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。
• One CD-ROM disk can hold over 100,000 pages of text.
  一张光盘可以存储十多万多页的文字资料。
• 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。
• His hold over King Theoden is now very strong.
  他现在对国王希优顿控制非常强。
• The power that mothers and daughters hold over each other derives, in part, from their closeness.
  这种母女之间互相制约的权力，部分来源于她们的亲密。
• 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。
• Further voting might be held over until tomorrow
  下一步投票可能要推到明天。
• 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？
• 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。
• Global capital still has a strong hold over Tunisia.
  全球资本仍然具有强大的多突尼斯举行。