hold back

1. 抑制

Jim was able to hold back his anger.

吉姆克制住了内心的愤怒。

2. 阻碍

He was held back from further promotion.

他没得到进一步的升级。

3. 退缩

When danger came, no one held back.

危险降临时, 无人退缩。

4. 隐瞒

Don't hold anything back.

别隐瞒什么。

hold by

1. 坚持

During the whole struggle he held by his principles.

在整个斗争过程中, 他坚持自己的原则。

hold down

1. 保有(工作等)

Jim has not held down a job for more than a year.

没有一份工作吉姆能保住一年。

2. 抑制; 压制

We must hold down prices.

我们必须控制物价。

hold off

1. (使)不接近

His cold manner holds people off.

他冷淡的态度使人无法接近。

2. 拖延

They will hold off their decision until Monday.

他们将延至星期一再作决定。

hold on

1. 继续; 坚持; 保持

The speaker held on for a full hour.

演讲的人讲了整整一个小时。

How much longer do you think we can hold on?

你认为我们还能坚持多久?

2. 不挂断电话

hold out

1. 坚持

How long can we hold out?

我们能坚持多久?

2. 维持

How long will our food supplies hold out?

我们的粮食还能维持多久?

3. 给予

The doctors hold out little hope of his recovery.

医生们对他的康复不抱多大希望。

hold over

1. 延期

The concert was held over till the following week.

音乐会延期到下周举行。

2. 以……威胁

He's holding my past record over me.

他用我的过去来威胁我。

hold to

1. 坚持

Whatever your argument, I shall hold to my decision.

不管你怎样争辩, 我将坚持我的决定。

hold together

1. 使连接在一起

The pin held the 2 pages together.

大头针把两页纸别在一起。

2. 团结一致

We always hold together in times of crisis.

我们在危难中总是团结一致。

hold up

1. 阻碍

They were held up by fog.

他们被雾所阻。

2. 拦截

The criminals held up the train.

罪犯拦截了火车。

3. 举出

Don't hold me up as a model husband.

别把我推举为模范丈夫。

hold with

1. 赞同

I don't hold with some of the strange ideas you believe in.

我不赞同你深信不疑的一些怪念头。