hold to

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.). transitive
    — I do not hold to their radical opinions.
  2. To adhere strongly to (a conviction, story, etc.). transitive
    — to hold to one's original story
  3. To follow, be consistent with (a rule, pattern, etc.)
    — The poem which holds strictly to Rağaz-meter (altered) is set to music unrelated in time.
  4. To compel (someone) to remain faithful to (a commitment, moral standard, etc.). ditransitive
    — Jill holds her grandfather to her own standards and finds them wanting.

词形变化

holds to present,singular,third-person holding to participle,present held to past held to participle,past holden to archaic,participle,past

词汇关系

衍生词
hold to account hold someone's feet to the fire
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