hold one's fire

动词 v. 短语
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To refrain from criticism. intransitive
短语
  1. Do not discharge a weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder; now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.
  2. Wait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet. colloquial,idiomatic
    — Hold your fire and let me explain.

词形变化

holds one's fire present,singular,third-person holding one's fire participle,present held one's fire participle,past held one's fire past

词汇关系

反义词
return fire
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