hold-up

noun

/ˈhəʊld ʌp/

a situation in which something is prevented from happening for a short time停顿；阻滞；阻碍 synonym delay
- What's the hold-up?遇到什么障碍了？
- We should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups.倘若没有延误，我们应该在今晚完工。
- (British English) Sorry I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway.抱歉，我来晚了。公路上堵车了。
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- lengthy
- traffic
(also also informal stick-up especially in North American English)
an act of stealing from a bank, etc. using a gun持枪抢劫
- a hold-up at the local supermarket当地超市的抢劫案
Topics Crime and punishmentc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- armed
- bank
verb + hold-up
- carry out
hold-ups [plural]
(British English) stockings that are kept up by having a band of material that can stretch at the top紧口长筒袜

词汇	hold-up
释义	hold-up noun /ˈhəʊld ʌp/ /ˈhəʊld ʌp/ a situation in which something is prevented from happening for a short time停顿；阻滞；阻碍 synonym delay What's the hold-up?遇到什么障碍了？ We should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups.倘若没有延误，我们应该在今晚完工。 (British English) Sorry I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway.抱歉，我来晚了。公路上堵车了。 Topics Transport by car or lorryc2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective lengthy traffic (also also informal stick-up especially in North American English) an act of stealing from a bank, etc. using a gun持枪抢劫 a hold-up at the local supermarket当地超市的抢劫案 Topics Crime and punishmentc2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective armed bank verb + hold-up carry out hold-ups [plural] (British English) stockings that are kept up by having a band of material that can stretch at the top紧口长筒袜
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