have eyes in the back of one’s head什么都看得到的；什么都能觉察：
  The teacher must have eyes in the back of his head, because he always knows when I do something wrong.发那位老师好像后面长着眼睛似的，什么都看得到，我一做错了什么事，他都知道。
have eyes only for除••••••之外不要，唯一对••••••感兴趣：
  Of all the toys in the department store, the boy had eyes only for the electric train. 在百货商店的那么多玩具里面，那个男孩唯独看上了那辆电动小火车。
have got (= have)有，患有：
  Have you got any red ink? 你有红墨水吗？
  He has got a cold. 他患了感冒。
have got to必须，一定得：
  I’ve got to stay here till the end of the month. 我得在这儿呆到月底。
用法导航
   have got to多用于口语中，等于have to，后接动词原形。
have had enough of对•••••厌烦（听腻了）：
  We have had enough of the story. 我们已听腻了这个故事。
have had it不再有用了；完工了；没有了：
  This bottle of ink has had it, it’s time to buy a new one. 这瓶墨水用完了，该买瓶新的了。
  “The boat is taking in water,” the sailor cried, “we’ve had it.” 那个大声喊道：“船漏水了，这下可完了”。
have half a mind to do sth.有点想干某事（并没有十分拿定主意）：
   I have half a mind to go with him. 我想跟他一块儿去，但还没拿定主意。
have hold of the wrong end of the stick误解，弄错：
   If you think he is going to Beijing, you’ve had held of the wrong end of the stick. 如果你认为他要上北京，那你就错了。
have iron nerves镇定不惊，有胆量：
   He must have iron nerves. The snake came very close to him, but he didn’t finch. 他胆子真大、蛇爬到跟前，他都不退缩。
用法导航
   该短语也作have nerves of steel.
have it 容忍，允许：
  Don’t try and put on airs. I won’t have it. 别摆架子，我可不吃这套。
have it (all) over sb.胜过某人，比某人处于有利地位：
   In handing this matter, Mr/ Li has it all over us as we are new to this kind of work. 我们对这种工作还很陌生。叫李先生处理要比我们强得多。
have it both ways采取两种互不相容的立场：
  You can either go today or wait until he comes, but you can’t have it both ways. 你要么今天就走，要么就等他们回来，你必须有二者之意作出选择。
have it coming应受：
  Everybody said that he had it coming when he get fired. 他被妙掉了，大家都说他活该。
have it in one有能力或勇气；善于：
  She hasn’t it in her to speak in public. 她没有在大庭广众面前说话的特质。
have it in for sb. 对••••••怀恨在心，伺机加害： 
   The escaped criminal has it in for the police. 那个逃犯对警察怀恨在心。
   She will have it for him. 她准备报复他。
have it made有成功的把握；万事俱备：
   Yang Lin has it made and can enter the best college in the country. 杨林上国内一流大学是不成问题的。
have it that听说，认为，主张•••••••：
   He has it that you must do so. 他说你必须这样做。
have lessons /as lesson（学生）上课：
  We have lessons from Monday to Saturday. 我们从星期一上课直到星期六。
  She had a dancing lesson that afternoon. 那天下午她上了堂舞蹈课。
用法导航
(1) have a lesson也可写成take a lesson. 例如：He is taking a lesson in riding from my brother. 他正在向我的兄弟学习骑术。
(2) have lessons, give lessons, teach sb. a lesson, learn a / one’s lesson: 教师上课是give a lesson或give lessons. 例如：She gave the two young men lessons in Italian. 他给两位年轻人上意大利文课。
(3) teach sb. a lesson是“教训某人”。例如：Let this mistake teach you a lesson. 让这次错误给你一个教训吧。
(4) learn a / one’s lesson是“吸取教训”例如：He had learned his lesson and wouldn’t repeat the mistake. 他已经吸取了一个教训，不会再犯类似的错误了。
(5) have little to do with与•••••关系不大（没有什么关系）：At school Jack used to ask a lot of questions that had little to do with his lessons. 杰克上课时常问许多与功课无关的问题。
have no business没有权利或理由某事：
   He had no business saying those nasty things about her. 他毫无理由那样说她的坏话。
have no head for sth.　难于记住某事或某物；难于学好某事：
   I’ve no head for figures and technical terms. 数字和技术名词我就是记不住。
have no idea 不知道；想像不到：
  I’ve no idea what he looks like. 他的长相如何，我一点也不知道。
用法导航
   Have no idea大致相当于don’t know 或wonder. 后接短语或同位语从句。
have no stomach for不想做，对•••••不感兴趣：
   I have no stomach for hunting today. 我今天不想打猎。
have no time / use for不喜欢；讨厌；对•••••不耐烦：
  He has no time for people who don’t take third work seriously. 他讨厌那些工作品吊儿郎当的人。
have no words for无法形容；找不到合适的话来表达：
  The scenery is so beautiful that I simply have no words for it. 风景太美了，简直难以用言语形容。
have none of不同意，不允许，不买••••••的账：
  He will have none of that. 他不会买这个账。
have nothing on sb. 未穿衣服，一丝不挂：
  The baby has nothing on. 这个婴儿没穿衣服。
have nothing on sb. 没有胜过某人的地方；没有关于某人的证据：
  He has nothing on you. 他没有什么胜过你的地方。
have nothing to do with sb.与••••••没来往，和••••••没关系：
  I don’t know why she is so angry about it, it has nothing to do with her. 我不明白她为什么对此如何生气，这和她一点儿关系都没有。
用法导航
   这条短语用于问句和肯定句时要分别将nothing替换为anything和something.例如：
   Has he anything to do with that matter? 他与那件事有关吗？
   He has something to do with that matter. 他与那件事有关。
have on穿着；戴着：
  He has on a shirt only.　他只穿了一件衬衫。
用法导航
　　have on, put on, wear, dress, be in: put on强调一个具体的动作，不能与表示持续的时间状语连用，have on、wear都强调状态，可互换，只是have on不能用进行时，dress既可表示状态也可表示动作，但只用于“穿衣服“，其它如穿戴鞋、袜、帽、手套。手表。首饰、眼镜、徽章等，要用have on 或wear., be in后面常跟white、red 等　表示颜色的词，而dress in后面既可接表示颜色的词，又可跟某种服装。
have (one’s) seat坐（革人）的座位：
  Don’t be so noisy! Everyone his or her seat.　别吵了！每个人都坐在自己的座位上。
have sb. do让（请，要）某人帮某事：
  May I have you take the book to me?　我可以请你把这本书递给我吗？
　I’ll have my boy mail this letter.　我要叫孩子把这封信发了。
have sb. over 把某人请到家里来：
  I’ m having some friends over for bridge tomorrow. 明天我要把几位朋友请到家里来打桥牌。
have sb. round把某人请到家里来：
  Mum, do you like me to have Mory round? 妈妈，你高兴我把莫里请到家里吗？
have sb. up把某人叫到面前；控告某人，对某人起诉：
  He was had up for slander. 他因诽谤罪而被控告。
  You have not enough evidences to have him up. 你没有足够的证据对他起诉。
have (some) medicine吃，（些）药：
  You must have some medicine at midnight once again.　你半夜一定要再吃一次药。
用法导航
　　　吃药的“吃”用have或take,而不用eat或drink.例如：have you been taking much medicine?　你服过很多药吗？
have sports 进行体育活动：
　　　The old man is very strong for he often has sports in the morning.　这位老人身体很强壮，因为他经常早上进行体育活动。
have sth. against因•••••而不喜欢某人：
  What can she have against me?　她会因为何事而不喜欢我呢？
have sth. (sb.) done使某事被做， 请别做某事：
  I had my bike repaired. 我已请人修了我的自行车。
用法导航
(1) have sth. done可以写成get sth. done, have sth. done既可以表示有意识的主动行为，也可以表示无意识的被动行为。注意这种结构的否定式和疑问式。
例如：正：He did not have his hair cut yesterday. 他昨天没有理发。
      误：He head not his hair cut yesterday.
      正：Did he have his salary raised? 他加薪了吗？
      误：Had he his salary raised? (1)have sth. done, have sth. do.
(2) have sth. doing:在第一咱结构中，done的逻辑主语不是句子的主语，也不是句子的宾语，而是未在句中出现的第三者（比如理发师）。在后两种结构中，do和doing的逻辑主语是句子的宾语。表示短暂的动作。例如：
Don’t forget to have your friend come. 别忘了让你的朋友来。
而doing 表示持续的动作。例如：
We’ll soon have you walking about again. 不用多久我们又将使你四处走动了。
(3) have sth. done, have done sth.从时态的角度讲，前者为一般时。例如：
He has his hair cut every month.他每月理一次发。
而后者为完成时。例如：
He has cut his hair. 他自己把头发剪了。
have sth. on one身上带有某物：
   Have you the time on you? 你带青了吗？
have sth. on sb抓着某人的把柄（罪证）：
  What did you have on him? 你抓着了他什么把柄？
have sth. off 背熟：
  I have had the whole poem off already. 整篇的诗我都讲得出来。
have sth. with sb. 随身携带某物：
   Sorry, I have not any money with me. 对不起，我身上没带钱。
have supper吃晚饭，用晚餐：
  What time do you have supper? 你们什么时候吃晚饭？
用法导航
(1) 在美国，人们一般吃西餐，吃法分两种情况：一种情况是：breakfast(早餐)，dinner（午餐）tea（下午茶点）和supper（晚餐）；另一种情况是：breakfast（早餐），lunch（午餐），tea（下午茶点）和dinner（晚餐），并于较晚的时间吃supper（夜宵）。
(2) 餐名可有复数形式。例如：late suppers after theatre(戏院散场后才吃的夜宵)
have the best of（在辩论或斗争中）获胜；赢：
  Mr. Zhang had the best of it in the third round. 在第三轮中，张先生获胜了。
have the better of克服；抑制；战胜；占上风：
  Her reason had the better of her emotion. 她用理智克制住了自己的情感。
have the face / cheek/ neck to do sth.　厚着脸皮做某事；虽然有脸做某事：
   He broke the window but he had the face to put the blame on me. 他打破了窗子，还居然有脸说是我打的。
have the game in one’s hands必胜把握：
  He’s had the game in his hands, hardly anyone can challenge him there. 他算是稳操胜券了，因为在那方面几乎没有人能跟他匹敌。
have goodness to do sth. 请做某事；劳驾做某事：
  Would you have the goodness to turn off the rodeo? 劳驾你把收音机关上好不好？
have the heart to do sth. 忍心做某事：
  She hadn’t the heart to kill the chicken she had raised herself. 她不忍心下手宰她自己喂大的鸡。
用法导航
  该短语常用于否定句，表示“不忍心做某事。”
have the last laugh笑在最后；获得最后胜利：
  He thought he could trick us, but as it turned out we had to last laugh.　他以为可以耍我们，结果反被我们耍了。
have the last word有最后的决定权，也作have the say:
  I doubt he has to last word on such an important matter.　我怀疑他有权决定这第一件重要的事情。
have the law on. of sb控告某人；对某人起诉：
  If you are found concocting rumors again next time, we’ll have the law on you.　下次如果再发现你造谣，我们就要对你提出控告。
have the legs of sb. 比某人跑地快：
  In yesterday’s race, he has to legs of a former champion.　在昨天的赛跑中，他比当年的一个冠军跑的还快。
have the makings of具有成为••••••所需要的品质：
  The boy has in him the makings of a good football player.　那个男孩身上具有成为一名好足球运动员的素质。
have the nerve to do sth. 胆敢做某事；居然厚着脸皮做某事：
  I didn’t think he had the nerve to climb that tree.　我没想到他会有胆量爬那棵树。
  Imagine he had the never to say such a thing against us a that public meeting. 你想，他居然有脸在那次大会上说出那样的话来攻击我们。
have the upper hand占优势；胜过：
  In table tennis, you certainly have the upper hand over me.　论打乒乓球，你肯定比我强得多。
have the worst of在（辩论、斗争中）；被击败；在••••••在处于不利地位：
  The moment he saw he was having the worst of the debate, he changed his subject.　他一意识到自己辩不过人家便立即改变话题。
have the time on one’s hands没什么事可做，很空闲：
  You’d better ask him to lend you help, I know he has plenty of time on his hands right now.　你最好请他帮你忙，我知道你现在很闲。
have to必须，不得不：
  Do you often have to go to the dentist’s?　你时常去牙科医师那儿吗？
用法导航　
　　　have (got) to, must: (1)must表示主观上觉得那样做是必须的，have (got) to 则表示他人或其它因素要求去那样做。例如：
  I must stop smoking. 　我必须戒烟。（我自己想戒烟。）
　He had to make a living as a boy.　他小时就得养活自己。（环境所迫）。
(2) must无过去时态，因此常用had to替代。例如：
　　　When I was your age, I had to get up at 5 every morning.　我像你那么大时，我每天早晨必须五点钟起床。
　　　 但是must可用于间接引语中表示过去，例如：
　　　 I told him he must finish the work on time.　我对他说了他必须按时完成工作。
(3)用must提问，表示询问对方意见。例如：
　　　“Do your homework.” “Oh, must I.”“做家庭作业。”“啊，非得做吗？”

(4) 注意它们的否定形式在意义上的区别。例如：
　　　You don’t have to tell her.　你不一琮非要告诉她。（没有告诉她的义务）
　　  haven’t got to与don’t have to同主，有时也可用needn’t.例如：
　　　You mustn’t tell her.　你一定不要告诉她。（禁止这样做）
have to do with与•••••有关，和••••••打交道：
  Mr. Green, Tom has to do with that matter. 格林先生，汤姆和那事有关。
  He has to do with all sorts of people. 他和各种各样的人打交道。
have words with sb和某人吵嘴：
  I had words with her, but later on I realized I was wrong and apologized. 我同她拦了几句嘴，但后来我认识到是我错了，就去向她道了歉。
head and shoulders above sb.远远超过某人：
  He was head and shoulders above the rest and yet he remained modest. 他虽出类拔萃，然而却很谦虚。
hear back回来，返回，归：
  He changed his mind and headed back to London. 他改变了主意，折回伦敦。
hear for向•••••去；会遭到：
  The police expected the criminals to head for the coast. 警方估计罪犯会朝海岸逃跑。
  You’re heading for trouble if you go on behaving like that. 如果你还是那样胡来，你就会自找麻烦。
head off阻止；阻挡；使转变方向，引开：
  Please head her off at once. 请立即把他截住。
  The police headed off the fight. 警察阻止了斗殴的发生。
hear from接到•••••的信（电报）；受到•••••的批评（谴责）：
  I haven’t heard from you of a long time. 我好久没有接到你的来信。
  Another complaint and you’ll hear from me.再抱怨的话，我就要训你一顿的。
用法导航
   Hear from没有“从••••••听到”的意思，切忌不要从字面上判断该短语的含义。与hear from意思相对应的说话是write to sb.
hear of听到；得知：
  I have never heard of for the place. 那个地方我从来没听说过。
  He has not been heard of for a long time. 长久没有听到他的消息了。
用法导航
  hear of是“间接听到 ，听说”的意思，后可接名词，亦可接动名词。
hear sb. out听某人把话讲完：
  Let’s hear him out, don’t interrupt him before he finishes telling the whole story. 让他把话讲完，事情没说完之前不要打断他。
heart and soul全心全意；完全地：
  He serves the people heart and soul. 他全心全意地为人民服务。
help forward使••••获得进展，促进：
  We should all do our best to help this important project forward. 我们都应该尽最大努力来加快建设这项重点工作。
help oneself (to) 随意取用，自取所需（食物等）；擅自取用：
  Help yourself to some tea. 请随便喝点茶。
  The little boy helped himself to some candy without asking. 这个小男孩没有总一声就自己拿了一些糖果。
help out帮助，帮助解决困难，帮助做某事：
  Jane helped him out of his financial difficulties. 珍妮帮助他摆脱经济困难。
help (to) do帮助做••••••：
  Teachers’ criticisms help improve our study. 老师的批评意见帮助我们改进我们的学习。
  He helped me mend my shoes. 他帮我修理鞋子。
用法导航
   help do和help doing不同：help后接不定式，可带to, 也可不带to, 美国英语中多节省去to,它表示“帮助做”的意思，help后面也可接动名词，但与help do的意思完全不同，它常用于否定句，与cannot 连用，构成cannot help doing，表示“不禁；禁不住；不得不”的意思，相当于can’t but do. 例如：
   I can’t help wondering about the phenomena. 对于这些现象我不禁感到奇怪。
   I can’t help thinking so. 我不得不这么想。
help sb. off with sth.　帮某人脱下（衣服等）：
   Please help me off with my coat. 请帮我把大衣脱下来。
help sb. on with sth.　帮某人穿（衣服等）：
  Every morning she would help her little daughter on with her clothes. 每天早晨她都给她的小女儿穿衣服。
help sb. with sth.帮某人做某事：
   She often helps her son with his homework. 她常帮助她儿子做作业。
helping hand.援助的手；援助：
  Mr. Wang is always ready to give others a helping hand. 王先生一向乐于助人。
here and now此时此地：
   Here and now I haven’t enough room. 此时此地我没有足够的地方。
   Harry enjoys the pleasures here and now and never gives a thought to the future. 哈利总是只图眼前，不顾以后的日子怎么过。
here and there 到处，各处，零落散布地：
  Our manuscripts were thrown here and there. 我们的草稿被扔得到处都是。
here there and everywhere在各个地方，到处：
   We searched here there and everywhere but no one could find it. 我们到处都翻遍了，但没人能够找到它。
here today and gone tomorrow今天在这里，明天又走了；不在一处之留：
  Don’t count on him helping us for he’s here today and gone tomorrow. 别指望他来帮忙啦，他这个人总是忽东忽西，到哪儿都坐不住。
here you are. 你已经到了；你要的东西在这儿：
  “May I use your pen?” “Here you are.” “我能有你的笔吗？”“你要的东西在这儿。”
hide one’s face / head羞愧是低下头来；羞得躲起来：
  When asked whether she had a boy friend, the girl hid her face. 当别人问她有没有男朋友时，女孩害羞地低下了头。
hide one’s head in the sand不愿接受或正视现实；采取鸵鸟政策：
   He knew he had been wrong but just hid his head in the sand and refused to admit his mistake openly. 他知道自己错了，但又采取鸵鸟政策，不愿公开承认。
huge and dry陷于困境，孤立无援，被遗弃 ；（船等）搁浅：
  She feels herself high and dry. 她感到自己被遗弃了。
  Their boat lay high and dry on the beach. 他们的那只小船搁浅在沙滩上。
high and low到处，各处，上上下下：
  Mary, show around him high and low. 玛丽，带他到处走走。
  I have looked for him high and low, but couldn’t find him. 我到处找他，可是不能找到他。
high jump跳高：
   Lzz is good at high jump. 伊兹擅长跳高。
high on爱好，热衷于：
  He is high on his job as a cook. 他非常热爱他的厨师工作。
high time正是时候：
  It’s high time you got started. 现在你该动手了。
hire out接受雇用，出租：
  In the meantime he hired himself out as cook. 在此期间，他受雇为炊事员。
  Motorcars are usually hired out by the hour. 出租车往往是计时出租的。
hit at打击，攻击，抨击：
  They hit hard at the congress. 他们抨击国会。
     They hit at you plan.他们抨击你的计划。
hit back 反击，击退：
  We hit back at the attack of the enemy. 我们反击敌人的进攻。
hit below the belt玩弄手段，暗箭伤人：
  It is not the time for you to hit below the belt. 现在不是你玩手段的时候。
hit it off with sb. 与某人合得来（相处融洽）：
  he hit it off with the new teacher.　他和新来的老师相处得很好。
用法导航　
  hit it off系口语用法，常同well或with连用，只能用于主动语态，例如：
　　They hit it off well with the native.　他们和本地人得很好。
hit off模仿；描绘，刻画：
  He can hit off birds perfectly.　他可以逼真学鸟鸣。
hit on/ upon 忽然想到；碰巧遇见：
  I hit on a good idea.　我忽然想起一个好主意。
hit the nail on the hear一针见血，正中要害，中肯，抓住要领：
  He always hits the nail on the head and points out our mistakes.　他总是一针见血地指出我们的毛病。
hit the road离开，离去；漂泊：
  You may choose to hit the road.　你可以选择离开。
  It was just high noon when he hit the road.　他出发时正好是正午。
hit the roof大发脾气，暴跳如雷，又作hit the ceiling:
   She hit the roof when she found out the window had been broken.　当她发现窗子被打破了时，气得大发雷霆。
hold a candle / stick to与•••••相比；与•••••匹敌：
  The translation can’t hold a candle / stick to the original work.　这篇译文同原谅无法比美。
hold a (sports) meeting举行（运动）会：
  Our schoo9l often holds a sports meeting in June.　　我们学校通常在六月份举行运动会。
hold down 抑制，制止；控制；缩减；镇压；压服：
  Hold that dog down, he’s dangerous.把那只狗看管起来，它很凶。
  They held the man down to prevent him escaping.他们把上人压住，以防止他逃跑。　
用法导航
　　　hold down, hold off和hold out:　这组短语结构相似，含义完全不同，要从意思上注意区别。hold down的意思是“使•••••向下；使服从”，hold off是“推迟，不使••••••接近”，hold out是“维持，坚持”。
hold good持续；有效：
  How long would the rule hold good?　这法规将实行多长时间？
  This rule holds good at all times and places.　这条规则无论在任何时候任何场合都适用。
hold hands（友好地）手拉着手：
  The children held hands as they crossed the road.　孩子们手拉手地穿过马路。
用法导航
该短语通常用于否定句。
hold in约束，克制，控制，防止：
  Hold in your temper at such an occasion. 在这种场合抑制住你的脾气。
hold off拖延，推迟，等待；回避，抵挡，抵御，不使••••••接近：
  Hold off for a few minutes. 推迟几分钟。
  His cold manner holds people off. 他的冷淡态度使人不敢亲近。
hold on抓牢，站定，坚持，忍受住；等一等，别挂上：
  They hoped the climber would be able to hold on until rescuers reached him. 他们希望那者能抓牢，等待救援人员到达。
   Just hold on a second back. 请等一下，让我喘口气。
   He asked me to hold on. 他要我别挂断电话。
hold on to抓紧；保留，不放弃；坚持，固守：
  You should hold on to your oil shares. 你应该保留你的石油股份。
  He held on tight to the rope. 他紧紧抓住绳子
用法导航
   hold on和hold on to；若表示要人“用力抓紧”之意时，用hold on,这时，后面不接宾语，表示“紧抓某物”时，用hold on to.　另外，hold on还有“等待，停止”的意思；hold on to还有“不放弃”的意思，注意：hold sth. on 是把某物固定在特定的位置上，而不是把某物抓住。
hold one’s breath（因害怕、激动或兴奋而）屏住呼吸，不出声：
  They held their breath in excitement. 他们兴奋得屏住了呼吸。
hold one’s end up做好自己分内的事：
  The old man held up his end of conversation, but the others around didn’t talk very much. 那个老儿说了自己该说的话，可是，在场的其它人却没讲什么。
hold one’s fire忍着不表态或不采取行动：
   The chairman held his fire until everyone else spoke. 主持会议的人等大家讲过以后才发表自己的看法。
hood one’s hand住手，罢手；留有余地，手下留情（特别指不利于人的事）：
  He called the young man to hold his hand. 他叫这小伙子住手。
  I intended to dismiss him but I held my hand. 我本想辞掉他，但还是放他一马。
hold one’s head high自大，傲慢，趾高气扬：
  Don’t hold your head so high, my friend. You’re only a subordinate. 你不要自以为了不起，我的朋友，你不过是一名下级职员嘛。
hold one’s horses沉住气；耐心等待：
  You’d better hold your horses. Wait a while before you do anything. 最好还是沉着点，等一会儿再说嘛。
hold one’s peace / tongue不开口；闭口不说；住口：
 She didn’t see any point in arguing further so she held her peace / tongue.　她觉得继续争论下去没什么意思，便闭口不作声。
hold one’s sides with laughter棒腹大笑：
  She held her sides with laughter when she heard the joke.　她听了那个笑话，抱住肚子咯咯笑个不停。
hold one’s temper捺着性子不发脾气：
  To hold one’s temper is not a sign of weakness, but an indication of self possession and strength.　不发脾气并表示软弱，而是说明自制和坚强。
hold one’s own支持住，支撑住：
   The patient is still holding his own.　那病人仍然在支撑着。
hold out伸出，伸长；提出，提供：
  Mr. Bogan held out his hand in welcome.　博根先生伸出手来表示欢迎。
 They held out many fine promises. 他们做出了很多承诺。
hold sb from使某人不做•••••：
  My doctor tried to hold me from smoking.　我的医生设法不让我抽烟。
hold steady保持稳定：
  My health holds steady in recent time.　我的医生设法不让我抽烟。
hold sth. cheap轻视某事或某物：
　　　We hold his promises cheap because he never intends to keep them.　我不把他的诺言当回事，因为他从来不想遵守自己的诺言。
hold sth dear重视某事或某物：
   All of them hold dear the cause of education.　他们都以教育大业为重。
hold the bag什么也没有捞到；所得甚少；蒙受不良后果：
  All the apples had been distributed when he arrive so he was left to