★hold (held，held) v. 召开

① vt. 拿着，抓住，抱住

Please hold the bady while I take off my coat.

（2019浙江卷）

Only on special occasions would they take the medal out and let us hold it in our hands.

只有在特殊场合他们才会把勋章拿出来让我们捧在手里。

② 容纳，装得下，包含

The stadium can hold 20,000 people. 这个体育场能容纳2万人。

This cup can’t hold much water. 这杯子装不了多少水。

③ 举行，进行（会议、会谈等）；

▲ have a meeting = hold a meeting 召开会议

▲ hold习惯用被动： The Olympic games was held in China in 2008.

We are going to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the subject.

明天我们准备开一次会来讨论这个议题.

The next conference will be held in Geneva. 下次会议将在日内瓦举行. ④ vt. 支撑(重量):

I don’t think that branch will hold your weight.

我觉得那根树枝承受不了你的重量。

⑤v担任;拥有;保持,持有(见解等)

Employees hold 30% of the shares of the company.

雇员持有公司30％的股份。

(2009辽宁)

Hold a can-do attitude and your child will follow your example.

要有一种乐于尝试的态度，那样，孩子就会以你为榜样。

⑥ n.拿着;抓住;握住:

（2010四川）

Most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of.

童年的大部分时间我都在读我能得到的书籍。

▲get hold of *** 和某人联系;找到某人

（2017全国）

I have been trying to get hold of you all afternoon.

我整个下午都在找你。

▲on hold 中断，推迟

While matters of money wont be settled for weeks, Jane hardly puts her project on hold.

虽然几周的时间也将无法解决钱的问题，但简不会中断自己的项目。