英语词汇“hold up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	hold up
释义	hold up verb Etymology: Middle English holden up, from holden to hold + up *transitive verb* 1. a. (1) : raise, lift < hold your hand up if you wish the chairman to recognize you > < hold up the object so it can be seen more clearly > (2) : support, sustain < the underpinnings were not adequate to hold the house up > < the confiscated money held the toppling regime up for only a short time > b. : hold vt 4m c. : to expose or call to attention as something one subscribes to, advocates, or lives by < held a high standard up for his colleagues to follow > < held up the Old Testament in opposition to 18th century rationalism — William Petersen > 2. a. : to rein in : check, halt < hold up a horse > b. : to prevent (a fox or cub) from leaving a covert thus assuring a find and kill in fox hunting c. : to stop, delay, or impede the course or advance of < the accident held the traffic up for an hour > < a storm that held deliveries up for a day > < felt that she was holding her husband up in his career > 3. : to refuse to play (the winning card of a suit led) 4. : to rob at gun's point < held a gas station up and got away with several thousand dollars > < plotting to hold up a bank > *intransitive verb* 1. a. (1) : to remain undismayed or unsubdued (as under attack or misfortune) < was determined to hold up for her children's sake > < hold up under attack > (2) : to keep from falling : not to collapse, crumble, or fall apart < an industry that held up well in the depression > b. : to prove true, accurate, or valid < much depends on how well the weather forecasts hold up > < wondered if the charges would hold up in court > c. : to prove effective : prevail < despite attempts to countermand them, the provisions of the old charter held up > 2. a. : to keep up : not fall behind or lose ground : hold out < even the smaller children held up pretty well until the last mile > b. : to retain interest or artistic effectiveness especially over an extended period of time < a book that holds up well > 3. : to stop an action or postpone an intended action < planned a picnic but the rain forced us to hold up > 4. : to keep from raining : remain clear < a beautiful day, if it only holds up > • - hold up on
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