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hold-upBrE /ˈhəʊld ʌp/NAmE /ˈhoʊld ʌp/ nouna situation in which sth is prevented from happening for a short time 停顿；阻滞；阻碍 SYN delay ◆What's the hold-up? 遇到什么障碍了？◆We should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups. 倘若没有延误，我们应该在今晚完工。◆(BrE) Sorry I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway. 抱歉，我来晚了。公路上堵车了。 (also ˈstick-up especially in NAmE) an act of stealing from a bank, etc. using a gun 持枪抢劫hold-ups [pl.] (BrE) stockings that are kept up by having a band of material that can stretch at the top 紧口长筒袜 |