hold
英 [həʊld] 美 [hold]
vt. 持有；拥有；保存；拘留；约束或控制
vi. 支持；有效；持续
n. 控制；保留
1拿着; 托住
例：
Hold the knife at an angle.
斜握着刀。
2.N-COUNT Hold is also a noun. 拿; 托住
例：
He released his hold on the camera.
他松开了握着照相机的手。
3.N-UNCOUNT Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling. 抓住
例：
I was woken up by someone grabbing hold of my sleeping bag.
有人抓住我的睡袋把我弄醒了。
A doctor and a nurse caught hold of his arms.
一名医生和一名护士抓住了他的双臂。
4.V-T When you hold someone, you put your arms around them, usually because you want to show them how much you like them or because you want to comfort them. (常因想表示喜爱和安慰而) 抱住
例：
If only he would hold her close to him.
他要是紧紧抱住她就好了。
5.V-T If you hold someone in a particular position, you use force to keep them in that position and stop them from moving. 按住; 使不动
例：
He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived.
然后他反扭手臂将那人按住，直到警察赶来。
6.N-COUNT A hold is a particular way of keeping someone in a position using your own hands, arms, or legs. 按住 (使某人不得动弹)
例：
The man wrestled the Indian to the ground, locked in a hold he couldn't escape.
那人把印第安人摔倒在地，并将他死死按住，使他无法逃脱。
7.V-T When you hold a part of your body, you put your hand on or against it, often because it hurts. (常指因疼痛而) 捂住
例：
Soon she was crying bitterly about the pain and was holding her throat.
不一会儿她就疼得捂着喉咙哭了。
8.V-T When you hold a part of your body in a particular position, you put it into that position and keep it there. 使 (自己身体某部位) 保持某种姿势
例：
Hold your hands in front of your face.
把双手放在面前。
9.V-T If one thing holds another in a particular position, it keeps it in that position. 使…保持 (在某位置) 不动
例：
...the wooden wedge which held the heavy door open.
…卡住沉重的门使之洞开着的木楔。
10.V-T If one thing is used to hold another, it is used to store it. 存放
例：
Two knife racks hold her favourite knives.
两个刀架上放着她最喜爱的刀。
11.N-COUNT In a ship or aeroplane, a hold is a place where cargo or luggage is stored. (船、飞机等的) 货舱
例：
A fire had been reported in the cargo hold.
据报告货舱失火了。
12.V-T If a place holds something, it keeps it available for reference or for future use. 储备; 储存
例：
The Better Business Bureau holds an enormous amount of information on any business problem.
商业信用局存储着有关任何商务问题的大量信息。
13.V-T If something holds a particular amount of something, it can contain that amount. 容纳得下
例：
One CD-ROM disk can hold over 100,000 pages of text.
一张CD光盘能容纳10万多页的文字资料。
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