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

• Now private investors hold over 30,000 tons of gold, more than the entire holdings of all the central banks on the planet.
  如今，私人投资者持有逾3万吨黄金，超过全球所有央行的总持有量。
• 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。
• Further voting might be held over until tomorrow
  下一步投票可能要推到明天。
• Maybe you want to have something to hold over my head.
  也许你是想抓住我的一个把柄。
• 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。
• Indeed, some suggest the contemporary furniture market is troubled by the monopolies companies hold over certain designs and the inflated prices they can charge as a result.
  事实上，有人认为，持有某些设计版权等垄断型公司，和他们因此能够报出的高价给当代家具市场造成了困扰。
• 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？
• 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。
• The last item on the agenda we will hold over until the next meeting.
  议程上的最后一个项目我们将推迟到下次会议上讨论。
• US east-west policy holds that central Asian gas should reach European markets in order to reduce Russia's strategic hold over the European and Eurasian markets and policies.
  在美国的东西方政策（east-westpolicy）框架中，中亚天然气应该输送到欧洲市场，以减弱俄罗斯对欧洲及欧亚市场的战略控制，以及对相关国家政策的影响。