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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

holding [ 'holdɪŋ] [ 'həuldɪŋ]
  1. 1. noun 租入的土地(尤指农场);占有土地
  2. 2. noun [通常复数形态]拥有的财产(尤指股票债券
  3. 3. noun [sports] 某些运动中)持球,拉人(或抢人)犯规

Collins English-English Dictionary

holding ['həυldɪŋ]
  1. 1. n land held under a lease and used for agriculture or similar purposes
  2. 2. n [often plural] property to which the holder has legal title, such as land, stocks, shares, and other investments
  3. 3. n [sport] the obstruction of an opponent with the hands or arms, esp in boxing
  4. 4. adj [Austral] [informal] in funds; having money

Examples

a fireplace crane is used for holding a kettle
用来悬吊水壶的壁炉旁的转臂 crane
pillars holding the roof
支撑着房顶的柱子 hold
James is so cute. Look how tenderly he is holding that baby in his arms.
看詹姆士那么温柔地把婴儿抱在怀里,好可爱啊。
Only members holding a blue card can enter this area.
只有持蓝卡的人员方可入内。 only
He looks Asian, but he was holding a French passport.
他看起来是亚洲人的样子,却持法国护照。 passport
He was responsible for delaying and holding off the enemy's push.
他负责拖延和抵抗敌人的进攻。 push
She was holding onto that bag so tightly that I was sure it was going to burst.
她把那个包抱得那么紧,肯定一会儿就会把它挤破。 burst
That is a holding company with more than $1 billion in assets.
那家控股公司资产过十亿。 asset
We are providing holding company set-up.
我们将提供控股公司的组织结构。
Jenkins was there, holding forth on his favourite subject.
詹金斯在那儿,滔滔不绝地讲述他最喜欢的话题。 hold forth

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