基本动词HOLD补充词组

1. hold a meeting **举行会议，开会

解 习语；词义溯源：举行［聚会、会议（meeting）］

例 We will hold a meeting this Thursday to decide whether or not to close down the factory in Montreal. 我们这周四将召开会议，决定是否关闭蒙特利尔的工厂。

2. hold forth ***滔滔不绝地说；提供

解 〈口〉短语动词；词义溯源：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. 文森特一遇到听他说话的人就变得非常健谈，经常能滔滔不绝地讲一个多小时。

3. hold one's fire **忍着不说，不采取行动；先不加以批评或评论

解 习语；词义溯源：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. 我力劝任何想批评这个计划的人能够在计划执行前不加以评论，给它证明自己的机会。

4. hold one's peace **保持安静，保持沉默

解 习语；词义溯源：保持［平静、沉默（peace）］

例 The soldier wanted to tell the officer he knew nothing about computers, but fearing a reprimand he held his peace. 士兵想告诉长官自己对计算机一窍不通，又怕遭到训斥，于是缄默不言。

5. hold out ***维持，坚持

解 短语动词；词义溯源：［完全地（out）］坚持；参照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. 三年来，我们一直盼望着独立，不知道我们还能不能坚持下去。

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

解 短语动词；词义溯源：［向下（down）］抓紧某人

例 The white minority of South Africa successfully held down the black majority through economic and political repression. 南非的少数白人从经济和政治上施压，成功压制了占多数的黑人。

7. hold sb. or sth. over ***推迟，延迟

解 〈口〉 短语动词；词义溯源：［向上（over）］抓着或［反复（over）］维持

例 Unscheduled meeting with the branch office there has held Mr. Brant over in Mexico City for an additional two days. 在墨西哥城分公司举行的计划外的会议，让布兰特先生不得不多停留了两天。

8. hold tight / hold on tight **紧紧抓住

解 习语；词义溯源：［紧紧地、牢牢地（tight）］抓着；这里的on表强调；参照 Hang on!

例 You'd better hold on tight to the handrail when the train pulls out of the station or might fall down. 火车出车站的时候，你最好抓紧栏杆，否则可能会摔下去。