1、capable

有…能力的;能够…的

He appeared hardly capable of conducting a coherent conversation.

他好像连话都说不清楚。

The kitchen is capable of catering for several hundred people.

厨房能同时容纳数百人进餐。

熟练的;胜任的;有能力的

She's a very capable speaker.

她能说会道。

Her husband was such a fine, capable man.

她丈夫又体贴又能干。

2、hold out

伸出（手等）;递出

'I'm Nancy Drew,' she said, holding out her hand.

“我是南希·德鲁，”她伸出手来说。

Max held out his cup for a refill.

马克斯递过杯子来要再续一杯。

坚持要求;拒绝妥协

I should have held out for a better deal.

我应该坚持要求更优厚的条件的。

He can only hold out a few more weeks.

他只能再坚持几周了。

坚持抵抗;坚决顶住

The guerrillas were holding out in the Paghman valley.

游击队员正在帕格曼山谷地区坚持抵抗。

One prisoner was still holding out on the roof of the jail.

一名犯人仍在监狱的房顶上顽抗。