hold

Can you hold the bag while I open the door?

我开门时你能帮我拿一下包吗？

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。

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 your hand (= raise your arm).

同意的请举手。

Will the rope be strong enough to hold my weight?

这根绳子禁得住我的重量吗？

Each wheel is held on with four bolts.

每个轮胎都由4颗螺栓固定。

The parts are held together with glue.

这些部件是用胶粘在一起的。

I have to hold my nose when I jump into water.

当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.

这只壶的容量刚好是1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。

Computers can hold huge amounts of information.

计算机能存储海量的信息。

Who can tell what the future holds?

谁又能知道将来会发生什么事呢？

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。

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.

这家银行拥有大量的黄金储备。

Despite incurring heavy losses, the rebels now hold the town and the surrounding hills.

叛军尽管损失惨重，但现在控制了该镇及其周围的小山。

She holds the world record.

她保持着世界纪录

They held the lead until the 89th minute.

他们一直到第89分钟还保持领先。

I asked the shop to hold the dress for me until this afternoon.

我让那家商店帮我把那条长裙留到今天下午。

You have to be a fairly good speaker to hold an audience's attention/interest.

要想保持观众的注意力／兴趣，你得是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讯问。

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。

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 8 August.

选举将于8月8日举行。

I find it's almost impossible to hold a sensible conversation with her.

我发现几乎不可能和她进行理智的谈话。

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.

我希望这样修一下能让我们把车子开到修车厂。

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”现在依然所言非虚。

The government is committed to holding exports at their present level.

政府承诺继续保持现有的出口水平。

The ship/aircraft held its course.

这艘船／这架飞机保持了航向。

You sold it to me, so if it breaks I'll hold you responsible (= consider you to blame).

是你把它卖给了我，所以如果坏了你得负责。

a legal decision that we hold to be unconstitutional

一个我们确信违宪的法律裁决

They've decided to hold all future deliveries until the invoice has been paid.

他们决定，在对方付清发货清单上的货款之前，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 phone until she can speak to you)?

她在打电话——你能等一会儿吗？

I'd like a ham sandwich on rye, hold the lettuce.

我要一个黑麦面包的三明治，不要加生菜。

Keep a tight hold on your tickets.

拿好你们的票。

Don't worry if you lose hold of the reins – the horse won't wander off.

如果缰绳脱手也不用担心——这匹马是不会乱跑的。

He took hold of one end of the carpet and tugged.

他抓住地毯的一端用力拖。

I just managed to grab hold of Lucy before she fell in the pool.

我刚好在露西要掉进水池时抓住了她。

Their company has a strong hold on/over the computer market.

他们公司在计算机市场举足轻重。

Mr Briggs is on hold.

布里格斯先生正在电话那头等着呢。

He's on the phone at the moment- can I put you on hold?

他的电话占线——您不要挂断电话，等一会儿可以吗？

Everything's on hold again because of the bad weather.

因为天气恶劣，一切都再次推迟了。

The movie has been put on hold until the financial situation improves.

那部电影被推迟拍摄，直到财务状况有所好转为止。