| 释义 |
holding BrE /ˈhəʊldɪŋ/
NAmE /ˈhoʊ-/► SEE ALLleave sb holding the babythere’s no holding/stopping sb
●leave sb holding the ˈbaby (NAmE also leave sb holding the ˈbag) (informal) leave sb to take the responsibility or blame for sth 把责任推到某人身上；归咎于某人◆It’s always the same. We all agree to do something, then you all say you’re too busy to arrange it, and I’m left holding the baby.
事情总是这样。大家一致同意做某件事，然后你们都说自己太忙，无法抽身，最后所有的苦差事都落在我头上。◆You two were going to fly off and leave me holding the bag.
你们俩打算就这样离开，让我一个人背黑锅。●there’s no ˈholding/ˈstopping sba person cannot be prevented from doing sth because of their enthusiasm, energy, determination, etc. （因其热情、精力、决心等）阻拦不住某人◆There was no holding him once he started talking about his life in India.
他一说起他在印度的生活，就没法停下来。◆You know Hannah — once she’s decided to do something there’s no stopping her.
你知道汉娜，她一旦决定要做什么，谁也阻拦不了。 |