| 单词 | hold off |
| 释义 | hold off 1．（cause to） remain at a distance；be aloof（使）拉开距离；（使）不接 近；疏远；冷漠 *His cold manner holds people off． 他的冷漠态度使人不敢接近。 *Finally he came to realize it was his haughtiness that held people off． 他终于意识到是他的傲慢态度使人不敢同他接近。 *Mr．Flynn holds off from everybody． I think he is shy．弗林先生远离大家。我想他是害羞。 *The ship held off from the shore because of dangerous crosswinds.由于危险的侧风，船没有靠岸。 2．delay； postpone拖延；延期 *As so many different ideas were put forward，they had to hold off making the decision there and then．因为各种各样的意见提了一大堆，所以他们当场只好不作决定。 *Jack held off paying for the television set until the dealer fixed it．杰克拖延到商家把电视机装好才付钱。 3． resist 抵抗 *Our task is to hold off the enemy's attack for a few hours.我们的任务是将敌军的进攻抵挡住几小时。 *The police had difficulty in holding the fans off when the popstar was getting in the car．当那位流行歌星上汽车时，警察费了很大劲儿才把歌迷们阻挡住。 4． fail to appear（天气）未出现；拖延 *The rain held off for the whole morning，although we had all expected a storm．虽然我们都预料到要有一场暴雨，但整个上午都没有下下来。 *The weather forecast predicts that the rain will hold off till this evening．天气预报说这场雨要到今天晚上才会下。 /// /// |
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