Hold

(noun.) a cell in a jail or prison.

(noun.) a stronghold.

(noun.) power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; 'he has a hold over them'.

(verb.) keep from exhaling or expelling; 'hold your breath'.

(verb.) assert or affirm; 'Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good'.

(verb.) hold the attention of; 'The soprano held the audience'; 'This story held our interest'; 'She can hold an audience spellbound'.

(verb.) aim, point, or direct; 'Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames'.

(verb.) have or hold in one's hands or grip; 'Hold this bowl for a moment, please'; 'A crazy idea took hold of him'.

(verb.) be the physical support of; carry the weight of; 'The beam holds up the roof'; 'He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam'; 'What's holding that mirror?'.

(verb.) cover as for protection against noise or smell; 'She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate'; 'hold one's nose'.

(verb.) support or hold in a certain manner; 'She holds her head high'; 'He carried himself upright'.

(verb.) organize or be responsible for; 'hold a reception'; 'have, throw, or make a party'; 'give a course'.

(verb.) remain in a certain state, position, or condition; 'The weather held'; 'They held on the road and kept marching'.

(verb.) have as a major characteristic; 'The novel holds many surprises'; 'The book holds in store much valuable advise'.

(verb.) remain committed to; 'I hold to these ideas'.

(verb.) stop dealing with; 'hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting'.

(verb.) keep from departing; 'Hold the taxi'; 'Hold the horse'.

(verb.) take and maintain control over, often by violent means; 'The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week'.

(verb.) contain or hold; have within; 'The jar carries wine'; 'The canteen holds fresh water'; 'This can contains water'.

伊莉斯校对

• I am to understand, then, that you hold by the determination expressed in your letter? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• As long as we could hold our position the enemy was limited in supplies of food, men and munitions of war to what they had on hand. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Listen, said Tarzan, easing up a trifle, but not releasing his hold. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• General Sherman, leaving a force to hold Atlanta, with the remainder of his army fell upon him and drove him to Gadsden, Alabama. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• On the 12th of February I ordered Thomas to take Dalton and hold it, if possible; and I directed him to move without delay. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, bless the bed that I lie on; four angels guard-- Hold your tongue. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Affery, who had watched her in terror, darted to her in the middle of the room, caught hold of her dress, and went on her knees to her. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• But still the disappointed father held a strong lever; and Fred felt as if he were being banished with a malediction. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• For a short while the world outside of Menlo Park held Edison's claims in derision. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Her colour burned deeper, but she held his gaze. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• There was a cry and a rush to rescue, but the right hand which all this while had lain hidden in Moore's breast, reappearing, held out a pistol. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• So, I presented Joe to Herbert, who held out his hand; but Joe backed from it, and held on by the bird's-nest. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• He held his cap in his hand and looked at the elderly nurse. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The former now held out his hand to Harry Maylie; and hearty salutations were exchanged between them. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• At last he grasped the manuscript upon which Jane Porter had been writing, and as cautiously withdrew his arm and hand, holding the precious treasure. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• It was not, however, till the invention of telegraphs that anything approaching to the means of holding regular communication by signals was attained. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• The servant who stood holding the door, asked no question of John, neither did he go before them or follow them as they went straight up-stairs. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• With a man on each side holding these ropes, the mule was released from his other bindings and allowed to rise. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Half a dozen able-bodied men were standing in a line from the well-mouth, holding a rope which passed over the well-roller into the depths below. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• You can't stand holding the roof up with your hands, for ever. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Now he looked up at them, holding the pencil. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The marine-store merchant holds the light, and the law-stationer conducts the search. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The surplus he holds merely as custodian, and it is passed on to the younger members of the community as necessity demands. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• Can a man help imitating that with which he holds reverential converse? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• And of the pleasures of love, and all other pleasures, the same holds good? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Mrs. Rouncewell, who holds the light, is giddy with the swiftness of his eyes and hands as he starts up, furnished for his journey. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• In the Mannlicher gun, adopted by the German army, the clip which holds the cartridges is itself inserted into the magazine, along with the cartridges. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The operator in Fig. 6 is shown assembling switch plugs and is in the act of driving home a screw which holds in place the fiber bar over which the cord bends. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

校对:朱莉娅