hold the ring

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈhəʊld ðə ˌɹɪŋ/|/ˈhɔʊld ðə ˌɹɪŋ/    美 /ˈhoʊld ðə ˌɹɪŋ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To maintain order among spectators encircling participants in a prizefight or a performance and keep them from coming too near the participants. obsolete
  2. To be a spectator at a fight; (figuratively) to watch other people argue.
  3. To oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it. UK,idiomatic
    — Police held the ring during the protests.
  4. Of a prizefighter: to hold one's own during a fight; to continue winning a series of fights.

词形变化

holds the ring present,singular,third-person holding the ring participle,present held the ring participle,past held the ring past

词源

Probably from keep the ring. In days past when spectators would encircle participants in a prizefight or a performance, people would be employed to maintain order among them and keep them from coming too near the participants.
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