hold

持つ、握る

物を手や腕で持っている。

やさしい英語で： To keep something in your hand or arms.

• Hold my hand.
• She held the baby in her arms.
• He was holding a cup of tea.

類義語： grip, grasp

反対語： release, drop

よく使う表現： hold a pen, hold someone’s hand, hold a baby, hold a pencil

押さえる、留める

人や物をその場に留め、動いたり逃げたりできなくする。

やさしい英語で： To keep someone or something in a place and prevent movement or escape.

• Hold the ladder steady.
• A heavy stone held the door open.
• Police held him at the station overnight.

使い方： hold someone/something + adjective (Hold the camera steady.); hold someone/something in place (These clips hold the sheet in place.)

類義語： keep, secure, restrain

反対語： release

よく使う表現： hold something still, hold in place, hold someone back

責任を問う

ある事柄について人に責任があると考え、説明や対応を求める。

やさしい英語で： To consider someone responsible for something and expect them to answer for it.

• They hold him responsible for the mistake.
• Managers must be held accountable for their decisions.
• Can the company be held liable for these injuries?

使い方： hold someone responsible/accountable/liable for something (We hold the driver responsible for the damage.)

類義語： blame

よく使う表現： hold someone responsible, hold someone accountable, hold someone liable

拘束する、監禁する

人をある場所に留め、出ていくことを許さない。

やさしい英語で： To keep someone somewhere and refuse to let them leave.

• They held him prisoner for a week.
• Two workers are being held hostage.
• The soldiers held their captives in an empty house.

使い方： hold someone hostage/prisoner/captive (The gunmen held three people hostage.)

類義語： detain, imprison, confine

反対語： release, free

よく使う表現： hold someone hostage, hold someone prisoner, hold someone captive

当てはまる、成り立つ

ある状況で正しい、または引き続き当てはまる。

やさしい英語で： To be true or continue to apply in a situation.

• The rule still holds true.
• Does this theory hold for all cases?
• Their earlier promise no longer holds good.

使い方： hold true/good for someone/something (This rule holds true for most children.); hold for something (The same principle holds for larger groups.)

類義語： apply, remain valid

よく使う表現： hold true, hold good, hold for something

握り、つかむこと

手や腕で物をしっかりつかんでいる、そのつかみ方。

やさしい英語で： The way you keep something firmly in your hand or arms.

• Keep a tight hold on the rope.
• He lost his hold and fell.
• She got hold of the handle with both hands.

使い方： a hold on someone/something (Keep a firm hold on the rope.); get/take hold of someone/something (She took hold of my arm.)

類義語： grip, grasp

よく使う表現： firm hold, tight hold, hold on something

抱くこと、持つこと

人や物を手や腕で持つこと、またはそうしている短い時間。

やさしい英語で： An act or short period of carrying something or someone in your arms or hands.

• Can I have a hold of the baby?
• She offered me a hold of her puppy.
• He had a quick hold of his newborn daughter.

使い方： have a hold of someone/something (Can I have a hold of the baby?)

よく使う表現： have a hold, hold of someone