hold forth

phrasal verbphr v TALK TO somebodyto give your opinion on a subject, especially for a long time 〔尤指长篇大论地〕发表议论

The speaker was holding forth on the collapse of modern society.

演说者正在就现代社会的崩溃大发议论。

Examples from the Corpus

hold forth• What right did anybody have to hold forth about his marriage?• Tom was in the corner, holding forth about the economic situation.• They like being the centre of attention, are more narcissistic, and more likely to hold forth about their achievements.• Grandma was holding forth as usual, retelling all the old family stories.• After a few drinks, he would hold forth for hours on government conspiracy theories.• Archer could hear Lawrence Lefferts, at that very hour, holding forth on the disintegration of society.

hold on• And how will it feel after he has held forth on television for five years?• David Lean held forth on the disastrous state of the movie industry.• Archer could hear Lawrence Lefferts, at that very hour, holding forth on the disintegration of society.

→ hold forth at hold1(PHRASAL VERB)

词汇	hold forth
释义	hold forth hold forth phrasal verbphr v TALK TO somebodyto give your opinion on a subject, especially for a long time 〔尤指长篇大论地〕发表议论 on The speaker was holding forth on the collapse of modern society. 演说者正在就现代社会的崩溃大发议论。 Examples from the Corpus hold forth• What right did anybody have to hold forth about his marriage?• Tom was in the corner, holding forth about the economic situation.• They like being the centre of attention, are more narcissistic, and more likely to hold forth about their achievements.• Grandma was holding forth as usual, retelling all the old family stories.• After a few drinks, he would hold forth for hours on government conspiracy theories.• Archer could hear Lawrence Lefferts, at that very hour, holding forth on the disintegration of society. hold on• And how will it feel after he has held forth on television for five years?• David Lean held forth on the disastrous state of the movie industry.• Archer could hear Lawrence Lefferts, at that very hour, holding forth on the disintegration of society. → hold forth at hold1(PHRASAL VERB)
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