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第27章 H(3)

hold on1(不及物)继续下去

Edna held on and got home.埃德娜继续走着,终于到了家。

After a short break,the play held on.经过短暂休息后,话剧继续演下去。

The custom held on for two generations.这种风俗持续了五六十年。

The fighting around the airport held on for a week before the enemy were defeated.机场附近的战斗持续了一个星期,敌军才被击败。

hold on2(不及物)稍等(打电话时用语)

Hold on a miunte!He is just here.等一等!他就在这里。

The line is busy.Hold on,please.线路忙,请稍等。

Hold on,don't get so excited!稍候,别那样激动!

Please hold on,let me write down your telephone number.请等一等,让我记下你的电话号码。

hold on to(及物,不可分)紧紧抓住

The baby held on to her mother's dress.这个婴儿紧紧抓住她妈妈的衣裳。

The student is seen to hold on to his dictionary all day long.有人看见这个学生成天抱着一部字典。

hold out1(不及物)不顾困难地坚持住

These brave soldiers held out to the last under extremely difficult circumstances.这些英勇的战士在极端困难的条件下坚持到最后。

The men in the besieged fort held out for two weeks.被围在要塞里的士兵固守了两个星期。

Our daily consumption of water is so great that the supply in the tank cannot hold out longer than a month.我们的日常耗水量太大,以致储水池的储备顶多只能撑持一个月了。

Maybe the cancer patient will not hold out through the winter.也许这位癌症患者熬不过这个冬天。

hold out2(不及物)维持,持续

This overcoat will hold out all my life.这件大衣够我穿一辈子。

The hot weather held out until September.炎热的天气一直持续到9月。

He took the lead,and held out till the end of the race.他在赛跑中一马当先,保持到终点。

The food supplies held out for a week.食物的供应维持了一个星期。

hold out for(及物,不可分)(为索取更多的好处而)坚持要求

The boy held out for a toy car.这男孩死乞白赖地要一辆玩具汽车。

Did the house-owner hold out for too much money?房东坚持要太多的租金吗?

She is too young but she's holding out for the job.她太年轻了,可是她仍锲而不舍地要求做这项工作。

hold over(及物,不可分)使延期

The bill was held over for the next session.这议案推迟到下次会议讨论。

Are there any matters to be held over for consideration hereafter?有什么问题要留到日后研究的吗?

The meeting is held over until November.会议延期到11月举行。

hold to [by](及物,不可分)坚持,遵守

We will hold to the principle of mutual benefit.我们要坚持互利原则。

Do you still hold to your plan of going to USA?你仍然坚持去美国的计划吗?

We must hold to the contract.我们必须遵守合同。

She held to her post when everybody else had left.别人都已离去,她一人坚守岗位。

hold up1(及物,不可分)抢劫

A gang of masked bandits held up a bullion train yesterday.昨天,一伙蒙面匪徒拦路抢劫了运送金条的火车。

Two hoodlums held up a taxi last night.两个歹徒昨夜抢了一辆出租车。

They held up the helpless villagers.他们抢劫了这些无助的村民。

hold up2(及物,不可分)耽搁

Not a single minute is to be held up.一分钟也不能耽搁。

We were held up by heavy traffic.我们被繁忙的交通耽搁了。

His military service was held up until he finished college.他延缓到大学毕业之后才服兵役。

hold with(及物,不可分)同意

Do you hold with the suggestion?你赞成这建议吗?

I hold with you that it is better to be merciful than nitpicking.我赞成你的看法:对人宽容比挑眼好。

I don't hold with letting children drift.我不赞成让孩子们放任自流。

hole up(不及物)隐藏

I'll hole up behind the door.我会躲在门后。

The criminals holed up until the police had passed.犯人们躲藏到警察走过去后才出来。

The couple holed up until the danger passed.夫妇俩藏起来了,直到危险已经过去。

Where is he holing up?他躲到哪里去了?

hunt out [down]1(及物,可分)追捕到

The hunters came to a valley and hunted out a deer.猎人们来到山谷里,捕获了一只鹿。

He hunted the burglar out.他追赶窃贼并抓住了他。

He was hunted out trying to escape from the country.他在逃离该国时被捕了。

The hare was hunted out in the long run.兔子终于被捕获。

The prison guards hunted the escaped convict out.狱卒追捕到逃跑的囚犯。

hunt out [up]2(及物,可分)搜寻

When he returned,he hunted out his old friends.他一回来就寻找他的老朋友们。

The archaeologists were hunting out burial objects in the ancient tomb.考古学家们正在搜索古墓中的殉葬品。

It took me a week to hunt out a relative of mine in this town.我花了一个星期在这个小城市里寻找一位亲戚。

He hunted his pockets out for a cigarette.他翻遍自己的口袋找一支香烟。

hurry up1(不及物)赶快

Hurry up,or you'll be late.快点,要不就晚了。

We must hurry up.The train is moving.我们必须赶快走,火车就要开了。

Hurry up and send the telegram before lunch.赶紧把电报在午饭前发出去。

hurry up2(及物,可分)赶紧做完,使赶快

Some schoolchildren hurried up their homework and began watching TV.有些小学生匆匆做完家庭作业,就开始看电视。

The cook hurried up the meal.厨师赶快做完了饭。

I hurried the driver up,or I would be late for the train.我催司机开快点,否则我就赶不上火车了。

hush up(及物,可分)把…掩盖起来

It was whispered that a man had been murdered,but a few rupees hushed up the matter.听到有人私下说,一个人被杀害了,可是出几个卢比就把事情隐瞒起来了。

He hushed the truth about his past up.他隐瞒了他的真实经历。

The matter should be hushed up for the moment.这件事暂时不要声张出去。