hold off

英 [həʊld ɒf]

美 [hoʊld ɔːf]

推迟; 拖延; （在比赛或竞赛中）抵挡住（对手的挑战）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 推迟;拖延
  If youhold offdoing something, you delay doing it or delay making a decision about it.
  1. The hospital staff held off taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray...
     医院工作人员推迟了罗森鲍姆的X光检查。
  2. They have threatened military action but held off until now.
     他们扬言要采取军事行动，但一直拖到现在。
• PHRASAL VERB （在比赛或竞赛中）抵挡住（对手的挑战）
  If youhold offa challenge in a race or competition, you do not allow someone to pass you.
  1. Between 1987 and 1990, Steffi Graf largely held off Navratilova's challenge for the crown.
     1987至1990年间，施特菲·格拉芙基本上抵挡住了纳芙拉蒂洛娃对其冠军地位的挑战。

英英释义

verb

• resist and fight to a standoff
  1. Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off
• wait before acting
  1. the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
  Synonym:waithold back

双语例句

• Caller: well, the teachers and I decided to hold off announciing the winners until now.
  沃克：老师们和我决定现在宣布优胜者。
• They will hold off their announcement until next month.
  他们将把通知推迟到下个月发布。
• I guess I can hold off briefing him for a little while.
  我想我能延迟些向他的汇报。
• The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.
  士兵们挡住了敌人的进攻。
• Hold off on going up if you can.
  如果可以的话，尽量不要接近他们。
• Hold off the dog, it's barking at the kids.
  把狗弄远点，它在朝孩子们吠呢。
• I can't hold off the reporters any longer.
  我再也阻止不住那些记者。
• For now, I think it's best if we hold off.
  不过现在我们最好还是等上一段时间。
• They have threatened military action but held off until now.
  他们扬言要采取军事行动，但一直拖到现在。
• We used five columns to hold off enemy reinforcements.
  我们使用了五个纵队来阻止敌人的增援部队。