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今天你hold住了吗？

最近“hold住”这个说法在网络上很流行。在英语中，“hold”有抱、坚持、握住、掌控等意思。

1. The drug has a hold on the minds of those who use it.

毒品对吸毒者的思想影响极大。

2. You can’t hold your drink, that’s your problem. Two beers and you’re

under the table.

你的问题是酒量不行，两杯啤酒下肚你就醉了。

3. Most of the arguments put forward by our opponents simply do not

hold water.

我们的对手提出的大部分辩解都站不住脚。

4. Sadie held forth on the virtues of home cooking.

莎蒂大谈特谈在家做饭的好处。

5. In our house it was my mother who held the purse strings.

在我家，我妈掌管着金钱财务。