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●ˌhold sb/sth↔ˈup [often passive] 🔑 to support sb/sth and stop them from falling 搀扶；支撑；举起；抬起🔑 to delay or block the movement or progress of sb/sth 延迟；阻碍◆An accident is holding up traffic. 一场事故造成了交通阻塞。◆My application was held up by the postal strike. 我的申请因邮政部门罢工而耽搁了。 ➡ related noun hold-up (1) to use or present sb/sth as an example 举出（例子）；提出（作为榜样）◆She's always holding up her children as models of good behaviour. 她总是举例说自己的孩子表现如何好。◆His ideas were held up to ridicule. 他的想法被当成了笑料。 See also hold |