hold off

美 [hoʊld ɔːf]英 [həʊld ɒf]
  • 推迟;拖延;(在比赛或竞赛中)抵挡住(对手的挑战)
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  • 1
    PHRASAL VERB 推迟;拖延
    If you hold off doing 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。

  • 2
    PHRASAL VERB (在比赛或竞赛中)抵挡住(对手的挑战)
    If you hold off a 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。

verb

1
resist and fight to a standoff
Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off
2
wait before acting
the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
Synonym: wait hold back

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  1. Could you hold off your decision until next week ?

    你可以推迟到下星期再做决定吗?

  2. He may decide to hold off for a few days .

    他可能决定推迟几天。

  3. We hope the rain can hold off for a few hours .

    我们希望雨停几个小时。

  4. We used five columns to hold off enemy reinforcements .

    我们使用了五个纵队来阻止敌人的增援部队。

  5. Models eating tissues or cotton balls to hold off hunger , and models collapsing from hunger-induced heart attacks just seconds after they step off the runway .

    模特们吃面纸或棉球来抵挡饥饿,模特们因饥饿引起的心脏病发作,仅在他们离开T台后的几秒钟。

  6. I tried to hold off at first , I played it cool for a short while .

    一开始我试着拖延,我冷静了一会儿。

  7. I know , I just ... think we should hold off .

    我知道我只是觉得暂时不要说

  8. If you could hold off a little while longer ...

    如果你能再拖延点时间

  9. Let 's hold off for a while before we make a decision .

    下结论之前,让我们先稍微等一下。

  10. For now , I think it 's best if we hold off .

    不过现在我们最好还是等上一段时间。

  11. Just need to hold off a little longer .

    只要再拖住一小会就行了。

  12. Maybe we should hold off on the physical part for a while .

    也许我们该暂时把生理问题放一放。

  13. My mother said I should hold off getting my license one more year .

    我妈说再等一年才能考驾照。

  14. Have some great experiences and hold off on the stuff .

    去拥有丰富经验和一些伟大的东西。

  15. Hold off on that check . Lock down the building !

    等等我再看看,封锁整栋大楼!

  16. Hold off on going up if you can .

    如果可以的话,尽量不要接近他们。

  17. Why didn 't fame hold off old age and death ?

    为什么名声不能延缓衰老和死亡呢?

  18. The leaders will hold off making a decision until Monday .

    领导们将延迟到星期一再做出决定。

  19. The board has decided to hold off its decision .

    董事会决定推迟作出决策。

  20. 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。

  21. Hopefully the rain would hold off until I could find Jessica .

    这场雨很有希望能拖延到我找到杰西卡以后才下。

  22. They were able to hold off a very much superior attacking force .

    他们得以抵御一支占极大优势的进攻部队。

  23. We can 't hold off four .

    四艘我们应付不过来。

  24. Cotton is falling in price , and buyers hold off .

    棉花价格正在下跌,买主们都踟蹰不前。

  25. They will hold off their announcement until next month .

    他们将把通知推迟到下个月发布。

  26. So there 's no need to hold off until the next article before following these steps .

    因此,没有必要因为后继文章还未出现而不遵循这些步骤。

  27. The rain hold off just long enough for us to have our picnic .

    雨一时下不起来,我们有足够的时间吃完野餐。

  28. We hope the rain will hold off till evening .

    我们希望这场雨能拖到明天晚上下。

  29. Others will be even harder pressed to hold off online retailers .

    其他零售商当然更难抵御电商的攻势。

  30. But just hold off for a while , ok ?

    但歇一段时间,好吗?