单词 | hold somebody/something up as something |
释义 | hold somebody/something up as something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhold somebody/something up as something phrasal verbEXAMPLEto use someone or something as a good example or as proof of somethingheld up as a model for others. The school is This incident will be held up as proof that tougher controls are needed. → hold→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpushold up as • Read Charles Evers' book and hold him up as a model of racial harmony.held up as a model• In fact, the profiles that are held up as models for the United States to follow are ineffective and discriminatory. |
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