hold up

短语
大学

举起, 支撑, 继续下去, 阻挡, 拦截 [法] 支撑, 继续下去, 阻塞

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词形变化

held up holding up holds up 三单 holds up holding up 现在分词 held up 过去式 held up 过去分词

别名

hollup hol' up holup

教材释义与例句

动词

举起;支撑;耽误;抢劫

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To wait or delay.

    非正式 不及物

    Hold up a minute. I want to check something.

  2. 2.

    To impede; detain.

    及物

    I've got to get to work now. Why are you holding me up?

    What is holding up traffic?

  3. 3.

    To impede; detain.

    To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.

    习语 及物

    The guy tried to hold up a bank.

    1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados "Down, Dom!" he cried, "throw yourself down! Break in, Guido. Break in the door. We are held up!"

  4. 4.

    To support or lift.

    及物

    Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.

  5. 5.

    To support or lift.

    To highlight, as if lifting up for display.

    比喻 及物

    His lectures held up Napoleon as an example of the phenomenon.

    held up for public ridicule

  6. 6.

    To support or lift.

    To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement.

    习语 及物

    I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain.

  7. 7.

    To persist.

    To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.

    习语 不及物

    hold up to scrutiny

    hold up to heavy use

  8. 8.

    To persist.

    To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.

    不及物
  9. 9.

    To persist.

    To maintain composure despite hardship.

    习语 不及物

    how're you holdin up?

  10. 10.

    To persist.

    To continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated.

    不及物

    Bride of Frankenstein is an old film, but it holds up.

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