hold back

To retain in one's possession or control

保留，保持控制：在某人的占據或控制之下

held back valuable information; held back my tears.

保留有價值的信息；忍住眼淚

To impede the progress of.

阻止…的發展

To restrain oneself.

抑制，自制

hold down

To limit

限制

Please hold the noise down.

請限制音量

To have (a job)

有（工作）

holds down two jobs.

有兩份工作

hold forth

To talk at great length.

滔滔不絕地說

hold off

To keep at a distance; resist

遠離；抵制

held the creditors off.

遠離債權人

To stop or delay doing something

制止或阻撓做某事

Let's hold off until we have more data.

等到有更多資料時再做

hold on

To maintain one's grip; cling.

抓住…不放；依附

To continue to do something; persist.

繼續做某事；堅持

To wait for something wanted or requested, especially to keep a telephone connection open.

稍待：尤指不掛上電話以等待想要的或要求的事物

hold out

To present or proffer as something attainable.

提供，提出：提供或顯示可得到的東西

To continue to be in supply or service; last

繼續給予或提供；持續

Our food is holding out nicely.

我們的食物還很多

To continue to resist

繼續反對

The defending garrison held out for a month.

防衛部隊已堅守了一個月

To refuse to reach or satisfy an agreement.

拒絕達成或履行協議

hold over

To postpone or delay.

繼續維持：處于與以前同樣狀態或情形

To continue a term of office past the usual length of time.

超越正常時間續任

To prolong the engagement of

延長…的期限

The film was held over for weeks.

電影又繼續放了幾星期

hold to

To remain loyal or faithful to

對…忠誠或忠實

She held to her resolutions.

她很忠于自己的決定

hold up

To obstruct or delay.

阻撓或延遲

To rob while armed, often at gunpoint.

通常用槍威脅以搶劫

To offer or present as an example

作為例子提供或展示

held the essay up as a model for the students.

把這篇論文給學生作范例

To continue to function without losing force or effectiveness; cope

制衡，應付：仍然有效或不失力量地繼續下去；應付

managed to hold up under the daily stress.

想辦法應付每天的生活壓力

hold with

To agree with; support

同意；支持

I don't hold with your theories.

我不同意你的理論

be left holding the baby (或美bag)

(informal)be left with an unwelcome responsibility, typically without warning

(非正式)（尤指沒有警告）被加一項責任

don't hold your breath

hold someone/thing at bay

hold one's breath