holdoff

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.
    — The ladder holdoff enabled him to clean the gutters easily without the ladder's weight damaging them.
  2. A delay or forbearance.
    — There was a three-month holdoff in the decision.

词形变化

holdoffs plural

词源

Deverbal from hold off.
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