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jasonlulu_2000
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 Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject: a sentence |
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The actress, who�s held her own opposite Oscar winners such as Sean Penn and Denzel Washington, recently mastered the fine art of scarves.
I just can't understand the meaning of "who�s held her own opposite Oscar winners such as Sean Penn and Denzel Washington".
Please help me.
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Yinglish
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| Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Dakota Fanning! She's great!
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2. In a complementary dramatic role to: He played opposite her. |
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jasonlulu_2000
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| Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:09 pm Post subject: hold |
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Sorry, but i still cannot get a clue about "held". What does it mean?
What is its object? |
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Yinglish
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| Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: hold |
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| jasonlulu_2000 wrote: |
Sorry, but i still cannot get a clue about "held". What does it mean?
What is its object? |
Idiom: "hold one's own"
Examples:
"hold its own", "hold his/her own", "hold their own"
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| The actress <Dakota Fanning>, who�s held her own opposite Oscar winners such as Sean Penn and Denzel Washington |
Dakota Fanning performed very well while acting with Oscar-winning actors, such as Sean Penn and Denzel Washington. |
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