摘要：The patient is holding her own although she is still very sick. (尽管病人仍然病得很重，但她还在坚持。) [牛津高级学者辞典]

hold your own的字面义是“抓牢你自己”，引申义可以是“扛得住、守住自己、坚持自我”等等，如

【例句1】He's still ill but holding his own. (他仍然病着，但仍在坚持。 )[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句2】The patient is holding her own although she is still very sick. (尽管病人仍然病得很重，但她还在坚持。) [牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句3】Business isn't good but we're managing to hold our own.(生意不好，但我们设法坚持住。 ) [牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句4】He was a good enough player to hold his own against the Americans.（他是一名足够优秀的球员。在与阵美国人的比赛中，他能够扛得起来。） [朗文当代英语词典]

【例句5】The Frenchman held his own against the challenger. （法国人顶住了挑战者。）[柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句6】Josie can hold her own in any argument. (乔西在任何争论中都能坚持己见。 )[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句7】She can hold her own against anybody in an argument. (在争论中，她可以顶得住任何人。) [牛津高级学者辞典]

来源：志泽教育