1.hold up
v. 舉起，阻擋，耽擱，支撐，搶劫，使停頓，舉出
例句與用法:
Managed to hold up under the daily stress.
想辦法應付每天的生活壓力
I decided to hold up on the news until he was sure of it.
我決定暫緩釋出訊息，直到我確信準確無誤。
He held up his hand in amazement.
他驚駭地舉起了手。
2.hold on
vi. 抓住，繼續，堅持，忍受，(打電話時用語)別結束通話
I"d hold on to that house for the time being; house prices are rising sharply at the moment.
目前我不能出讓那所房子，此刻房價正在急劇上漲。
He held on (to the rock) to stop himself slipping.
他緊緊抓住(岩石)以免自己往下滑。
Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.
停一停，讓我喘口氣。
3.hold back
vt. 阻礙，退縮，隱藏，剋制，隱瞞
She held back from telling him what she thought of him.
她要把自己對他的看法告訴他，但又覺得難以啟齒。
She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news.
她躊躇著，不知該怎樣宣佈這一壞訊息。
4.hold out
伸出，堅持
How long can we hold out against these attacks?
我們對這些攻擊能抵抗多久?
The forthcoming talks hold out the hope of real arms reductions.
即將舉行的會談給實現真正的裁軍帶來了希望。
Doctors hold out little hope of her recovering.
醫生幫助她康復的希望甚微。
5.hold off
不使挨近，擋住，耽擱，離開
The best we can do was to hold off the enemy"s attack for a few hours.
我們所能做到的最好事宜，就是抵抗敵軍幾小時。
Let"s hope the gunmen will hold off for the duration of the cease-fire.
但願持槍歹徒在停火期間能約束自己的行動。
The rain held off just long enough for us to have our picnic.
雨一時下不起來，我們有足夠的時間吃完野餐。
6.hold on to
緊緊抓住
My father said that if we believe something was true, we should hold on to it.
父親說如果我們相信某事是真的，就應該堅持。
Mr Smith told me to hold on to my oil shares.
史密斯先生叫我不要賣掉石油股票。
7.hold down
壓制，壓縮
Jim have not hold down a job for more than a year.
沒有一份工作吉姆能保住一年。
Hold down that noise!
把噪聲弄輕點！
Kings used to know how to hold down the people.
國王們往往都知道怎樣使人們服從他。
8.hold over
延期
I don"t know why she doesn"t leave him-he must have some sort of hold over her.
我不明白她為什麼不離開他——他一定有一種左右她的力量。
The matter was held over until the next meeting.
此事被延至下次會議解決。
He has a tremendous hold over his younger brother.
他對他弟弟很有影響。
9.hold in
壓住，忍耐，抑制
A wrestling hold in which the opponent"s arm is pulled behind the back and twisted upward.
鎖臂摔跤的一種握法，把對手的一支胳膊壓在他的背後並向上彎起
It"s hard for him to take hold in the strange place.
他要立足於這個陌生的地方是很艱難的。
10.hold water
站得住腳，經得起檢驗
His opinion doesn"t hold water.
他的說法站不住。
Prohibition may be a dispute theory, but none can complain that it do not hold water.
禁酒法可能是一則有待商榷的理論，但誰也不能埋怨它有漏洞(說不通)。
Miller is a dishonest person.His words can"t hold water.
米勒是個不誠實的人，他的話經不起驗證。
1.hold up
v. 舉起，阻擋，耽擱，支撐，搶劫，使停頓，舉出
例句與用法:
Managed to hold up under the daily stress.
想辦法應付每天的生活壓力
I decided to hold up on the news until he was sure of it.
我決定暫緩釋出訊息，直到我確信準確無誤。
He held up his hand in amazement.
他驚駭地舉起了手。
2.hold on
vi. 抓住，繼續，堅持，忍受，(打電話時用語)別結束通話
例句與用法:
I"d hold on to that house for the time being; house prices are rising sharply at the moment.
目前我不能出讓那所房子，此刻房價正在急劇上漲。
He held on (to the rock) to stop himself slipping.
他緊緊抓住(岩石)以免自己往下滑。
Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.
停一停，讓我喘口氣。
3.hold back
vt. 阻礙，退縮，隱藏，剋制，隱瞞
例句與用法:
She held back from telling him what she thought of him.
她要把自己對他的看法告訴他，但又覺得難以啟齒。
She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news.
她躊躇著，不知該怎樣宣佈這一壞訊息。
4.hold out
伸出，堅持
例句與用法:
How long can we hold out against these attacks?
我們對這些攻擊能抵抗多久?
The forthcoming talks hold out the hope of real arms reductions.
即將舉行的會談給實現真正的裁軍帶來了希望。
Doctors hold out little hope of her recovering.
醫生幫助她康復的希望甚微。
5.hold off
不使挨近，擋住，耽擱，離開
例句與用法:
The best we can do was to hold off the enemy"s attack for a few hours.
我們所能做到的最好事宜，就是抵抗敵軍幾小時。
Let"s hope the gunmen will hold off for the duration of the cease-fire.
但願持槍歹徒在停火期間能約束自己的行動。
The rain held off just long enough for us to have our picnic.
雨一時下不起來，我們有足夠的時間吃完野餐。
6.hold on to
緊緊抓住
例句與用法:
My father said that if we believe something was true, we should hold on to it.
父親說如果我們相信某事是真的，就應該堅持。
Mr Smith told me to hold on to my oil shares.
史密斯先生叫我不要賣掉石油股票。
7.hold down
壓制，壓縮
例句與用法:
Jim have not hold down a job for more than a year.
沒有一份工作吉姆能保住一年。
Hold down that noise!
把噪聲弄輕點！
Kings used to know how to hold down the people.
國王們往往都知道怎樣使人們服從他。
8.hold over
延期
例句與用法:
I don"t know why she doesn"t leave him-he must have some sort of hold over her.
我不明白她為什麼不離開他——他一定有一種左右她的力量。
The matter was held over until the next meeting.
此事被延至下次會議解決。
He has a tremendous hold over his younger brother.
他對他弟弟很有影響。
9.hold in
壓住，忍耐，抑制
例句與用法:
A wrestling hold in which the opponent"s arm is pulled behind the back and twisted upward.
鎖臂摔跤的一種握法，把對手的一支胳膊壓在他的背後並向上彎起
It"s hard for him to take hold in the strange place.
他要立足於這個陌生的地方是很艱難的。
10.hold water
站得住腳，經得起檢驗
例句與用法:
His opinion doesn"t hold water.
他的說法站不住。
Prohibition may be a dispute theory, but none can complain that it do not hold water.
禁酒法可能是一則有待商榷的理論，但誰也不能埋怨它有漏洞(說不通)。
Miller is a dishonest person.His words can"t hold water.
米勒是個不誠實的人，他的話經不起驗證。