hand-held like: held → →
get stuck, get held up ☊ 
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We held a party to congratulate my sister on being admitted to law school. ☊ Chúng tôi đã tổ chức một bữa tiệc chúc mừng em gái tôi vì được nhận vào trường luật. ☊ 2977
Plans to build a new factory have been held up because of the company's nancial problems. ☊ Những kế hoạch xây một nhà máy mới đã bị treo vì các vấn đề tài chính của công ti. ☊ She was held in deep affection by all her students. ☊ affection ☊
The exhibition is held annually. ☊ annually ☊
He held the dirty rag at arm's length (= as far away from his body as possible). ☊ arm ☊
I held it at arm's length. ☊ at ☊
The gull held the fish in its beak. ☊ beak ☊
The trial was held in camera. ☊ in camera ☊
commonly held opinions ☊ commonly ☊
Concerned parents held a meeting. ☊ concerned ☊
The conference will be held in Glasgow. ☊ conference ☊
deeply held beliefs/convictions/views (= that sb feels very strongly) ☊ deeply ☊
To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour? ☊ degree ☊
The club's annual dinner will be held on 3 June. ☊ dinner ☊
In America, presidential elections are held every four years. ☊ election ☊
He held out his free hand and I took it. ☊ free ☊
She held the baby gently. ☊ gently ☊
The attacker held a gun to the hostage's head. ☊ gun ☊
A jumble sale will be held in the village hall on Saturday. ☊ hall ☊
The meeting will be held in the community centre. ☊ hold ☊
She held the title of world champion for three years. ☊ hold ☊
How long has he held office? ☊ hold ☊
Mrs Thatcher held the post of Prime Minister longer than anyone else last century. ☊ hold ☊
records held on computer ☊ hold ☊
hold sb + noun: He was held prisoner for two years. ☊ hold ☊
The wood is held in position by a clamp. ☊ hold ☊
I held the mouse by its tail. ☊ hold ☊
The girl held her father's hand tightly. ☊ hold ☊
The winning captain held the trophy in the air. ☊ hold ☊
The lovers held each other close. ☊ hold ☊
She groaned and held her head. ☊ hold ☊
My application was held up by the postal strike. ☊ hold sb/sth up ☊
He bravely held back his tears. ☊ hold sth back ☊
He held on to the back of the chair to stop himself from falling. ☊ hold on (to sth/sb), hold on to sth/sb ☊
I held out my hand to steady her. ☊ hold sth out ☊
He held out the keys and I took them. ☊ hold sth out ☊
Increasing numbers of people are using hand-held devices to access the Internet. ☊ increase ☊
Discussions are held on an informal basis within the department. ☊ informal ☊
A concert was held at the invitation of the mayor. ☊ invitation ☊
Discussions are currently being held at national level. ☊ level ☊
a market town (= a town in Britain where a regular market is or was held) ☊ market ☊
The meeting will be held in the school hall. ☊ meeting ☊
She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years. ☊ office ☊
Protest marches were held in opposition to the proposed law. ☊ in opposition to sb/sth ☊
They held a large umbrella over her. ☊ over ☊
You will be held personally responsible for any loss or breakage. ☊ personally ☊
A man was arrested by the police and held for questioning. ☊ police ☊
He held a senior position in a large company. ☊ position ☊
He has held the post for three years. ☊ post ☊
Senior defence officials held private talks. ☊ private ☊
A champagne reception was held at the Swallow Hotel. ☊ reception ☊
He held her in high regard (= had a good opinion of her). ☊ regard ☊
The writer's name was withheld by request (= because the writer asked for this to be done). ☊ request ☊
A two-minute silence was held as a mark of respect. ☊ respect ☊
He is mentally ill and cannot be held responsible for his actions. ☊ responsible ☊
The majority of seats on the board will be held by business representatives. ☊ seat ☊
The meeting was held in secret. ☊ in secret ☊
These views are held by a significant proportion of the population. ☊ significant ☊
He held the boat steady as she got in. ☊ steady ☊
This view has recently gathered strength (= become stronger or more widely held). ☊ strength ☊
She held on to his arm for support. ☊ support ☊
He took her hand/took her by the hand (= held her hand, for example to lead her somewhere). ☊ take ☊
He held the knife to her throat. ☊ throat ☊
He held on tightly to her arm. ☊ tightly ☊
Six suspects are being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. ☊ under ☊
a widely held belief ☊ widely ☊
Two elections were held within the space of a year. ☊ within ☊