to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby)
懐く擁く
いだく
Verb, Transitive
1.
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug
formal or literary term
2.
to have (a thought or feeling), to hold, to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.), to harbor, to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.), to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.), to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
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若者たちは、未来への大きな期待を胸に抱いている。
Young people harbor great expectations for the future in their hearts.
彼はその計画に疑問を抱いていたが、口には出さなかった。
He harbored doubts about the plan, but he didn't voice them.
困難な状況にあっても、彼は常に希望を抱き続けていた。
Even in difficult situations, he always continued to harbor hope.
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