hold over

英 [həʊld ˈəʊvə(r)]

美 [hoʊld ˈoʊvər]

以…威胁; 以…要挟; 推迟; 搁置

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 以…威胁;以…要挟
  If youholdsomethingoversomeone, you use it in order to threaten them or make them do what you want.
  1. Did Laurie know something, and hold it over Felicity?
     劳丽是否知道点什么，并以此要挟费莉西蒂呢？
• PHRASAL VERB 推迟;搁置
  If somethingis held over, it does not happen or it is not dealt with until a future date.
  1. Further voting might be held over until tomorrow...
     下一步投票可能要推到明天。
  2. We would have held the story over until the next day.
     我们原本是要把报道推迟到第二天的。

英英释义

verb

• intimidate somebody (with a threat)
  1. She was holding it over him
• hold over goods to be sold for the next season
  Synonym:carry over
• hold back to a later time
  1. let's postpone the exam
  Synonym:postponeprorogueput overtableshelveset backdeferremitput off
• continue a term of office past the normal period of time
• keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

双语例句

• Maybe you want to have something to hold over my head.
  也许你是想抓住我的一个把柄。
• The judge said he would hold over the case till the next sitting of the court.
  法官说他将把这一案件推迟到下次开庭再审理。
• The Chinese Restaurant, Western Restaurant, Banquet Hall and Function Hall may hold over a thousand people.
  有中、西餐厅，高档宴会厅以及设施一流的高级会议厅、多功能厅等，能提供上千人同时用餐和开会。
• With enough space for a helipad, sub-marine viewing deck and viewing platform at the top of its pointed tip, the yacht was designed for 36 overnight guests but can hold over 200 people for parties or other events.
  有足够空间供直升机起落，潜艇观景台，并在游艇顶端设有了望平台。虽然游艇设计能使36人进行通宵活动，但实际上能够允许200多人举办派对或其他活动。
• Further voting might be held over until tomorrow
  下一步投票可能要推到明天。
• We'd like to hold over HUR to make further checks.
  我们希望到HUR等待，做进一步检查。
• He had ordered his officers to keep an exceptionally firm hold over their men
  他已经命令军官要倍加严格地管住自己的手下。
• Reducing an urban area is an essentially offensive action intended to eliminate an adversary's hold over all or part of the urban area.
  消灭一个城市地区是一种完全的进攻行动，其目的是完全消灭敌人的据点或者消灭城市中的一个部分区域内的敌人。
• He did not relinquish his hold over Mary until his death.
  直到他死去才放弃对玛丽的控制。
• In China, WeChat has also lured more high-end users, a group that Tencent hasn't traditionally had a strong hold over.
  在中国，微信还吸引了越来越多的高端用户。腾讯过去在这个群体当中并没有多高的份额。