基本動詞HOLD補充詞組

基本動詞HOLD補充詞組

1. hold a meeting **舉行會議，開會

解 習語；詞義溯源：舉行［聚會、會議（meeting）］

例 We will hold a meeting this Thursday to decide whether or not to close down the factory in Montreal. 我們這周四將召開會議，決定是否關(guān)閉蒙特利爾的工廠。

2. hold forth ***滔滔不絕地說；提供

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：保持［向前、向外（forth）］

例 Once Vincent gets in front of an audience he is very talkative and has been known to hold forth for over an hour at times. 文森特一遇到聽他說話的人就變得非常健談，經(jīng)常能滔滔不絕地講一個多小時。

3. hold one's fire **忍著不說，不采取行動；先不加以批評或評論

解 習語；詞義溯源：抑制［火（fire）］

例 Iurge anyone who wants to voice their criticism of the plan to hold their fire until it is implemented and has a chance to prove itself. 我力勸任何想批評這個計劃的人能夠在計劃執(zhí)行前不加以評論，給它證明自己的機會。

4. hold one's peace **保持安靜，保持沉默

解 習語；詞義溯源：保持［平靜、沉默（peace）］

例 The soldier wanted to tell the officer he knew nothing about computers, but fearing a reprimand he held his peace. 士兵想告訴長官自己對計算機一竅不通，又怕遭到訓斥，于是緘默不言。

5. hold out ***維持，堅持

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［完全地（out）］堅持；參照hold up

例 We've been waiting for our promised independence for three years now and I'm not sure we can hold out any longer. 三年來，我們一直盼望著獨立，不知道我們還能不能堅持下去。

6. hold sb. down / hold down sb. ***使某人不成功；壓制

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［向下（down）］抓緊某人

例 The white minority of South Africa successfully held down the black majority through economic and political repression. 南非的少數(shù)白人從經(jīng)濟和政治上施壓，成功壓制了占多數(shù)的黑人。

7. hold sb. or sth. over ***推遲，延遲

解 〈口〉 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［向上（over）］抓著或［反復（over）］維持

例 Unscheduled meeting with the branch office there has held Mr. Brant over in Mexico City for an additional two days. 在墨西哥城分公司舉行的計劃外的會議，讓布蘭特先生不得不多停留了兩天。

8. hold tight / hold on tight **緊緊抓住

解 習語；詞義溯源：［緊緊地、牢牢地（tight）］抓著；這里的on表強調(diào)；參照 Hang on!

例 You'd better hold on tight to the handrail when the train pulls out of the station or might fall down. 火車出車站的時候，你最好抓緊欄桿，否則可能會摔下去。