(1) hold fast意为“抓牢;紧紧抓住”。
- He held fast as the car went on down the hill.
车下山时,他紧紧地抓住了扶手。 - Hold fast to that branch, and I will get you down.
紧紧抓住那个树枝,我会把你弄下来的。
(2) hold firm意为“坚守;固守;(使)稳固”,短语中的firm一般认为是副词,但也有人认为是形容词。
- The enemy attacked fiercely, but the line held firm .
敌人猛烈地进攻,但战线依然很稳固。 - We should hold firm to our beliefs.
我们应坚守自己的信念。 - The stock market held firm .
证券市场稳定。
(3) stand fast, stand firm均表示“坚定不移;牢牢固守”。
- All the family tried to persuade him to change his mind, but he stood fast and refused to be influenced.
全家人都试图说服他改变主意,但他坚定不移,不受任何影响。 - In spite of the unions' efforts to defeat the new wage and price controls, the government is standing firm .
尽管工会努力打破新的工资、物价控制办法,政府还是坚定不移地坚持政策。
(4) stand pat也表示“拒不改变;坚持”,尤用于意见、立场等。
- I've always had my bedroom blue, and I'll stand pat on that choice.
我总是把我的卧室弄成蓝色,我还会坚持这么做的。 - Stand pat , don't let them persuade you that you're wrong.
要坚持住,不要让他们说服你是你错了。
(5) stick fast可表示:①(使)陷在(卡在)某处;②坚定不移;坚持。
- Help me to push the car, it is sticking fast in the mud.
帮我推推车,它陷在泥里了。 - He stuck fast to his theory.
他坚持自己的理论。