| 单词 | holding pattern |
| 释义 | holding patternWord family nounholderholdingholdallholdbackholderbatholdfastholding companyholding patternholdoutholdoververbhold Air ˈholding ˌpattern noun [countableC usually singular] 1. TTAthe path that an aircraft flies along while it is waiting for permission to land 待降[等待]航线〔指飞机等待降落时的航线〕 2 a situation in which you cannot act because you are waiting for the result of something 观望状态 in a holding pattern My career is in a holding pattern right now. 我的事业目前处于待定状态。 Examples from the Corpus holding pattern• The court case has been in a holding pattern, waiting for new charges.• They begin to live with the illusion that their performance is static, in a holding pattern.• In those cases, the company goes into a holding pattern.• A holding pattern is simply a delaying procedure, like a train waiting at a signal.• The plane was invited down from its holding pattern over Los Muertos Channel. in a holding pattern• They begin to live with the illusion that their performance is static, in a holding pattern. |
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