hold off

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay. idiomatic,transitive
    — Let's try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them.
  2. To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed). idiomatic,intransitive,transitive
    — Hold off (on) the decision one more day so I can answer your question.

词形变化

holds off present,singular,third-person holding off participle,present held off participle,past held off past

词汇关系

近义词
postpone put off
衍生词
holdoff
相关词
fend off forhold hold it hold on hold up
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