hold to

短语
大学

坚持, 紧握

词形变化

held to holding to holds to 三单 holds to holding to 现在分词 held to 过去式 held to 过去分词 holden to 过去式 holden to 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.).

    及物

    I do not hold to their radical opinions.

  2. 2.

    To adhere strongly to (a conviction, story, etc.).

    及物

    to hold to one's original story

    Despite contrary admonitions, they held to their fundamentalist Christian views.

  3. 3.

    To follow, be consistent with (a rule, pattern, etc.)

  4. 4.

    To compel (someone) to remain faithful to (a commitment, moral standard, etc.).

    双及物

    Jill holds her grandfather to her own standards and finds them wanting.