hold forth 详细解释

hold forth

给予, 提供, 滔滔不绝地说, 高谈阔论

英英释义

动词 hold forth:

talk at length and formally about a topic

同义词:discourse, dissertate

补充

hold forthhold forth1.长篇大论地讲; 侃侃而谈I've never seen anyone who could hold forth so long.我从没见过这么说话没完没了的人。When we left the room, he was still holding forth on his adventures.我们离开那房间时, 他还在侃侃而谈他的历险记。2.〈正〉给予; 提供Senator Smith held forth a suggestion.史密斯参议员提出了一项建议。

例句

1. Barry was holding forth on politics.巴里滔滔不绝地谈论政治。 2. Do not mention world War Ⅱ to him, he will hold forth on it for a long time.别和他提起二战,一谈到这个话题他就会滔滔不绝地大谈一通,停也停不下来。 3. The motion he held forth has not been approved.他所提出的动议未能获得通过。 4. He held forth about/on the need for reform in his country.他没完没了地念叨国家有必要进行改革。