centuries-old moral principle holding that an action having two effects — a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen — is permissible if the actor intends only the good effect.
尽管裁决认为，宪法没有赋予医生帮助病人自杀的权利，然而最高法庭实际上却认可了医疗界的“双效”原则，这个存在了好几个世纪的道德原则认为，如果某种行为具有双重效果（希望达到的好效果和可以预见得到的坏效果），那么，只要行为实施只是想达到好的效果，这个行为就是可以允许的。
It's a rough world out there.
外面是一个危险的世界。
Step outside and you could break a leg slipping on your doormat.
如果你走出去，可能会滑倒在门垫上，摔伤一条腿。
Light up the stove and you could burn down the house.
如果你点燃炉灶，可能会把房子烧掉。
Luckily, if the doormat or stove failed to warn of coming disaster, a successful lawsuit might compensate you for your troubles.
但是假如门垫或炉灶上没有警示语告诉你可能发生的危害，那么你或许可以就自己所受的伤害通过法律诉讼，成功地获得赔偿。
Or so the thinking has gone since the early 1980s, when juries began holding more companies liable for their customers' misfortunes.
大约自80年代初以来人们就不再这样认为了，当时陪审团已开始认为更多的公司应对其顾客所遭受的不幸负责。
Defenders of science have also voiced their concerns at meetings such as "The Flight from Science and Reason," held in New York City in 1995, and "Science in the Age of (Mis) information," which assembled last June near Buffalo.
科学的捍卫者们也在一些会议上表示了他们的担忧。比如，1995年在纽约举行的“远离科学和理性”会议，以及去年6月在布法罗附近召开的“信息（迷信）时代的科学”会议。
The "shareholders" as such had no knowledge of the lives, thoughts or needs of the workmen employed by the company in which he held shares, and his influence on the relations of capital and labour was not good.
这种股东不了解他们所持股的公司里工人们的生活、思想和需求。他们对劳资关系也不会产生积极的影响。
{adj: Byzantine} characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious
"Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"
"a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements"
{adj: absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting} capable of arousing and holding the attention
"a fascinating story"
{adj: accountable} liable to account for one's actions
"governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"
"fully accountable for what they did"
"the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"
"he was answerable to no one"
{adj: agonistic} of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece
{adj: appealing, imploring, importunate, pleading} expressing earnest entreaty
"the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"
"she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"
"a pleading note in her voice"
{adj: articulated, articulate} consisting of segments held together by joints
<-> unarticulated
{adj: axiomatic, self-evident, taken for granted} evident without proof or argument
"an axiomatic truth"
"we hold these truths to be self-evident"
{adj: bated} held back
"we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath"
{adj: bibulous, boozy, drunken, sottish} given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
"a bibulous fellow"
"a bibulous evening"
"his boozy drinking companions"
"thick boozy singing"
"a drunken binge"
"two drunken gentlemen holding each other up"
"sottish behavior"
{adj: big, large, magnanimous} generous and understanding and tolerant
"a heart big enough to hold no grudges"
"that's very big of you to be so forgiving"
"a large and generous spirit"
"a large heart"
"magnanimous toward his enemies"
{adj: blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious} grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
"blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"
"profane utterances against the Church"
"it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
{adj: bond, enslaved, enthralled, in bondage} held in slavery
"born of enslaved parents"
{adj: bondable} capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass
{adj: bound} held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
<-> free
{adj: braced, buttressed} held up by braces or buttresses
{adj: brave, courageous} possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
"Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville
"a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth
"set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
<-> cowardly
{adj: certified, qualified} holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill
"a registered pharmacist"
"a registered hospital"
{adj: champion, prizewinning} holding first place in a contest
"a champion show dog"
"a prizewinning wine"
{adj: checked, curbed} held back from some action especially by force
{adj: close-knit, closely knit} held together as by social or cultural ties
"a close-knit family"
"close-knit little villages"
"the group was closely knit"
{adj: closely-held} owned by a relatively few shareholders
"a closely-held corporation"
{adj: commissioned} (of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above
<-> noncommissioned
{adj: concentrated} intensely focused
"her concentrated passion held them at bay"
{adj: creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone} worn and broken down by hard use
"a creaky shack"
"a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"
"a flea-bitten sofa"
"a run-down neighborhood"
"a woebegone old shack"
{adj: deep-rooted, deep-seated, implanted, ingrained, planted} (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
"deep-rooted prejudice"
"deep-seated differences of opinion"
"implanted convictions"
"ingrained habits of a lifetime"
"a deeply planted need"
{adj: distortable} capable of having the meaning altered or twisted
"our words are distortable things--as in a crooked mirror held up to nature"
{adj: dogged, dour, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding} stubbornly unyielding
"dogged persistence"
"dour determination"
"the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"
"a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot
"men tenacious of opinion"
{adj: doubtful, dubious} fraught with uncertainty or doubt
"they were doubtful that the cord would hold"
"it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"
"dubious about agreeing to go"
{adj: effective} ready for service
"the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers"
{adj: empty} holding or containing nothing
"an empty glass"
"an empty room"
"full of empty seats"
"empty hours"
<-> full
{adj: established, firm} securely established
"an established reputation"
"holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"
{adj: fiduciary, fiducial} relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
"a fiduciary contract"
"in a fiduciary capacity"
"fiducial power"
{adj: free} not held in servitude
"after the Civil War he was a free man"
<-> slave
{adj: hand-held, handheld} small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands
"a hand-held computer"
{adj: held up} delayed or obstructed
{adj: held} occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
"enemy-held territory"
{adj: hooklike} resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)
"hooklike thorns"
{adj: hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding} attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
"read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"
"she had a warm mesmeric charm"
"the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"
"a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome"
{adj: incommunicado} without the means or right to communicate
"a prisoner held incommunicado"
"incommunicado political detainees"
{adj: inconsiderate, unconsidered} without proper consideration or reflection
"slovenly inconsiderate reasoning"
"unconsidered words"
"prejudice is the holding of unconsidered opinions"
{adj: incumbent} currently holding an office
"the incumbent governor"
{adj: inhibited} held back or restrained or prevented
"in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"
<-> uninhibited
{adj: interesting} arousing or holding the attention
<-> uninteresting
{adj: in} holding office
"the in party"
{adj: lax} not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight
"a lax rope"
<-> tense
{adj: liable} held legally responsible
"men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"
{adj: long} holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
"is long on coffee"
"a long position in gold"
<-> short
{adj: loved} held dear
"his loved companion of many years"
<-> unloved
{adj: nescient, unbelieving} holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
{adj: occupied} held or filled or in use
"she keeps her time well occupied"
"the wc is occupied"
<-> unoccupied
{adj: ordinal} being or denoting a numerical order in a series
"ordinal numbers"
"held an ordinal rank of seventh"
<-> cardinal
{adj: past, preceding, retiring} of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
"a retiring member of the board"
{adj: predestinarian} of or relating to predestination; holding the doctrine of predestination
{adj: quilted} made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching
{adj: responsible} worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
"a responsible adult"
"responsible journalism"
"a responsible position"
"the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"
"the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"
<-> irresponsible
{adj: scentless} emitting or holding no odor
"scentless wisps of straw"
"a scentless stretch of rocky ground"
{adj: secure} not likely to fail or give way
"the lock was secure"
"a secure foundation"
"a secure hold on her wrist"
<-> insecure
{adj: shared} have in common; held or experienced in common
"two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"
"a shared interest in philately"
<-> unshared
{adj: short} not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
"a short sale"
"short in cotton"
<-> long
{adj: slave} held in servitude
"he was born of slave parents"
<-> free
{adj: smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressed} held in check with difficulty
"a smothered cough"
"a stifled yawn"
"a strangled scream"
"suppressed laughter"
{adj: steady} securely in position; not shaky
"held the ladder steady"
{adj: supported} held up or having the weight borne especially from below
"supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends"
<-> unsupported, unsupported
{adj: taped} secured or held in place by tape
"carefully taped pieces of glass served as a windowpane"
{adj: unarticulated} not consisting of segments that are held together by joints
<-> articulated
{adj: unbound} not held in chemical or physical combination
{adj: unhampered, free of} not held in check or subject to control
"unhampered dissemination of news"
"this would give black people the opportunity to live unhampered by racism"
{adj: unitary} characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority
"a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government"
<-> federal
{adj: unlighted, unlit} not set afire or burning
"the table was bare, the candles unlighted"
"held an unlit cigarette"
<-> lighted
{adj: unnerved} deprived of courage and strength
"the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer"
{adj: unoccupied} not held or filled or in use
"an unoccupied telephone booth"
"unoccupied hours"
<-> occupied
{adj: unreconstructed} adhering to an attitude or position widely held to be outmoded
"peasants are still unreconstructed small capitalists at heart"
"there are probably more unreconstructed Southerners than one would like to admit"
<-> reconstructed
{adj: unsupported} not held up or borne
"removal of the central post left the roof unsupported"
<-> supported
{adj: upraised, lifted} held up in the air
"stood with arms upraised"
"her upraised flag"
{adj: usurped} (used especially of the rights of another) seized and held by force
"the usurped crown sat heavy on his head"
{adj: valued} held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
"a valued friend"
{adv: aloof} in an aloof manner
"the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"
{adv: approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so} (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
"lasted approximately an hour"
"in just about a minute"
"he's about 30 years old"
"I've had about all I can stand"
"we meet about once a month"
"some forty people came"
"weighs around a hundred pounds"
"roughly $3,000"
"holds 3 gallons, more or less"
"20 or so people were at the party"
{adv: biannually} twice a year
"we hold our big sale biannually"
{adv: concurrently, at the same time} overlapping in duration
"concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held"
"going to school and holding a job at the same time"
{adv: consequently, therefore} as a consequence
"he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held"
{adv: edgeways, edgewise} with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
"he sawed the board edgeways"
"held it edgewise"
{adv: fast, tight} firmly or tightly
"held fast to the rope"
"her foot was stuck fast"
"held tight"
{adv: hard, firmly} with firmness
"held hard to the railing"
{adv: importantly, significantly} in an important way or to an important degree
"more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself"
{adv: in check, in restraint, under control} unable to act freely
"he held the enemy's armies in check"
{adv: inalienably} in an inalienable manner
"this property is held inalienably"
{adv: involuntarily} against your will
"he was involuntarily held against his will"
<-> voluntarily
{adv: lewdly, obscenely} in a lewd and obscene manner
"he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely"
{adv: masterfully} in a domineering and masterful manner
"his gaze held hers masterfully"
{adv: okay, O.K., all right, alright} in a satisfactory or adequate manner
"she'll do okay on her own"
"held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')
{adv: peaceably, pacifically} in a peaceable manner
"the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises"
{adv: playfully} in a playful manner
"she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully"
{adv: pluckily} in a plucky manner
"he was Brentford's defensive star in pluckily holding out the determined Reading raids for long periods"
{adv: securely, firmly} in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
"she held the child securely"
{adv: securely} in an invulnerable manner
"the agreed line was to involve at several points the withdrawal of French troops from positions which they had quite securely held"
{adv: sparely} in a spare manner
"William held me longest with his recent bronzes sparely arranged at Waddington's galleries"
{adv: still, stock-still} without moving or making a sound
"he sat still as a statue"
"time stood still"
"they waited stock-still outside the door"
"he couldn't hold still any longer"
{adv: sub rosa} in secret or covertly
"held a meeting sub rosa to avoid general criticism"
{adv: thus, thusly, so} in the way indicated
"hold the brush so"
"set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
{n: Achilles} a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
{n: Arminianism} 17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty
{n: Attorney General, United States Attorney General, US Attorney General} the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department
"Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington"
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