āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
hold out
/hËÉĘld ËaĘt/
to hold out
[phrase form: hold]
01
āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to extend one's hand or an object toward someone, often to give or offer something to them
Transitive: to hold out one's hand or an object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child held out a bouquet of flowers to her mother as a surprise.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻļā§āĻāϰā§āϝ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āϰ āϤā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž, āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
to survive no matter how dangerous or threatening the circumstances are
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The small town held out against the floodwaters, thanks to community efforts.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ, āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to remain sufficient over a period of time
Intransitive: to hold out | to hold out sometime
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Our supplies need to hold out until the rescue team arrives.
āĻāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāϞ āĻāϏāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύāĨ¤
04
āϧāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to wait or withhold something, often with the intention of negotiation or resistance
Intransitive: to hold out | to hold out for sth | to hold out on sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company is holding out on releasing the new product until market conditions improve.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āύāϤā§āύ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻ
āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĨ¤
05
āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
to reserve something for later use or consideration
Transitive: to hold out a resource
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He held out a part of the food to enjoy as a snack later.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧠āύāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āϰā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
06
āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻļāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to present an opportunity, hope, or potential for something positive or desired to occur
Transitive: to hold out a chance or opportunity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's innovative technology holds out the possibility of a brighter future.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
07
āĻāĻļāĻž āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻļāĻž āύāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to maintain a feeling of hope or optimism in a situation, often with caution or skepticism
Transitive: to hold out hope or optimism
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the recent setbacks, they are still holding out optimism for a successful project.
āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰā§āĻ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϧāϰ⧠āϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
08
āϞā§āĻāĻžāύā§, āĻāĻāĻāĻžāύā§
to withhold something, such as information or resources
Transitive: to hold out information or resources | to hold out on sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company manager was accused of holding out vital information from the team.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻĻāϞ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻā§āĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite the wear and tear, they hoped the old car battery would hold out a little longer.
āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧāĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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