holding

英 [ˈhəʊldɪŋ]

美 [ˈhoʊldɪŋ]

n. 股份; 私有财产; (博物馆、图书馆等的)馆藏; 租种的土地
v. 拿着; 抓住; 抱住; 托住; 捂住，按住(受伤的身体部位等); 使保持(在某位置)
hold的现在分词

复数：holdings　现在分词：holding　

Collins.2 / BNC.3864 / COCA.5325

牛津词典

noun

股份
a number of shares that sb has in a company
1. She has a 40% holding in the company.
  她持有公司40%的股份。
私有财产；（博物馆、图书馆等的）馆藏
an amount of property that is owned by a person, museum, library, etc.
1. one of the most important private holdings of Indian art
  印度艺术的一件最重要的私有收藏品。
租种的土地
a piece of land that is rented by sb and used for farming

N-COUNT 股份
If you have aholdingin a company, you own shares in it.
1. That would increase Olympia & York's holding to 35%...
  那样就会使奥林匹亚约克公司的股份上升到35%。
2. Sid's amazing wealth comes from holdings in oil, gas, land and property.
  锡德惊人的财富来自他在石油、天然气和房地产领域持有的股份。
（自有或租用的）农田，耕地
Aholdingis an area of farm land which is owned or rented by the person who grows crops on it.
（博物馆、图书馆、美术馆等的）收藏品，馆藏
Theholdingsof a place such as a museum, library, or art gallery are the items such as books or paintings which are kept there.
ADJ （活动或行动）暂时用作维持现状的
Aholdingoperation or action is a temporary one that is intended to keep a situation under control and to prevent it from becoming worse.
1. A garden is, at best, a holding operation against nature.
  花园充其量不过是抗拒自然的一时之法。

noun

the act of retaining something
Synonym:retentionkeeping
something owned
1. that hat is my property
2. he is a man of property
Synonym:propertybelongings

A thief ran off with hundreds of pounds yesterday after holding up a petrol station.
一名窃贼昨天持械抢劫一家加油站后带着数百英镑逃跑了。
She is holding her journal and a pen
她手里拿着日记和一支笔。
There, directly below me, was a guy holding the ball
刚好就在我下方，有个家伙手里拿着那个球。
He points two fingers at his head, as if he were holding a gun
他把两根手指指向他的头，仿佛他正举着一支枪。
Stagnation in home sales is holding back economic recovery
国内销售的停滞不前正阻碍着经济复苏。
Children's wear is one area that is holding up well in the recession.
童装是经济衰退中仍然保持良好发展的一个领域。
His right arm was extended up beside his head, still holding on to a coffee cup
他的右臂伸在头的一侧，手里仍紧握着一个咖啡杯。
Sid's amazing wealth comes from holdings in oil, gas, land and property.
锡德惊人的财富来自他在石油、天然气和房地产领域持有的股份。
After a while their mother was back, holding a tray of glasses that fizzed.
过了一会儿他们的母亲回来了，用托盘端着一杯杯嘶嘶冒泡的饮料。
Somebody is holding your wife hostage
有人挟持了你妻子作为人质。