Question of the Day #1090

The 2024 Honda Prologue is an all-new electric crossover from Honda that is, in essence, meant to hold down the fort until Honda can build its own electric vehicles.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at Jalopnik.

  上記の文で、hold down the fortの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "hold down the fort" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. とりでを守る
2. 〈比喩〉〔主や家族が不在の家の〕留守を守る［預かる］

この場合は、2番の意訳になります。すなわち「留守」を守るのではなく、Honda Prologueの車種ジャンル（クロスオーバー）を守ることを意味します。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to be in charge of a place while the person who is usually in charge is away

 

Examples

• You can stay here and hold down the fort while I go to the store.
• I'll be out of the office for a few hours - will you hold the fort until I get back?
• It expands and contracts from show to show with 5 core members holding down the fort while holding open the door to the rest of us. - The Sun (2007)
• Dan Hellie filled in for him on DirecTV, while Scott Hanson continued to hold down the fort on the RedZone available on other platforms. —Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2020
• Thinking their online ski business would slow down for the holiday, Jones and Dannwolf (now husband and wife) decided to spend their long Thanksgiving weekend out of the country, leaving their only employee, Ofer Barniv, to hold down the fort. —Ryan Wichelns, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2017 See Less

   

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