hold off
英 [həʊld ɒf]
美 [hoʊld ɔːf]
推迟; 拖延; (在比赛或竞赛中)抵挡住(对手的挑战)
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 推迟;拖延
If youhold offdoing something, you delay doing it or delay making a decision about it.- The hospital staff held off taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray...
医院工作人员推迟了罗森鲍姆的X光检查。 - They have threatened military action but held off until now.
他们扬言要采取军事行动,但一直拖到现在。
- The hospital staff held off taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray...
- PHRASAL VERB (在比赛或竞赛中)抵挡住(对手的挑战)
If youhold offa challenge in a race or competition, you do not allow someone to pass you.- Between 1987 and 1990, Steffi Graf largely held off Navratilova's challenge for the crown.
1987至1990年间,施特菲·格拉芙基本上抵挡住了纳芙拉蒂洛娃对其冠军地位的挑战。
- Between 1987 and 1990, Steffi Graf largely held off Navratilova's challenge for the crown.
英英释义
verb
- resist and fight to a standoff
- Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off
- wait before acting
- the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
双语例句
- Could you hold off your decision until next week?
你可以推迟到下星期再做决定吗? - We're gonna hold off on that cab for a minute.
得让出租车等一会了。 - So you hold off awhile, and then the slap in the face hurts even more.
于是你拖延一会儿,那么你就会遭受更重的耳光。 - We can hold off on watering our lawns in times of drought.
我们可以等到干旱的时候再浇灌草地。 - Between 1987 and 1990, Steffi Graf largely held off Navratilova's challenge for the crown.
1987至1990年间,施特菲·格拉芙基本上抵挡住了纳芙拉蒂洛娃对其冠军地位的挑战。 - He may decide to hold off for a few days.
他可能决定推迟几天。 - I'm going to hold off until I talk to my wife.
我想等我跟太太谈过以后再说。 - They will hold off their announcement until next month.
他们将把通知推迟到下个月发布。 - They have threatened military action but held off until now.
他们扬言要采取军事行动,但一直拖到现在。 - Please can I ask you again to hold off on the redemptions until we get everything sorted out.
这段期间我请你们不要要求付款直到所有事情解决为止。