hold

　　A. vt.拿着；握着

　　Holding my hand, he tried to calmed me down.

　　Hold the line, please.

　　容纳

　　How much water can the tank hold?

　　拥有；占有

　　He held the position for years.

　　举行

　　Chinese film weeks will be held in other places.

　　B.习语

　　hold…back阻碍；忍住；保留

　　hold…down 控制； 镇压

　　hold…forth提出；

　　hold…in memory 记住

　　hold on坚持下去；（电话）别挂

　　hold on to…抓住不放

　　hold out坚持到底；维持；伸出

　　We must hold out, and the enemy will give up.

　　They were ready to hold out a friendly hand.

　　hold to sth.紧紧抓住；坚持（路线、道路、看法等）

　　hold…together合在（一起）；团结（在一起）

　　hold…up举起；耽搁；耽误

　　The storm held us up, so we were late for the meeting.

　　Their wages were help up or reduced for no reason.