Senator Smith held forth a suggestion.是什么意思？

Senator Smith held forth a suggestion.

史密斯参议员提出了一项建议。

senator

n. 参议员；

例句
Her conqueror, Senator Pete Wilson, is a diffident, moderate man.
击败她的参议员皮特·威尔逊是一个谦卑的温和派人士。

Smith

n. 铁匠，锻工（=blacksmith），史密斯（姓氏）；

例句
Al Smith could make anybody laugh.
阿尔·史密斯能把所有人逗乐。

held

v. 拿（ hold的过去式和过去分词 ），举行，保留；

例句
His car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen...
他的车遭遇拦劫，随后他被4名持枪歹徒劫持。

forth

adv. 向前，向前方，露着的，往外的，[废语]出外，离家；prep. 出自，从…离开；

例句
...politicians holding forth with their usual hypocritical cant.
政客们夸夸其谈,依旧是那些虚伪的大道理。

suggestion

n. 建议，意见，暗示，联想，启发，微量；

例句
I will take the suggestion under advisement, and refer it to the board.
对于这项建议，我将咨询专家意见作周密考虑并且提交给董事会处理。