(held, held/held/) [] 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.董事会将于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.这些股票倾向于维持价值不变。 [] 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处于维持状态；没有多少变化或行动◆The market will be in a holding pattern until after the holiday.一直到假日之后，市场都将处于维持状态。●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 ˈdownto 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