hold over

英 [həʊld ˈəʊvə(r)]

美 [hoʊld ˈoʊvər]

以…威胁; 以…要挟; 推迟; 搁置

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 以…威胁;以…要挟
If youholdsomethingoversomeone, you use it in order to threaten them or make them do what you want.
1. Did Laurie know something, and hold it over Felicity?
  劳丽是否知道点什么，并以此要挟费莉西蒂呢？
PHRASAL VERB 推迟;搁置
If somethingis held over, it does not happen or it is not dealt with until a future date.
1. Further voting might be held over until tomorrow...
  下一步投票可能要推到明天。
2. We would have held the story over until the next day.
  我们原本是要把报道推迟到第二天的。

verb

intimidate somebody (with a threat)
1. She was holding it over him
hold over goods to be sold for the next season
Synonym:carry over
hold back to a later time
1. let's postpone the exam
Synonym:postponeprorogueput overtableshelveset backdeferremitput off
continue a term of office past the normal period of time
keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

Maybe you want to have something to hold over my head.
也许你是想抓住我的一个把柄。
He had ordered his officers to keep an exceptionally firm hold over their men
他已经命令军官要倍加严格地管住自己的手下。
His hold over King Theoden is now very strong.
他现在对国王希优顿控制非常强。
MARRIAGE, and its many ups and downs, still exercises a powerful hold over newspapers, magazines and the airwaves.
婚姻、婚姻里的悲欢离合仍然强有力地占据着报纸、杂志的版面和广播电视的节目。
In China, WeChat has also lured more high-end users, a group that Tencent hasn't traditionally had a strong hold over.
在中国，微信还吸引了越来越多的高端用户。腾讯过去在这个群体当中并没有多高的份额。
Do you think you have a psychological hold over him now?
你是不是觉得现在在心理上你更占有优势？
Now private investors hold over 30,000 tons of gold, more than the entire holdings of all the central banks on the planet.
如今，私人投资者持有逾3万吨黄金，超过全球所有央行的总持有量。
Further voting might be held over until tomorrow
下一步投票可能要推到明天。
We would have held the story over until the next day.
我们原本是要把报道推迟到第二天的。
He has a tremendous hold over his younger brother.
他对他弟弟很有影响。