1.hold up
v. 举起,阻挡,耽搁,支撑,抢劫,使停顿,举出
例句与用法:
Managed to hold up under the daily stress.
想办法应付每天的生活压力
I decided to hold up on the news until he was sure of it.
我决定暂缓发布消息,直到我确信准确无误。
He held up his hand in amazement.
他惊骇地举起了手。
2.hold on
vi. 抓住,继续,坚持,忍受,(打电话时用语)别挂断
例句与用法:
I'd hold on to that house for the time being; house prices are rising sharply at the moment.
目前我不能出让那所房子,此刻房价正在急剧上涨。
He held on (to the rock) to stop himself slipping.
他紧紧抓住(岩石)以免自己往下滑。
Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.
停一停,让我喘口气。
3.hold back
vt. 阻碍,退缩,隐藏,克制,隐瞒
例句与用法:
She held back from telling him what she thought of him.
她要把自己对他的看法告诉他,但又觉得难以启齿。
She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news.
她踌躇著,不知该怎样宣布这一坏消息。
4.hold out
伸出,坚持
例句与用法:
How long can we hold out against these attacks?
我们对这些攻击能抵抗多久?
The forthcoming talks hold out the hope of real arms reductions.
即将举行的会谈给实现真正的裁军带来了希望。
Doctors hold out little hope of her recovering.
医生帮助她康复的希望甚微。
5.hold off
不使挨近,挡住,耽搁,离开
例句与用法:
The best we can do was to hold off the enemy's attack for a few hours.
我们所能做到的最好事宜,就是抵抗敌军几小时。
Let's hope the gunmen will hold off for the duration of the cease-fire.
但愿持枪歹徒在停火期间能约束自己的行动。
The rain held off just long enough for us to have our picnic.
雨一时下不起来,我们有足够的时间吃完野餐。
6.hold on to
紧紧抓住
例句与用法:
My father said that if we believe something was true, we should hold on to it.
父亲说如果我们相信某事是真的,就应该坚持。
Mr Smith told me to hold on to my oil shares.
史密斯先生叫我不要卖掉石油股票。
7.hold down
压制,压缩
例句与用法:
Jim have not hold down a job for more than a year.
没有一份工作吉姆能保住一年。
Hold down that noise!
把噪声弄轻点!
Kings used to know how to hold down the people.
国王们往往都知道怎样使人们服从他。
8.hold over
延期
例句与用法:
I don't know why she doesn't leave him-he must have some sort of hold over her.
我不明白她为什么不离开他——他一定有一种左右她的力量。
The matter was held over until the next meeting.
此事被延至下次会议解决。
He has a tremendous hold over his younger brother.
他对他弟弟很有影响。
9.hold in
压住,忍耐,抑制
例句与用法:
A wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is pulled behind the back and twisted upward.
锁臂摔跤的一种握法,把对手的一支胳膊压在他的背后并向上弯起
It's hard for him to take hold in the strange place.
他要立足于这个陌生的地方是很艰难的。
10.hold water
站得住脚,经得起检验
例句与用法:
His opinion doesn't hold water.
他的说法站不住。
Prohibition may be a dispute theory, but none can complain that it do not hold water.
禁酒法可能是一则有待商榷的理论,但谁也不能埋怨它有漏洞(说不通)。
Miller is a dishonest person.His words can't hold water.
米勒是个不诚实的人,他的话经不起验证。