hold的常见用法
在英语中，“hold”有抱、坚持、握住、掌控等意思，我们来学习一下这个词在口语中的用法——
1. The drug has a hold on the m inds of those who use it。

毒品对吸毒者的思想影响极大。

2. You can't hold your drink, that's your problem. Two beers and you're under the table。

你的问题是酒量不行，两杯啤酒下肚你就醉了。

3. Your brother is m ean to m e, but I can't hold i t against you。

你哥哥真刻薄，但是我也不能把怒气发在你身上。

4. He holds all the cards in our office - he even decides where the water coolers are located and what kinds of pencils we have。

他掌控这办公室所有的事物，甚至饮水机放在哪儿，以及该发什么样的笔这种琐事他也管。

5. I always had the feeling she was holding/keeping m e at arm's length。

我总感觉她对我若即若离的。

6. Most of the argum ents put forward by our opponents sim ply do not hold water。

我们的对手提出的大部分辩解都站不住脚。

7. You're not holding your end up. We're having to do your share of the work。

你没有做你该做的工作，我们替你做了你的那份。

8. Sadie held forth on the virtues of hom e cooking。

莎蒂大谈特谈在家做饭的好处。

9. Hold your tongue, John. You can't talk to m e that way!
管住你的嘴，约翰，你怎么能那样跟我说话！
10. In our house it was m y m other who held the purse
strings。

在我家，我妈掌管着金钱财务。

11. I hope the rain holds off until we get hom e。

我希望我到家后再开始下雨。

12. Hold it! You alm ost stepped on m y contact lens!
站着别动，你差点踩在我的隐形眼镜上。

13. This is a good plan but not at this tim e. Let's just hold it in abeyance until things get better。

这个计划很好，但是眼下不适合执行这个计划，我们先把它搁置一下，等待形势好转吧！
14. Just hold your horses, Bill. Let's think about this for a m om ent。

沉住气，比尔，我们好好想一想。

怎么样？有感觉没？既然学到了，平时就可以用喽！。