词汇 | hold off |
释义 | hold off [phrasal verb] 1 a : to wait to do something观望;等待;拖延 You need to decide now. You can't hold off any longer.你现在就要做决定,不能再拖了。 He held off as long as he could.他尽可能地拖延。 — often + on She decided to hold off on her vacation for a while longer.她决定再延长一下假期。 ◊ If you hold off doing something or hold off on doing something, you wait to do it at a later time.推迟;拖延 He held off on announcing his decision.他推迟宣布他的决定。 b : to not happen until later延后发生 The rain held off until we got home. [=it didn't rain until we got home]我们到家后,这场雨才下起来。 2 hold (someone) off or hold off (someone) : to stop (someone) from coming near someone or something阻止(某人)靠近 Her bodyguard held off the crowd. [=kept the crowd away from her]她的保镖阻止人群接近她。 3 hold (something) off or hold off (something) : to defend against (something) successfully : withstand抵挡住;顶住 The soldiers held off the attack.士兵们抵挡住了这次进攻。 Our team held off a late rally by the other team.我们的队顶住了另一支队后来恢复势头的对抗。 hold |
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