hold up
phrasal verbhold up
- to remain strong and working effectively
支持住；承受住；支撑得住 - She's holding up well under the pressure.
她承受住了压力。
- She's holding up well under the pressure.
hold somebody/something up [often passive]
- to support somebody/something and stop them from falling
搀扶；支撑；举起；抬起 - to delay or block the movement or progress of somebody/something
延迟；阻碍 - An accident is holding up traffic.
一场事故造成了交通阻塞。 - The project was held up by various legal problems.
该项目因各种法律问题而受阻。
- An accident is holding up traffic.
- to use or present somebody/something as an example
举出（例子）；提出（作为榜样） - She's always holding up her children as models of good behaviour.
她总是举例说自己的孩子表现如何好。 - His ideas were held up to ridicule.
他的想法被当成了笑料。
- She's always holding up her children as models of good behaviour.
hold up something
- to steal from a bank, shop, etc. using a gun
持枪抢劫（银行、商店等） - Masked men held up a security van in South London yesterday.
几个蒙面男子昨天在伦敦南部抢劫了一辆押款车。
- Masked men held up a security van in South London yesterday.