新概念英語第二冊習(xí)慣用語總結(jié):Lesson 61

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hold v. 抓住;拿著
    hold onto 緊緊抓住(to take hold of sth. fast)
    Hold onto the rope until I go to fetch to you down.
    抓住繩子,等我接你下來。
    hold out for 堅持要(insist on getting)
    例句:The union is holding out for its original demand.
    工會仍堅持最初提出的要求,不肯讓步。
    hold off 推遲;等一等
    A.It's ten o'clock. Is it too late for us to phone Prof. Brown about the students'council meeting?
    已經(jīng)是10點了?,F(xiàn)在給布朗教授打電話告訴她學(xué)生會開會的事是不是太晚了?
    B:Let's hold off till tomorrow.
    還是明天再說吧。
    hold on 等一等;(電話)別掛
    A:If I don't find my wallet pretty soon, I'm going to have to report it stolen.
    如果我還是找不著我的錢包的話,我就要報失了。
    B:Hold on. Before you call the campus security office, have you checked your car or your jacket pocket, everywhere?
    等一等,在你給學(xué)校保衛(wèi)辦公室打電話之前,你有沒有看一看你的車或者你的夾克。到處都找了嗎?
    hold up 耽捆;堵??;使停止(to delay; get stuck in traffic jam)
    例句:Jenny's car was held up in traffic and her friends waited twenty minutes for her.
    珍妮的車堵在路上了,她的朋友們等了她20分鐘。