| 词组 | hold up |
| 释义 | hold up 1. hold up sth • hold sth up to raise your hand or arm, or something that you have in your hand: ▪ One child at the back of the class held up her hand. ▪ The crowd held up posters demanding his release from prison. 2. hold sth/sb up • hold up sth/sb to delay something or someone, so that something takes longer or happens later than planned: ▪ Protesters held up work on the new road for weeks. ▪ The concert should have started at 8, but a series of problems held things up. ▪ I hope I haven't held you up - it took longer than I thought to get here. get held up ▪ Sorry we're late - we got help up in the traffic. ■ SIMILAR TO: delay, ↑set back hold-up n C a delay that is unexpected but not very serious: ▪ There's been a hold-up with the builders, so the new office won't be ready until next month. ▪ A crash this morning is causing big hold-ups on the M25. 3. hold up sth • hold sth up usually passive to support something and stop it from falling down: ▪ This mirror's only being held up by one tiny hook. ▪ Several of the plants are held up by suckers but others need wire. ■ SIMILAR TO: support 4. hold up sth/sb to stop a vehicle or go into a bank, shop etc with a gun or other weapon and demand money from people: ▪ A gang held up a bus near Chimbote and robbed some 50 passengers. ▪ Stealing money by computer is far easier than holding up a bank. hold sb up at gunpoint/knifepoint ▪ Fraser was charged with another robbery, this time for holding up a cab driver at gunpoint. hold-up n C when someone stops a vehicle or goes into a bank, shop etc with a gun and demands money: ▪ A man was shot dead in a hold-up at a downtown bank yesterday. 5. hold up to continue to be healthy, successful, or at a high level, especially in a difficult situation: ▪ Is she holding up under all the pressure? ▪ Sales held up well in the fourth quarter. 6. hold up if a machine, piece of equipment, or system holds up, it continues to work and does not break, even in difficult conditions: ▪ It will be interesting to see how well the new computer system holds up. ▪ The Range Rover's suspension is designed to hold up even under the most difficult driving conditions. 7. hold up if an idea, explanation, or evidence holds up, it still seems good and right after it has been checked or tested: ▪ Holmes did not believe the man's evidence would hold up in court. ▪ If these findings hold up, scientists will have to develop a completely new theory. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑stand up |
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