【句子】Whatever little hold you had on Karl, is officially over. 【Desperate Housewives S2E7】

【发音技巧】Whatever闪音；little闪音；had on连读；is officially连读；

【翻译】你对卡尔的那点影响，已经彻底结束了。

今天我们来学习一下hold当作名词的用法；

hold on/over sb./sth.可以理解成：influence, power or control over sb./sth.

对某个人/事情的影响、势力或者控制；

eg: What she knew about his past gave her a hold over him.

她了解他的过去，这使得他在她面前有了把柄。

eg: He struggled to get a hold of his anger.

他挣扎着想要控制自己的愤怒。

eg: Their company has a strong hold on/over the computer market.

他们的公司对于整个计算机市场仍旧有很强的影响力。

eg: She is a writer with a strong hold on the reading public.

她是一位对读者有很强影响力的作家。

eg: I was a kid when I made that mistake! Just how long do you plan to have a hold on me?

我犯下那个错误的时候还是个孩子！你打算拿那件事情威胁我多久？

eg: Can you believe all the money he spends on her? I guess her beauty has a real hold on him.

你敢相信他在她身上花了多少钱吗？我猜他真的是很吃她的颜。

你敢相信他在她身上花了多少钱吗？我猜他真的是很迷恋她的美貌。

eg: I can't say this book really has a hold on me—I doze off pretty much every time I open it.

这本书对我没太大吸引力，几乎每次翻开我都打瞌睡。

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That movie must really have a hold on the kids—I've hardly heard a peep out of them since I turned it on.

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