hold up

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To wait or delay. informal,intransitive
    — Hold up a minute. I want to check something.
  2. To impede; detain. transitive
    — I've got to get to work now. Why are you holding me up?
  3. To impede; detain.; To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery. idiomatic,transitive
    — The guy tried to hold up a bank.
  4. To support or lift. transitive
    — Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.
  5. To support or lift.; To highlight, as if lifting up for display. figuratively,transitive
    — His lectures held up Napoleon as an example of the phenomenon.
  6. To support or lift.; To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement. idiomatic,transitive
    — I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain.
  7. To persist.; To withstand; to stand up to; to survive. idiomatic,intransitive
    — hold up to scrutiny
  8. To persist.; To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground. intransitive
    — For what will the World say; Why could not he hold up? What made him come on so heavily, but that he wanted either Management or Metal
  9. To persist.; To maintain composure despite hardship. idiomatic,intransitive
    — how're you holdin up?
  10. To persist.; To continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated. intransitive
    — Bride of Frankenstein is an old film, but it holds up.

词形变化

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