In Korea and Japan closely held and widely spread firms became slothful.

在韩国和日本，所有权集中和拓展广泛的企业最终都变得运行缓慢。

For now, the contents of J. D. Salinger's archives remain a closely held secret.

目前，J. D. 塞林格档案的内容仍属高度机密。

The soldiers couldn't see them, their heads being above the trees; they could not even raise their arms or draw their sharp swords, so closely were they held by the leafy branches.

士兵们看不见他们， 他们的头在树上；他们甚至无法举起双臂或拔出锋利的剑，被枝繁叶茂的树枝紧紧抓住。