英语有一个有趣的地方，一个单词可以有十几、二十几种意思，再搭配of、from、with等介词，又会形成更多多多多的意思。

　　特别是一些看似简单常见的词语，其实往往“不容小觑”。了解掌握这些常见词的用法，对我们阅读、书写和口头表达能起到四两拨千斤的作用。

　　“They just didn't hold with that”,大部分有英语基础的人都认识这句话中的每个单词，那它们连在一起是什么意思呢？这种探索的过程是一种享受。

　　2021年10月23日，从哈利.波特开始，开启读原版书，积累地道英语表述之旅。

　　"They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense."They don't hold with letting children watch as much TV as they want.

　　"This lot were whispering excitedly..."I have several lots of essays to mark this month.lot作为名词，还有以下几种意思：

　　1、the whole number or amount of people or things 全体、全部、整个

　　That’s the lot.（全都在这儿了）That's your lot.（那些都是你的）2、luck/situation 运气、境况

　　She was feeling very dissatisfied with her lot.