•Can you hold the bag while I open the door?我开门时，你能帮我拿一下提包吗？

•He was holding a gun.他当时正拿着一把枪。

•The little girl held her mother's hand.这个小女孩抓着妈妈的手。

•He held her in his arms.他把她抱在怀里。

•[+ obj + adj] Could you hold the door open , please?你能扶住门让它一直开着吗？

•Rosie held out an apple for the horse.罗西拿着一个苹果伸向那匹马。

•All those who agree please hold up their hand (= raise their arm).同意的请举手。

•Will the rope be strong enough to hold my weight?这根绳子承受得住我的重量吗？

•Each wheel is held on with four bolts.每个轮胎都由四颗螺栓固定。

•The parts are held together with glue.这些部件是用胶水黏在一起的。

•I have to hold my nose when I jump into water.我跳到水里时，必须捏住鼻子。

•They walked along holding hands.他们手拉着手向前走。

•This jug holds exactly one pint.这个壶子的容量刚好是一品脱。

•One bag won't hold all of the shopping - we'd better take two.买的这些东西一个袋子装不下——我们最好拿两个。

•Modern computers can hold huge amounts of information.现代的电脑能储存大量的资料。

•Who can tell what the future holds?谁又能知道将来会发生甚么事呢？

•She's very religious, so death holds no fear for her.她笃信宗教，所以死亡对她来说一点也不可怕。

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•He currently holds the position of technical manager.他目前担任技术经理的职务。

•The bank holds large reserves of gold.这家银行拥有大量黄金储备。

•Despite incurring heavy losses, the rebels now hold the town and the surrounding hills.尽管损失惨重，但现在叛军控制了该镇及周围的小山。

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•I asked the shop to hold the dress for me until this afternoon.我要那家商店帮我把那件衣服留到今天下午。

•You have to be a fairly good speaker to hold an audience's attention/interest.要想吸引观众的注意力／兴趣，你得成为一个相当出色的演讲者才行。

•The police are holding several people in custody (= at the police station) for questioning.警方拘留了几个人进行询问。

•[+ obj + noun] The terrorists held him hostage for 18 months.恐怖分子将他扣为人质达18个月之久。

•I was held prisoner in a tiny attic room.我被囚禁在一间小阁楼里。

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•Could we hold a meeting to discuss this tomorrow afternoon?明天下午我们开会讨论这件事好吗？

•The election will be held on 8th of August.选举将于8月8日举行。

•I find it's almost impossible to hold a sensible conversation with her.我发现和她进行理性对谈几乎不可能。

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•Let's hope our good luck holds.希望我们好运不断。

•I hope the repair holds until we get the car to a garage.我希望这样维修能让我们一直把车子开到修车厂。

•The old adage that 'money talks' still holds true (= is still true).那句古老的谚语｢有钱能使鬼推磨｣现在依然所言甚是。

•The government is committed to holding exports at their present level.政府承诺继续保持现有的出口标准。

•The ship/aircraft held its course.这艘船／这架飞机定住了航向。

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•[+ to infinitive] Small amounts of alcohol are held to be good for the heart.据信少量饮酒对心脏有好处。

•You sold it to me, so if it breaks I'll hold you responsible (= make you take responsibility).是你把它卖给我，所以如果坏了你得负责。

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•They've decided to hold all future deliveries until the invoice has been paid.他们决定，在对方付清出货单上的货款之前，暂停所有未来的交货。

•How long can you hold your breath (= stop breathing) ?你憋气能憋多久？

•Will you hold my calls for the next half hour please?半小时内请不要把电话转进来，好吗？

•She's on the phone at the moment - will you hold (the line) (= wait on the telephone until she can speak to you) ?她在讲电话——你能等一会儿吗？

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•I'd like a ham sandwich on rye, hold the lettuce.我要一个黑麦面包三明治，不要加生菜。

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•Her latest book is readable enough, but it can't hold a candle to her earlier work.她最新出版的书有一定的可读性，但无法跟早期的作品媲美。

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•She said she'd get back to us, but don't hold your breath!她说她要报复我们，但是过不了多久她就会忘了！

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•Management holds all the cards when it comes to the negotiations over job cuts.当开始协商裁员问题时，管理阶层就处于绝对优势。

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•Patrick is holding court at the end table.派翠克在茶几旁被不少人围着。

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•Hold everything! He's changed his mind again.等等！他又改变主意了。

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•Their arguments were valid a hundred years ago and they still hold good today.100年前他们的论点令人信服，今天也仍然适用。

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•If you know that you did your best, you can hold your head high.如果你知道自己已经尽全力，你就可以昂头挺胸，无愧于心。

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•Just hold your horses, Bill! Let's think about this for a moment.且慢，比尔！我们先考虑一下这件事。

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•Hold it! I haven't got my coat on yet.等一下！我还没穿上大衣呢。