His girlfriend persuaded him to get rid of the bad habit of smoking before he was taken hold.
释义：
抓住；扛着；固定下来
短语：
take firm hold of 咬住
TO TAKE TO HOLD 拿走然后抓住
take e hold of 抓住
Take fast hold of instruction 当护卫她
take a hold on oneself 在困难情况下克制自己
take hold of 抓住 ; 握住 ; 吸引住 ; 掌握
例句：
（1）Take hold of a sentence that he says. Shake it well till all the words drop off.
释义：抓住他说的句子 好好咀嚼 直至每一个词都消化.剩下来的 将点燃你的心灵.
（2）We can even take hold of a black disappointment, break it open, and extract some jewel ofgrace.
释义：我们甚至能随便抓住一个黑色的失望，把它劈开来，从其中抽出恩典的宝石来。