hold off
phrasal verbhold off
- (of rain or a storm
雨或风暴 不开始；延迟 - The rain held off just long enough for us to have our picnic.
雨还好，等到我们用完野餐才下起来。
- The rain held off just long enough for us to have our picnic.
- to not do something immediately
推迟 - Many buyers are holding off until prices are lower.
许多买家一直等到价格下降。 - hold off doing something Could you hold off making your decision for a few days?
你能推迟几天再作决定吗？
- Many buyers are holding off until prices are lower.
hold somebody/something off
- to stop somebody/something defeating you
战胜；克服 - She held off all the last-minute challengers and won the race in a new record time.
她最后一刻甩掉了所有对手，以新的纪录赢得了赛跑冠军。
- She held off all the last-minute challengers and won the race in a new record time.