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单词 hold off
释义
hold off
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WORD FAMILY
hold off: held off, holding off, holds off
USAGE EXAMPLES
City held off Burnley with 10 men and seized the lead in the second half through Gael Clichy.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
He told the media and political rivals to "hold off partying", adding: "Nothing will happen, because there is nothing."
BBC(Jan 02, 2017)
Presidents Day is Feb. 20, so hold off for a month if you’re in the market for a new mattress.
Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017)
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v wait before acting
the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
hold back, wait
hold out
wait uncompromisingly for something desirable
delay
act later than planned, scheduled, or required
hesitate, pause
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall
postpone doing what one should be doing
procrastinate
postpone or delay needlessly
defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table
hold back to a later time
act, move
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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v resist and fight to a standoff
Hyper
hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
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