hold over
phrasal verbhold something over [usually passive]
- to not deal with something immediately; to leave something to be dealt with later
synonym postpone搁置;推迟 - The matter was held over until the next meeting.
这件事被推迟到下次会议。
- The matter was held over until the next meeting.
- to show a film, play, etc. for longer than planned
延长(电影、戏剧等)的上演期 - The movie proved so popular it was held over for another week.
这部电影十分受欢迎,因此又继续上演了一周。
- The movie proved so popular it was held over for another week.
hold something over somebody
- to use knowledge that you have about somebody to threaten them or make them do what you want
以某事要挟(或威逼)某人