| 单词 | holdup |
| 释义 | hold-up noun¹ 1robbery抢劫adjective | verb + hold-up adjective➤armed持械抢劫▸➤bank银行抢劫verb + hold-up➤carry out (bre) 打劫hold-up noun² 2delay延迟adjective➤lengthy长时间的耽搁▸➤traffic交通堵塞 hold-up noun [countable] a situation in which sth is prevented from happening for a short time 停顿；暂停◆the fault caused a hold-up in production. 这错误导致了生产的停顿。◆technical hold-ups 技术停滞 ➡ hold sb/sth up at hold verb hold sb/sth up phrasal verb ➡ see also the entry for block 1另见 block 条第 1 义hold sb/sth up ♦︎ delay ♦︎ keep ♦︎ stall ♦︎ be/get bogged down ♦︎ retard ♦︎ set sb/sth back ♦︎ stunt ♦︎ detainthese words all mean to slow down the progress, movement or development of sb/sth.这些词均表示延迟、阻碍。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to be held up / delayed / stalled / set back by / for hours / days / months, etc.◆to hold up / delay / retard / stunt the development / growth of sth◆to delay / bog down / stall / retard a process◆to hold up / delay / retard the progress of sth◆to hold up / delay (a) flight / traffic / work◆to seriously hold up / delay / retard sth◆to be unavoidably delayed / detained■ hold sb/sth up phrasal verb(held, held)to slow down or prevent the movement or progress of sb/sth延迟；阻碍◆the launch was held up for several hours by environmental protesters.因环保主义者进行抗议，新品发布会推迟了几个小时。◆an accident is holding up traffic.一场事故造成了交通阻塞。◆i'm holding everybody up－you go ahead without me.我耽误了大伙儿 － 你们先走吧，别管我了。▸ hold-up noun [countable] ◆we should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups.倘若没有延误，我们应该今晚完工。◆what's the hold-up (= what is causing it)?遇到什么障碍了？■ delay [transitive, often passive] to make sb late or make them do sth more slowly; to make sth happen later than planned延迟；延期；推迟◆thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour.数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多小时。◆what could have delayed him?是什么让他耽搁了呢？◆these arguments will inevitably delay the start of construction.这些争论肯定将导致开工延期。◆the government is accused of using delaying tactics (= deliberately doing sth to delay a process, decision, etc.).政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。 ➡ see also delay → delay verb , delay → take your time ▸ delay noun [countable] ◆commuters will face long delays on the roads today.通勤族今天要在路上耽搁很长时间了。◆we apologize for the delay in answering your letter.来信收悉，迟覆为歉。■ keep (kept, kept) [transitive] (especially spoken) to make sb late when they are on their way somewhere, especially by making them stay in one place longer than they should使耽搁，延误（尤指在路上）◆you're an hour late－what kept you?你晚了一个小时 － 什么事把你给耽误了？◆i won't keep you long. i've just got a couple of quick questions.我不会耽误你很长时间，我就问几个简单的问题。◆i must go now. i've kept you from your dinner too long.我得走了，已经耽误太长时间，影响你吃晚饭了。■ stall [transitive, intransitive] to stop sth from happening until a later time; to stop making progress暂缓；搁置；停顿◆they could stall the process further by asking for a judicial review.他们可以要求司法审查从而进一步拖延进程。◆there have been several attempts to revive the stalled peace plan.重新启动搁置的和平方案的尝试已有多次。◆discussions have once again stalled.讨论再次停顿下来。■ be bogged down-->■ get bogged down -->phraseto be prevented from making progress or getting sth done, often because there are so many difficult but unimportant problems to deal with被（琐事造成的困难）妨碍；受阻◆we mustn't get bogged down in details.我们可不能因纠缠于细节问题而误事。◆try to avoid becoming bogged down with routine reporting procedures.尽量避免因为例行汇报程序而耽误正事。■ retard /rɪtɑːd; name rɪtɑːrd/ [transitive] (formal) to slow down the development or progress of sth阻碍；减缓；使放慢速度◆the progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery.在早期进行手术可以抑制病情的发展。◆the lack of a rail link retarded the town's development.缺乏铁路交通阻碍了这个城镇的发展。 opp accelerate → accelerate ■ set sb/sth back phrasal verb(setting, set, set)to slow down the progress of sb/sth by a particular length of time使推迟；耽误◆the bad weather set back the building schedule by several weeks.恶劣的天气使建筑施工延误了几个星期。◆her recovery was going well, but this latest infection has really set her back.她本来恢复得很好，但是最近这次感染确实使病情反覆了。 ➡ see also setback → blow noun ■ stunt [transitive] to prevent sb/sth from growing or developing properly阻碍（生长）；妨碍（发展）；遏制◆the constant winds had stunted the growth of plants and bushes.因为经常刮风，花草和灌木没长好。◆his illness had not stunted his creativity.疾病没有扼杀他的创造力。■ detain /dɪteɪn/ (formal) to delay sb or prevent them from going somewhere, usually by talking to them or keeping them busy（常因谈话或忙碌）使无法脱身，拖住，阻留◆i'm sorry－he'll be late; he's been detained at a meeting.对不起，他得晚点到，他有个会，脱不开身。 hold·up /also 又作 hold-up bre 【英】 /`holdˏʌp; ˈhəʊldʌp//n [c] 1. a delay, especially one caused by traffic 停顿; 延误; 交通阻塞:◇long hold-ups on the m25 m25 号高速公路上长时间的交通阻塞 2. when people try to steal money from a bank, shop etc, using a gun 持械抢劫:◇this is a holdup. everyone get down on the floor. 抢劫，抢劫，大家都趴下。 |
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