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take a hold of sth
也可省略 a，说 take hold of sth；两者意思相近。
Take a firm hold of the railing.
紧紧抓住栏杆。
抓握；握住
holds — plural of hold
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抓握；握住
A grasp or grip; an act of holding.
Take a firm hold of the railing.
紧紧抓住栏杆。
抓握；紧握。
A grasp or grip.
船或飞机的货舱。
The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
抓握
the act of grasping
握住的行为或实例。
An act or instance of holding.
She kept a tight hold on the rope as she climbed.
她攀爬时紧紧抓住绳子。
AI contextual example
The new theory gradually took hold among scientists.
这个新理论逐渐在科学家中站住脚。
AI contextual example
He lost his hold on reality after the accident.
事故后他失去了对现实的把握。
AI contextual example
she kept a firm hold on the railing
她紧紧抓住栏杆。
WordNet
也可省略 a，说 take hold of sth；两者意思相近。
Take a firm hold of the railing.
紧紧抓住栏杆。
表示影响力或控制力，后接人或组织；on 和 over 均常见。
The manager has a tight hold on the team.
经理对团队有很强的掌控力。
这里的 hold 指对事物本质或意义的把握，相当于 grasp。
Reading widely helps you get a firm hold on the subject.
广泛阅读能帮助你牢固掌握这门学科。
Not this
He has strong hold on his listeners.
Use this
He has a strong hold on his listeners.
这里 hold 表示“影响、控制力”，是可数名词，单数必须带冠词 a/an。中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉，但英文中可数名词单数不能裸用。
Not this
The idea has a hold to me.
Use this
The idea has a hold on me.
表示“对某人的影响/控制”时，介词用 on 或 over，不用 to。使用 to 是受中文“对我的控制”这类结构的影响。
Not this
I have a good hold of the subject.
Use this
I have a good hold on the subject.
表示“对某个领域的掌握/理解”时，固定搭配是 have/get a hold on something。虽然 get hold of 是常用短语，但那是“联系上、找到”的意思；表示理解时要用 on，不用 of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
抓住；控制
He managed to take hold of the rope before falling.
他设法在坠落前抓住了绳子。
得到；联系上
I need to get a hold of my keys before leaving.
我离开前需要拿到钥匙。
抓住不放；保留
Keep hold of the ticket until you board the train.
上车前请保留好车票。
失去对…的控制
She lost hold of the handle and dropped the suitcase.
她没握住把手，箱子掉了。
牢固的抓握
The climber maintained a firm hold on the rock.
攀岩者牢牢抓住岩石。
搁置；等待
The project was put on hold due to budget cuts.
由于预算削减，该项目被搁置。
暂停，搁置
The project was put on hold due to lack of funding.
由于缺乏资金，该项目被搁置了。
开始起作用，扎根
The new policy has slowly taken hold among the employees.
新政策在员工中慢慢开始起作用了。
联系上，找到
I need to get hold of John to confirm the meeting time.
我需要联系上约翰确认会议时间。
Use holds naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象双手紧握船舵，牢牢控制方向——hold就是‘握住’、‘把握’的感觉。
中性，常见于“take hold of”等短语，适用于一般口语和书面语
用作可数名词，常与介词 of 或 on 搭配，如 'get a hold of'（抓住）、'on hold'（暂停）。
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