★hold (held,held) v. 召开
① vt. 拿着,抓住,抱住
Please hold the bady while I take off my coat.
(2019浙江卷)
Only on special occasions would they take the medal out and let us hold it in our hands.
只有在特殊场合他们才会把勋章拿出来让我们捧在手里。
② 容纳,装得下,包含
The stadium can hold 20,000 people. 这个体育场能容纳2万人。
This cup can’t hold much water. 这杯子装不了多少水。
③ 举行,进行(会议、会谈等);
▲ have a meeting = hold a meeting 召开会议
▲ hold习惯用被动: The Olympic games was held in China in 2008.
We are going to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the subject.
明天我们准备开一次会来讨论这个议题.
The next conference will be held in Geneva. 下次会议将在日内瓦举行. ④ vt. 支撑(重量):
I don’t think that branch will hold your weight.
我觉得那根树枝承受不了你的重量。
⑤v担任;拥有;保持,持有(见解等)
Employees hold 30% of the shares of the company.
雇员持有公司30%的股份。
(2009辽宁)
Hold a can-do attitude and your child will follow your example.
要有一种乐于尝试的态度,那样,孩子就会以你为榜样。
⑥ n.拿着;抓住;握住:
(2010四川)
Most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of.
童年的大部分时间我都在读我能得到的书籍。
▲get hold of sb和某人联系;找到某人
(2017全国)
I have been trying to get hold of you all afternoon.
我整个下午都在找你。
▲on hold 中断,推迟
While matters of money wont be settled for weeks, Jane hardly puts her project on hold.
虽然几周的时间也将无法解决钱的问题,但简不会中断自己的项目。