hold up

hold up音标

英 [həuld ʌp]

美 [hold ʌp]

hold up基本释义

hold up用法及例句

verb

1. cause to be slowed down or delayed

e.g. Traffic was delayed by the bad weathershe delayed the work that she didn't want to perform

Synonym: delaydetain

2. be the physical support ofcarry the weight of

e.g. The beam holds up the roofHe supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beamWhat's holding that mirror?

Synonym: holdsupportsustain

3. hold up something as an examplehold up one's achievements for admiration

4. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

Synonym: stick up

5. continue to live through hardship or adversity

e.g. We went without water and food for 3 daysThese superstitions survive in the backwaters of AmericaThe race car driver lived through several very serious accidentshow long can a person last without food and water?

Synonym: survivelastlivelive ongoendurehold out

6. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

e.g. Her shoes won't hold upThis theory won't hold water

Synonym: stand uphold water

7. resist or confront with resistance

e.g. The politician defied public opinionThe new material withstands even the greatest wear and tearThe bridge held

Synonym: defywithstandhold

1. 举起;抬起;提起If you hold up your hand or something you have in your hand, you move it upwards into a particular position and keep it there.

hold up

e.g. She held up her hand stiffly...她直挺挺地举着手。e.g. Hold it up so that we can see it.把它举起来让我们看看。

2. 支撑;支承If one thing holds up another, it is placed under the other thing in order to support it and prevent it from falling.

e.g. Mills have iron pillars all over the place holding up the roof...工厂里四处都立有铁柱支撑着房顶。e.g. Her legs wouldn't hold her up.她双腿都站不住了。

3. 耽搁;阻延To hold up a person or process means to make them late or delay them.

e.g. Why were you holding everyone up?...你为什么耽搁了大家？e.g. Continuing violence could hold up progress towards reform.持续的暴力活动可能会阻延改革的进程。

4. 持械抢劫If someone holds up a place such as a bank or a shop, they point a weapon at someone there to make them give them money or valuable goods.

e.g. A thief ran off with hundreds of pounds yesterday after holding up a petrol station.一名窃贼昨天持械抢劫一家加油站后带着数百英镑逃跑了。

5. 举出…作为批评（或赞扬）的对象If you hold up something such as someone's behaviour, you make it known to other people, so that they can criticize or praise it.

e.g. She said the picture that had appeared in a Sunday newspaper had held her up to ridicule...她说一份周日的报纸上刊登的照片使她备受嘲讽。e.g. He had always been held up as an example to the younger ones.他总是被树为弟妹学习的榜样。

6. 维持;保持良好If something such as a type of business holds up in difficult conditions, it stays in a reasonably good state.

e.g. Children's wear is one area that is holding up well in the recession.童装是经济衰退中仍然保持良好发展的一个领域。

7. （论点、理论等）经受得住检验If an argument or theory holds up, it is true or valid, even after close examination.

e.g. I'm not sure if the argument holds up, but it's stimulating.我不能肯定该论点是否经得起检验，但它很有新意。

8. see also: hold-up

临近词

hold record

holds

hold

hold steady

hold cheap

hold-off

hold on to

hold at bay

hold a view

hold paint

hold chapel

hold picnic

相关列句

The instant access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 "words"—string of alphabetic or numerical characters—ready for instant use.(一台大型计算机的即时存取存储器可容纳多达100000个“单词”——字母或数字字符的字符串——随时可用。)

I will say a colour and you must hold up that colour pen.(我会说一种颜色，然后你必须举起那种颜色的笔。)

I'll hold up the top so that we can see it fine.(我拿起顶部，我们能很好地看到。)

Lack simply cannot hold up in the spotlight of love.(缺失感根本不能阻挡爱成为你关注的焦点。)

Maybe I could turn toward him, hold up the cover of the book and say in my crying voice, "I'm sorry, sir."(也许我可以转向他，举起书的封面，用哭泣的声音说：“对不起，先生。”)

It accelerates briskly enough not to hold up traffic.(它加速很轻快，不会阻碍交通。)

But that excuse doesn't hold up.(但这种借口是站不住脚的。)

I hold up the photograph without having told you anything about her.(我拿着照片，不告诉你任何关于她的事情。)

This time, the Spurs made it hold up.(而这一次，马刺守住了自己。)

Suppose I hold up a photograph of a beach with nobody on it.(假设我拿着一张画着无人海滩的图片。)