| 释义 |
hold offv.1aTo refuse to let (someone) become friendly. 使(某人)不易接近。◆ The president's high rank and chilly manner held people off.总统的高级别及冷淡态度使人们不敢接近他。1bTo be rather shy or unfriendly. 很害羞;冷漠。◆ Perkins was a scholarly man who held off from people.珀金斯是个有学问的人,他不喜欢与人交往。2To keep away by fighting; oppose by force. 抵挡住;抗击。◆ The kidnapper locked himself in the house and held off the police for an hour.劫持者把自己锁在房子里,与警察对抗了一个小时。3To wait before (doing something); postpone; delay. 推迟;拖延。◆ Jack held off paying for the television set until the dealer fixed it.杰克拖延付款,直到经销商把电视机安装好才交钱。 |