Word · Frequency #21805

held

/held/

adjective

被控制的；被持有的

occupied or in the control of someone; often used in combination.

被占据或控制的；常与其他词连用

In use

The hostages were held captive for three weeks.

人质被囚禁了三周。

The company's shares are held by a single investor.

该公司的股份由一位投资者持有。

The held position must be defended at all costs.

被占领的阵地必须不惜一切代价守住。

held hostage: 被劫持为人质; The family was held hostage in their own home.这家人被劫持为人质，困在自己家中。
privately held: 私人持股的；非公有的; The firm is privately held by three partners.这家公司由三位合伙人私人持股。
closely held: 股份不公开的；由少数人持股的; It's a closely held corporation with just four shareholders.这是一家股份不公开的公司，只有四位股东。
enemy-held territory: 敌方占领的领土; The patrol crossed into enemy-held territory at dawn.巡逻队在黎明时进入了敌方占领的领土。
held in custody: 被拘留; The suspect was held in custody pending trial.嫌疑人被拘留候审。

联想 hold（握住）的过去式 held：某物被 hold 住，即被控制或占据。

语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、商务或法律文件作形容词时通常作为复合词的一部分（如 government-held、privately held、enemy-held），多用于新闻、商务或正式书面语境；单独使用较少，口语中不常见。

这些词的词尾都读 /ɛld/，与 held /hɛld/ 押韵。注意 field /fiːld/、yield /jiːld/ 等词形相似但元音不同，并不押韵。

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