| 单词 | holdout |
| 释义 | holdout (once / 11532 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY holdout: holdouts USAGE EXAMPLESThe only holdout was one of his daughters, excused for a good reason. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) When civil war erupted in the 1960s, the citadel was one of the last Zaydi holdouts, eventually surrendering to the new government. Washington Post(Dec 18, 2016) Allowing the last desperate holdouts of Aleppo to leave, without first seeking terms, was not in the Iranian playbook. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) 1 1n a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks Hyper negotiant, negotiator, treater someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) 2n a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal 2Hyper bargaining the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement n the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later Hyper cheat, rig, swindle the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme |
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