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今天你hold住了嗎？

最近“hold住”這個說法在網絡上很流行。在英語中，“hold”有抱、堅持、握住、掌控等意思。

1. The drug has a hold on the minds of those who use it.

毒品對吸毒者的思想影響極大。

2. You can’t hold your drink, that’s your problem. Two beers and you’re

under the table.

你的問題是酒量不行，兩杯啤酒下肚你就醉了。

3. Most of the arguments put forward by our opponents simply do not

hold water.

我們的對手提出的大部分辯解都站不住腳。

4. Sadie held forth on the virtues of home cooking.

莎蒂大談特談在家做飯的好處。

5. In our house it was my mother who held the purse strings.

在我家，我媽掌管著金錢財務。