1.use to 過去常常
It is no use to sermon me.
對我嘮叨可沒用。
What tool should I use to analyze it?
我應該使用什么工具來分析它?
2.hold out 堅持;伸出;提供;維持
We can stay here for as long as our supplies hold out.
我們的供應品能維持多久,我們就能在這里呆多久。
If Republicans hold out, and taxes go up, he should tell the nation the truth, and denounce the blackmail attempt for what it is.
如果共和黨人堅持不合作導致稅費上漲,那么總統先生就應該站出來告訴全體國民實情,并且公開指責敲詐者的罪行。