hold together

基本解释

If the molecules within it hold together while this is happening, a solid thread may form.
当它发生的时候，如果其中的分子能连在一起，一根固体线就可能形成了。
Unless there is a balance between Juba and state capitals and between Dinkas and other groups, South Sudan may prove too big and diverse—too Yugoslav, in other words—to hold together.
除非在朱巴和各州首府以及丁卡人和其他团体之间找到平衡，否则南苏丹很可能就显得太大、太多样化了——换句话说，太像南斯拉夫了——就没办法维系在一起了。
It is an existential issue if China is to hold together in a peaceful and stable manner as it modernizes.
它关乎中国能否在现代化的同时保持和平稳定、团结一致。
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When they have removed all the dirt, they are down to the brass tacks, the copper pieces that hold the boat together.
A kind of a pin used to hold your cloak together, called a fibula, unknown in the previous period.
一种别住披风的别针,称之为扣针,这在之前的时期从未出现过
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I said what hold the bonds together, what holds two atoms together is the attractive force we have between each electron and the other nucleus.
我说过什么将它们结合在一起，将两个原子结合在一起的是一个吸引力,其中一个原子中的电子与另一个原子中的原子核之间。
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If South Sudan is to hold together and prosper, it has to overcome many hurdles.
ECONOMIST: Sudan's separation