●ˌhold ˈoff1.if rain or a storm, etc. holds off, it does not start（降雨、风暴等）不来，延迟◆I hope the rain holds off for the wedding. 我希望这场雨能拖到婚礼结束后再下。SYNkeep off2. ( ˌhold ˈoff sth, ˌhold ˈoff (from) doing sth) to delay doing sth推迟，拖延（做某事）◆I need to make a decision soon, but I’ll hold off until next week. 我得很快作出决定，但我会拖到下个星期。◆The committee will hold off their decision until they receive the report. 委员会将在收到报告后再作决定。◆I’m holding off buying a dress until the sales start. 我要等开始降价时再买件连衣裙。NOTEHold off is not used with a pronoun object. * hold off 不与代词宾语连用。1[v + adv]2[v + adv][v + adv + n][v + adv + -ing]