Hold fast: How a nautical phrase inspired the motto of our timesFrom the headline of this article at CBC.com.
上記の文で、hold fastの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "hold fast" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
【句動】
- 〔~に〕しがみつく
- 〔~を〕固守する
- 〔~を〕堅持する
- 〔色が〕あせない
Answer
According to The Free Dictionary:
- To remain securely adhered (to something).
- To remain determined, stalwart, and unyielding, as in one's position or opinion.
Examples
- He held fast to his principles.
- No, tape won't hold fast in this case—you need to use a stronger adhesive.
- Though it may be hard, we must hold fast in our pledge to environmental reform.
- I've held fast to my principles my whole life, and I don't intend to compromise them now with your gang of thugs!
- ”The strikers held fast at Hicks’s mines, but world events intervened.” Fannie Never Flinched by Mary Cronk Farrell
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