offhold

词形变化

offheld offholding offholds 三单 offholds offholding 现在分词 offheld 过去式 offheld 过去分词 offholden 过去式 offholden 过去分词

别名

off-hold

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To retain.

    古体 及物
  2. 2.

    To hold off; prevent; refrain; avoid; shun.

    不及物

词源

From Middle English ofholden, from Old English ofhealdan (“to withhold, retain”), equivalent to off- + hold. Cognate with Dutch afhouden (“to detain, deter”), German abhalten (“to discourage, prevent, deter”).

来源：wiktionary