词汇 | hold up |
释义 | hold up [phrasal verb] 1 : to continue in the same condition without failing or losing effectiveness or force支撑 The sales team was holding up well under the stress.销售团队在压力下依然保持了良好的业绩。 The nurse came in to see how I was holding up.护士走进来看我怎么样了。 Their music still holds up 20 years later.他们的音乐20年后依然流行。 2 hold (something) up or hold up (something) : to raise (something)举起 He held up his hand.他举起手。 3 hold up (something or someone) or hold (something or someone) up a : to delay, stop, or slow the movement, progress, or action of (something or someone) : delay推延;妨碍 Their decision was held up for months.他们耽搁了数月才下决定。 A major accident held traffic up for hours.一场重大交通事故使道路堵塞了几个小时。 She was late for the meeting because she got held up in traffic.由于交通堵塞,她开会迟到了。 — see also holdup b : to use a gun to rob (a person, store, etc.)持枪抢劫 Someone held up the gas station.有人持枪抢劫了加油站。 He was held up by a masked robber.他被一个蒙面强盗持枪抢劫了。 — see also holdup c : to cause (someone or something) to be noticed for a particular reason引起注意 His work has been held up to ridicule. [=his work has been ridiculed]他的作品被认为是荒谬的。 Experts have been holding these programs up as examples of government waste.专家们一直将这些活动视为政府浪费的实例。 hold |
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