hold-ups

英['həʊld'ʌps] 美['həʊld'ʌps]
  • 套牢
  • hold v.拿着;控制;容纳;握住;持有;保持;掌握;认为;举行n.握住;控制;把握;立足点;延误;影响
名词 holdup:
  1. robbery at gunpoint

  2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

动词 hold up:
  1. be the physical support of; carry the weight of

  2. hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration

  3. cause to be slowed down or delayed

  4. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

  5. continue to live through hardship or adversity

  6. resist or confront with resistance

  7. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.