Hold sticks with
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🧩 词语组成解析
hold
[həuld]
vt. 拿住，握住;保留，保存;扣留，拘押;容纳;
vi. 拿住，握住;同意，赞成;保持不变;有效;
n. 握住;保留;控制;
n. 树枝；棍；麻骨（stick复数形式）
with
[wɪð]
prep. 和，跟;随着;关于;和…一致;
🗣️ 情景例句
Robbie went to pick up the clip-on bow ties.
Robbie去拿夹上去的领结。
Confession is the first step to repentance.
悔罪先须认罪。
We could see that the path continued on the other side, but we had no idea how we could get across the stream.
我们可以看到小路在深溪对岸继续向前伸展，但却不知如何越过这道深溪。