holdover

n. 延期, 剩余物, 任期届满后仍占据同样地位的人 [经] 缓缴税款

发音

US

词形变化

holdovers 复数 holdovers

别名

hold over

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.

    可数 不可数

    That policy is a holdover from days of punch card data entry.

  2. 2.

    The distance (at target) by which a rifle scope is aimed higher than the intended point of impact in order to compensate for bullet drop over the distance to the target.

    可数 不可数 工程 政治 军事

    This rangefinder not only measures the distance to the target, but also provides a digital readout of the inches of holdover at that distance.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

hangover

上位词 3

official survival functionary

相关短语

holdover fire holdover fires

词源

Deverbal from hold over.

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