Word · Frequency #178
holds
抓握；握住
holds is the plural of hold.
A grasp or grip; an act of holding.
- 1.
A grasp or grip.
抓握；紧握。
- 2.
The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
船或飞机的货舱。
- 3.
the act of grasping
抓握
- 4.
An act or instance of holding.
握住的行为或实例。
- 5.
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
对事物本质、意义或重要性的把握
- 6.
A place where animals are held for safety
圈养动物的安全场所。
- 7.
power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
影响或支配的力量
- 8.
An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
暂缓或保留的命令,限制或阻止处理。
- 9.
Something reserved or kept.
保留或保存的东西。
- 10.
Power over someone or something.
对某人或某事的控制力。
- 11.
The ability to persist.
持久性；持续能力。
- 12.
The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
发型定型保持力。
- 13.
A position or grip used to control the opponent.
控制对手的姿势或抓握。
- 14.
An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
保持姿势一段时间的锻炼。
- 15.
The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
赌场或庄家在赌博中赢得的百分比。
- 16.
The wager amount, the total hold.
赌注总额。
- 17.
An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
保发球局的行为。
- 18.
The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
把手；握持部分。
- 19.
A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
老虎机功能,使一个或多个转轮固定而其余转动。
- 20.
The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
电话等通信系统的排队等待功能,占线时保持连接。
- 21.
A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
棒球中继投手保持领先的统计。
- 22.
A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
等待航线空域。
控制力；影响力；支配力；货舱；保留；暂缓；预留；理解；领悟；把握；圈栏；畜栏
In use
She kept a tight hold on the rope as she climbed.
The new theory gradually took hold among scientists.
He lost his hold on reality after the accident.
she kept a firm hold on the railing
he has a hold over them
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。
have a hold on/over sb
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。
Connections
Collocations
- take hold of
- 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。
- get a hold of
- 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。
- keep hold of
- 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。
- lose hold of
- 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。
- firm hold
- 牢固的抓握
- The climber maintained a firm hold on the rock.攀岩者牢牢抓住岩石。
- on hold
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象双手紧握船舵，牢牢控制方向——hold就是‘握住’、‘把握’的感觉。
Context & Register
中性，常见于“take hold of”等短语，适用于一般口语和书面语
Grammar Note
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）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with hold (IPA /hoʊld/), sharing the final '-old' sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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