Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps...是什么意思？

Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps...

拾级而上的时候克莱顿夫人不得不抓着莉齐的手。

mrs

abbr. magnetic resonance blood-flow scanning 磁共振血流量扫描，multimer resolution system 多聚体分辨系统，myeloid-related sequence 骨髓相关序列；

例句
The full address on a stick-on label was that of a Mrs P. R. Slater of Peterborough...
不干胶标签上的完整地址写的是彼得伯勒的一位P. R. 斯莱特太太。

Clayton

n. 克莱顿(m.)；

例句
Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps...
拾级而上的时候克莱顿夫人不得不抓着莉齐的手。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

hold

vt. 拿住，握住，保留，保存，扣留，拘押，容纳，举

例句
I will hold myself aloof from wrong and corruption.
我会让自己远离错误和腐败。

hand

n. 手，协助，帮助，（工具等的）把，柄，掌管；vt. 传递，交给，搀扶，支持；

例句
His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate.
就在有意无意间，他的手轻轻拂过她的手。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

ascended

v. 上升，攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps...
拾级而上的时候克莱顿夫人不得不抓着莉齐的手。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

steps

n. 级别( step的名词复数 )，脚步，步骤，步伐；v. 举步，行走，跨步( step的第三人称单数 )，离开(along)，（尤指马）轻快地走，（跳舞时）合着节拍走；

例句
Companies need to take active steps to increase exports.
各公司需要采取积极措施增加出口。