- 拿住，握住，抓住：
He always holds a pipe between the teeth.
他嘴里总叼着烟斗。
to hold someone by the collar
抓住某人的衣领
- 留下，保留；保存：
You may hold your opinion, but you have to obey orders.
你可以保留你的意见，可你必须执行命令。
to hold a barrel of red wine
存了一桶红葡萄酒
- (用手、手臂等)抱住，夹住；托住，固定住；支承：
He held her tightly in his embrace.
他把她紧紧抱在怀里。
Elyot held a thick book under his arm.
埃利奥特臂下夹着一本厚书。
the pit held by pillars
柱子支承的坑道
- 使保持某种状态(或某种关系)：
Hold your eyes open, don't let anyone go in or out.
睁大眼睛盯在这儿，别让任何人出入。
to hold the course
保持航线
- 扣留，扣押；拘留：
His property was temporally held by the police.
他的财产被警方暂时扣押起来了。
He was held for overspeed driving.
他因超速驾驶而遭拘留。
- [hold oneself](在行为举止上)表现：
You should hold yourself well before the new manager.
在新经理面前，你得表现得好一点儿。
She sang and held herself as a singing star.
她一边唱着一边模仿着歌星的动作。
- 举行，召开，主持(会议、会谈、仪式等)；进行(调查、讨论等)；庆祝(节日)：
The foreign minister will hold a reception at 7∶30 p.m. this evening.
今晚7∶30外交部长将举行招待会。
The government would hold an investigation on the charge.
政府将对该项指控进行调查。
to hold All Fools' Day
过愚人节
- 使受…的制约，使遵守(与to连用)：
I will hold me to my word.
我一定会遵守诺言的。
to hold someone to his responsibility
使某人承担责任
- 制止，止住；约束，控制：
to hold one's breath
屏息，倒抽一口凉气
You'd better hold your drink well.
你还是少喝点儿吧。
- 推迟，延迟；移后投递(信件等)：
Inform the commander of PA 307 to hold the plane taking off.
通知PA 307机长推迟该机起飞时间。
- 容纳，装得下：
A new stadium, which could hold a hundred thousand people, was planned to set up.
计划要修建一座能容纳十万人的新体育场。
How many people will your jeep still hold ?
你的吉普里还能再塞几个人?
- 准备着，贮藏着；包含：
That street holds another restaurant.
那条街里还有一家餐馆。
The future may hold many difficulties for you.
在你面前还有许多困难在等待着你去克服。
- 占据，坚守；吸引(注意等)：
Aggressor troops held the capital of the country.
侵略军占据了该国的首都。
to tightly hold the attention of the audience
紧紧抓住观众的心
- 拥有，持有，握有；获得，被授予(毕业证书等)：
She holds a large integrated complex spread everywhere in the world.
她拥有遍布世界各地庞大的联合企业。
to hold the rights to do (something)
拥有做(某事)的权力
- 保持：
The record he holds has not been broken so far.
他保持的记录至今还没有人打破。
- 占据，担任：
Now he holds the office of Foreign Minister.
他现在担任外交部长职务。
to hold power
掌权
- 怀有(信念、见解等)：
He holds right this belief.
他就持有这种信念。
I held the belief that we would fall on our feet.
我相信我们会转危为安的。
- 想，认为；相信；记住：
I hold it my duty to remind you.
我认为我有责任提醒你。
You must hold all what I said in your head.
你必须记住我所说的一切。
- 维持，满足…的需要：
Don't leave the house unless I phone you. There's enough food in the freezer, which holds you for a whole day.
没有我的电话别离开房间，冰箱里有够你一整天吃的食品。
- 使用(侮辱的语言等)
- [hold oneself]使(自己)打起精神：
He let me hold myself, not to lose confidence of future.
他让我振作起来，不要对未来失去信心。
- 把(枪等)对准，使对准(与on连用)：
She held a gun on him and told him to get out.
她用枪指着他，让他滚蛋。
- 【法律】
- 【音乐】延长(音符或休止)，继续演奏(或演唱)(某音符)
- 【计算机】(数据传输出后)记忆装置仍保持(数据)