hold the ring

短语

发音

UK /ˈhəʊld ðə ˌɹɪŋ/
AU
UK /ˈhɔʊld ðə ˌɹɪŋ/
US /ˈhoʊld ðə ˌɹɪŋ/

词形变化

held the ring holding the ring holds the ring 三单 holds the ring holding the ring 现在分词 held the ring 过去式 held the ring 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To maintain order among spectators encircling participants in a prizefight or a performance and keep them from coming too near the participants.

    废旧 体育 艺术
  2. 2.

    To be a spectator at a fight; (figuratively) to watch other people argue.

  3. 3.

    To oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.

    习语

    Police held the ring during the protests.

  4. 4.

    Of a prizefighter: to hold one's own during a fight; to continue winning a series of fights.

    体育

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.

来源：wiktionary