英语词汇“to hold the fort”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. figurative. A strong position, stronghold. to hold the fort: to act as a temporary substitute; also, to remain at one's post, to maintain one's position, to ‘cope’.

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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > position or attitude of defence > a strong defensive position

fort1568

redoubt1626

the world > movement > absence of movement > [verb (intransitive)] > remain in one place > at one's post or position

to hold the fortc1870

society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > act as delegate or deputy [verb (intransitive)] > temporarily

to sit in for1915

to hold the fort1936

1568 U. Fulwell Like wil to Like sig. D.iiii The fort of Vertue oh man assail.

1592 S. Daniel Complaint Rosamond in Wks. (1717) 40 Having but..weak feeble Hands To hold their Honours Fort unvanquished.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. G3^v If there were sought in knowledge..a Fort or commaunding ground for strife.

1640 Bp. J. Hall Christian Moderation ii. 24 Such [parts of the body] as wherein the mayne fort of life doth not consist.

1708 Brit. Apollo 23–25 June They look upon this Passage in the Revelations as their strongest Fort.

c1870 P. P. Bliss Sacred Songs & Solos sung by Ira D. Sankey (1874) 3 ‘Hold the fort, for I am coming,’ Jesus signals still; Wave the answer back to heaven, ‘By Thy grace we will.’

1930 D. H. Lawrence Assorted Articles 163 Thirty-six years ago men..still believed in the fight for life and the fun of it. ‘Hold the fort, for I am coming.’

1936 E. S. Gardner Case of Sleepwalker's Niece x. 73 In the meantime I want to put in a telephone call. You hold the fort.

1941 A. L. Rowse Tudor Cornwall 341 Elizabeth and her archbishops..had held the fort until their church had come..to have an ethos of its own.

1960 J. Stroud Shorn Lamb viii. 107 I'm going out for an hour or so, can you hold the fort?

1962 J. Wain Strike Father Dead v. 243 I shan't need more than ten minutes, if you can hold the fort that long.

1966 Times 22 Sept. 11/5 Mr. George Brown's determination to hold the Foreign Office fort and to sally forth as little as possible.

单词	to hold the fort
释义	> as lemmas to hold the fort b. figurative. A strong position, stronghold. to hold the fort: to act as a temporary substitute; also, to remain at one's post, to maintain one's position, to ‘cope’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > position or attitude of defence > a strong defensive position fort1568 redoubt1626 the world > movement > absence of movement > [verb (intransitive)] > remain in one place > at one's post or position to hold the fortc1870 society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > act as delegate or deputy [verb (intransitive)] > temporarily to sit in for1915 to hold the fort1936 1568 U. Fulwell Like wil to Like sig. D.iiii The fort of Vertue oh man assail. 1592 S. Daniel Complaint Rosamond in Wks. (1717) 40 Having but..weak feeble Hands To hold their Honours Fort unvanquished. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. G3^v If there were sought in knowledge..a Fort or commaunding ground for strife. View more context for this quotation 1640 Bp. J. Hall Christian Moderation ii. 24 Such [parts of the body] as wherein the mayne fort of life doth not consist. 1708 Brit. Apollo 23–25 June They look upon this Passage in the Revelations as their strongest Fort. c1870 P. P. Bliss Sacred Songs & Solos sung by Ira D. Sankey (1874) 3 ‘Hold the fort, for I am coming,’ Jesus signals still; Wave the answer back to heaven, ‘By Thy grace we will.’ 1930 D. H. Lawrence Assorted Articles 163 Thirty-six years ago men..still believed in the fight for life and the fun of it. ‘Hold the fort, for I am coming.’ 1936 E. S. Gardner Case of Sleepwalker's Niece x. 73 In the meantime I want to put in a telephone call. You hold the fort. 1941 A. L. Rowse Tudor Cornwall 341 Elizabeth and her archbishops..had held the fort until their church had come..to have an ethos of its own. 1960 J. Stroud Shorn Lamb viii. 107 I'm going out for an hour or so, can you hold the fort? 1962 J. Wain Strike Father Dead v. 243 I shan't need more than ten minutes, if you can hold the fort that long. 1966 Times 22 Sept. 11/5 Mr. George Brown's determination to hold the Foreign Office fort and to sally forth as little as possible. extracted from fortn.¹ < as lemmas
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