holdup
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UK holdup, also UK: hold-up n: informal (robbery at gunpoint)
SC 持枪抢劫
Apparently, there was a holdup at the bank last week.
很明显，上周银行发生了一起持枪抢劫案。
holdup, also UK: hold-up n: informal (cause of a delay)
SC 耽搁，阻碍 dān gē ，zǔ ài
TC 阻礙
TC 阻礙
SC 交通堵塞 jiāo tōng dǔ sè
TC 交通堵塞
TC 交通堵塞
You're two hours late, what was the holdup?
hold-ups npl: UK (type of stockings)
SC 大腿袜
SC 长筒袜 cháng tǒng wà
TC 長筒襪
TC 長筒襪
Hold-ups keep your legs cooler than tights in the summer.
夏天，长筒袜比紧身裤让腿更凉快。
hold [sth] up vtr phrasal sep: (support)
SC 支持 zhī chí
TC 支持
TC 支持
SC 支撑 zhī chí，zhī chēng
TC 支撐
TC 支撐
The pillar is holding up the roof.
柱子支撑着屋顶。
hold [sb] up vtr phrasal sep: informal (keep waiting)
SC 耽搁 dān gē
SC 使停顿 dān gē ，shǐ tíng dú
SC 延迟 dān gē ，yán chí
TC 延遲
TC 延遲
Aren't you ready yet? You're holding us all up!
你还没准备好吗？我们都被你耽误了！
hold [sth] up, hold up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: informal (delay)
SC 延误 yán wù
SC 耽搁 yán wù，dān gē
A hailstorm held up the start of the football match.
一场冰雹让足球开赛推迟了。
hold up vi phrasal: (endure, maintain under pressure)
SC 支持住 zhī chí zhù
SC 承受得住 zhī chí zhù，chéng shòu de zhù
SC 撑得住 zhī chí zhù，chēng de zhù
How are you holding up with all the work?
你如何承受所有的工作？
hold [sth/sb] up, hold [sth/sb] up vtr phrasal sep: (rob at gunpoint)
SC 持枪抢劫
Two masked men tried to hold up a bank, but police arrived and arrested them.
两个戴面具的人企图持枪抢劫一家银行，但警察赶来后便将他们逮捕了。
not hold up v expr: figurative, informal (fail to withstand close examination)
SC 经不起检验的
When the experts performed their tests on the crude counterfeit money, it did not hold up.
not hold up v expr: informal (fail to withstand use)
SC 撑不住 chēng bú zhù
SC 经不住 chēng bú zhù，jīng bú zhù