hold off

英 [həʊld ɒf]

美 [hoʊld ɔːf]

推迟; 拖延; （在比赛或竞赛中）抵挡住（对手的挑战）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 推迟;拖延
  If youhold offdoing something, you delay doing it or delay making a decision about it.
  1. The hospital staff held off taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray...
     医院工作人员推迟了罗森鲍姆的X光检查。
  2. They have threatened military action but held off until now.
     他们扬言要采取军事行动，但一直拖到现在。
• PHRASAL VERB （在比赛或竞赛中）抵挡住（对手的挑战）
  If youhold offa challenge in a race or competition, you do not allow someone to pass you.
  1. Between 1987 and 1990, Steffi Graf largely held off Navratilova's challenge for the crown.
     1987至1990年间，施特菲·格拉芙基本上抵挡住了纳芙拉蒂洛娃对其冠军地位的挑战。

英英释义

verb

• resist and fight to a standoff
  1. Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off
• wait before acting
  1. the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
  Synonym:waithold back

双语例句

• They have threatened military action but held off until now.
  他们扬言要采取军事行动，但一直拖到现在。
• Could you hold off your decision until next week?
  你可以推迟到下星期再做决定吗？
• We can hold off on watering our lawns in times of drought.
  我们可以等到干旱的时候再浇灌草地。
• So you hold off awhile, and then the slap in the face hurts even more.
  于是你拖延一会儿，那么你就会遭受更重的耳光。
• Use five or six columns to hold off and attack enemy reinforcements.
  以五个至六个纵队，担任阻援和打援。
• I'm going to hold off until I talk to my wife.
  我想等我跟太太谈过以后再说。
• He may decide to hold off for a few days.
  他可能决定推迟几天。
• Caller: well, the teachers and I decided to hold off announciing the winners until now.
  沃克：老师们和我决定现在宣布优胜者。
• Please can I ask you again to hold off on the redemptions until we get everything sorted out.
  这段期间我请你们不要要求付款直到所有事情解决为止。
• Their job is only to hold off to avoid them getting into the critical areas of the plant.
  他们的工作只是避免他们能，进入到电站的临界区域。