The drug has a hold on the minds of those who use it.
毒品对吸毒者的思想影响极大。

You can't hold your drink, that's your problem. Two beers and you're under the table.
你的问题是酒量不行，两杯啤酒下肚你就醉了。

Your brother is mean to me, but I can't hold it against you.
你哥哥真刻薄，但是我也不能把怒气发在你身上。

He holds all the cards in our office—he even decides where the water coolers are located and what kinds of pencils we have.
他掌控这办公室所有的事物，甚至饮水机放在哪儿，以及该发什么样的笔这种琐事他也管。

I always had the feeling she was holding/keeping me at arm's length.
我总感觉她对我若即若离的。

Most ofthe arguments put forward by our opponents simply do not hold water.
我们的对手提出的大部分辩解都站不住脚。

You're not holding your end up. We're having to do your share of the work.
你没有做你该做的工作，我们替你做了你的那份。

Sadie held forth on the virtues of home cooking.
莎蒂大谈特谈在家做饭的好处。

Hold your tongue, John. You can't talk to me that way!
管住你的嘴，约翰，你怎么能那样跟我说话！

In our house it was my mother who held the purse strings.
在我家，我妈掌管着金钱财务。

I hope the rain holds off until we get home.
我希望我到家后再开始下雨。

Hold it! You almost stepped on my contact lens!
站着别动，你差点踩在我的隐形眼镜上。