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| hold water vtr + n | (contain water) | 装水
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| hold water v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (ideas, arguments: make sense, sound) (想法，论点) | 合理，站得住脚
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| hold with (doing) [sth] vi + prep | (agree) | 同意
tóng yì |
| | | 赞同
zàn tóng |
| 备注: used in negatives and where there is doubt |
| | I'm sorry, but I just don't hold with that attitude. |
| hold your breath v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (purposely stop breathing) | 屏住呼吸
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| Hold your horses! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (Wait!) | 等等！
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| hold your position v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (stay in place) | 保持原地不动
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| | | 在原地等待
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| | Just hold your position till I arrive. |
hold your tongue,
bite your tongue v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | idiom (keep silent) (习语) | 闭嘴
bì zuǐ |
| | You must hold your tongue and not tell your mother-in-law what you really think of her cooking. |
holdout,
hold-out nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (act of holding out) | 坚持
jiān chí |
| | | 不退让
bú tuì ràng |
| | | 拒绝合作
jù jué hé zuò |
holdup,
also UK: hold-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (cause of a delay) | 耽搁，阻碍
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| | | 交通堵塞
jiāo tōng dǔ sè |
| | You're two hours late, what was the holdup? |
| keep hold of [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (maintain one's grasp on) | 抓住
zhuā zhù |
| | | 拿着
ná zhe |
| | The child kept hold of his mother's hand as they crossed the road. |
| not hold back v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (express feelings freely) (非正式用语) | 毫无保留
háo wú bǎo liú |
| not hold back viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (not restrain oneself) | 抑制不住自己
yì zhì bú zhù zì jǐ |
| | | 无法克制自己
wú fǎ kè zhì zì jǐ |
| | In self-defense, one should not hold back. |
| not hold up viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (fail to withstand close examination) | 经不起检验
jīng bù qǐ jiǎn yàn |
| | When the experts performed their tests on the crude counterfeit money, it did not hold up. |
| not hold up v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (fail to withstand use) | 撑不住
chēng bú zhù |
| | | 经不住
jīng bú zhù |
| on hold advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (suspended) | 搁置
gē zhì |
| | | 推迟
tuī chí |
| | | 延缓
yán huǎn |
| | Our marriage plans are on hold for the time being. |
| on hold advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (telephone: kept waiting) | 等待
děng dài |
| | I've been on hold for half an hour now! |
| on hold advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (reserved) | 保留
bǎo liú |
| | | 预留
yù liú |
| | Leslie went to the library to collect the book they were keeping on hold for him. |
| put on hold vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (suspend) | 延期
yán qī |
| | | 暂停
zàn tíng |
| | Construction of the new shopping center was put on hold during the credit crisis. |
| put on hold vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (phone: keep waiting) (打电话中) | 使处于待机状态
shǐ chǔ yú dài jī zhuàng tài |
| put [sth] on hold v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (reserve) | 保留
bǎo liú |
| | | 预留
yù liú |
| | I've asked the library to put the book on hold for me. |
| take hold v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (become established) | 确定
què dìng |
| | | 确立
què lì |
| | It took years for the new system to take hold. |
| | 新体制花了好几年才成功确立。 |
| take hold of [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (grasp, seize [sth]) | 抓住
zhuā zhù |
| | | 握住
wò zhù |
| | The horse wouldn't move so I took hold of the reins and pulled. |
| | 那匹马不肯挪步，所以我抓住辔头拉动它。 |
| that which you hold dear nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (everything important to you) | 珍视之物
zhēn shì zhī wù |
| | If you go to jail, you risk losing that which you hold dear - your marriage, your career, and your family. |
| toe hold nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (place for toe when climbing) (攀登) | 立足点
lì zú diǎn |
| | (比喻) | 初步的立脚点
chū bù de lì jiǎo diǎn |
| | Rock climbers wear very soft shoes so they can feel for toe holds. |
| toe hold nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (tenuous position) (攀登) | 立足点
lì zú diǎn |
| | (比喻) | 初步的立脚点
chū bù de lì jiǎo diǎn |
| | My company barely has a toe hold overseas. |