hold-up

英[həʊldʌp] 美[hoʊldʌp]
  • n.停顿;耽误
  • hold v.拿着;控制;容纳;握住;持有;保持;掌握;认为;举行n.握住;控制;把握;立足点;延误;影响
  • man n.男人;人;男子汉;情人;强者;下属v.使...振奋;为...配备人手
  • up adv.向上;起来;上升;往上prep.向上adj.向上的;上行的n.上升v.上升;增加
名词 holdup:
  1. robbery at gunpoint

  2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

动词 hold up:
  1. be the physical support of; carry the weight of

  2. hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration

  3. cause to be slowed down or delayed

  4. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

  5. continue to live through hardship or adversity

  6. resist or confront with resistance

  7. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. All the traffic was tied up by the snowstorm.
      所有的交通都因暴风雪停顿了。
    2. When you've read up to here, you should pause.
      读到这里要停顿一下。
    3. I would not hold you up any longer.
      我不耽误你时间了。
    4. He got hung up with a phone call as he was leaving.
      他刚要动身就被一个电话给耽误了。