[] to have or own sth 拥有◆The government holds a 55% stake in the firm. 政府在这企业中拥有 55% 的股份。◆a privately/publicly held company 私有／公有公司◆Most of our funds are held in cash. 我们的大多数资金都是以现金形式持有的。
[] to organize and have a meeting, a discussion, an event, etc. 组织（会议、讨论、活动等）◆The board will hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the proposals. 董事会将於星期二举行会议讨论这些建议。
[] to have a particular job or position, especially an important or official one 担任（尤指重要或官方的工作或职位）◆Few women hold top executive jobs. 妇女很少担任高级管理人员岗位。
[] to have enough space for sth/sb; to contain sth/sb 容纳◆This barrel holds 25 litres. 这只桶能容纳 25 升。
[] to keep a price, cost, etc. at a particular level 维持（价格、成本等）◆The central bank has decided to hold interest rates at 4.0 per cent. 中央银行决定将利率维持在 4%。
[] to remain the same 维持◆How long can these prices hold? 这些价格可以维持多久？◆These stocks tend to hold their value. 这些股票倾向於维持价值不变。
[] to keep sth so that it can be used later 保存；存贮◆records held on computer 保存在电脑上的记录◆We can hold your reservation for three days. 我们可以将你的预订保留三天。◆stocks of finished goods held by manufacturers 制造商贮存的制成品存货
[] to wait until you can speak to the person you have telephoned 不要挂断（电话）◆That extension is busy right now. Can you hold? 那部分机现在占线，请你等一下好吗？
() [] to make a judgement about sb/sth in a court 判决◆The judge held ( that) she had been negligent. 法官判决她玩忽职守。➡find (2)
●be in a ˈholding patternto be in a situation where there is not much change or activity 处於维持状态；没有多少变化或行动◆The market will be in a holding pattern until after the holiday. 一直到假日之後，市场都将处於维持状态。●hold sb's ˈhandto give sb a lot of support and help (often used in a disapproving way) 帮助某人（常带有贬义）◆A qualified employee shouldn't need anyone to hold their hand. 一位称职的员工不应该经常需要别人帮忙。➡hand-holding ●ˌhold the ˈfloorto speak during a formal discussion, especially for a long time so that nobody else is able to say anything 以冗长的发言控制会场；讲冗长而令人厌烦的话●ˌhold the ˈpurse stringsto be in control of how money is spent 掌管钱财 ; 掌握财权➡ idiom at check noun, ground noun ●ˌhold sb/sth ˈbackto limit or slow down the progress of sb/sth 限制某人；减缓某事的进程◆High interest rates are holding back growth. 高利率限制了增长。●ˌhold sth ˈdown
to keep sth at a low level 压低◆The rate of inflation must be held down. 通货膨胀率必须压低。◆holding down costs 降低成本
to keep a job for some time 保住（工作）◆He finds it difficult to hold down a job. 他发现保住工作十分困难。
●ˌhold ˈon () used on the telephone to ask sb to wait until they can talk to the person they want （电话用语）不要挂断，请等一下◆Can you hold on? I'll see if he's here. 不要挂断，我看看他是否在。●ˌhold ˈon to sth/sb●ˌhold ˈonto sth/sbto keep sth/sb that is valuable or that provides an advantage; to not give or sell sth to sb else 保住优势；不送出（或卖出）某物◆You should hold on to your oil shares. 你应该继续持有这些石油股票。◆the difficulty of holding on to skilled employees 留住熟练员工的困难●ˌhold ˈout for sthto cause a delay in reaching an agreement because you hope you will gain sth （为获取利益）拖延达成协定◆The union is holding out for a higher pay offer. 工会在拖延达成协定，从而希望得到提薪的承诺。➡holdout ●ˌhold sth ˈover (usually be held over) to not deal with sth immediately; to leave sth to be dealt with later 推迟；搁置◆This matter will be held over until the next meeting. 这一事项将推迟到下次会议讨论。●ˌhold ˈupto remain strong; to work well 支撑；继续下去◆Sales for the third quarter held up better than expected. 第三季度的销售额继续好过预期。●ˌhold sb/sth ˈupto delay or block the movement or progress of sb/sth 延迟；阻碍◆Differences of opinion over price could hold up a deal. 对价格的分歧可能会阻碍交易的达成。➡hold-up
