hold one's fire

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

held one's fire holding one's fire holds one's fire 三单 holds one's fire holding one's fire 现在分词 held one's fire 过去式 held one's fire 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To refrain from criticism.

    不及物
phr.
  1. 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. 2.

    Wait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet.

    非正式 习语

    Hold your fire and let me explain.