hold up

phrasal verbphr v

a) SUPPORT/HOLD UP hold something ↔ up to support something and prevent it from falling down 支撑某物

The roof is held up by massive stone pillars.

屋顶是用几根粗大的石柱支撑住的。

b) DELAY hold somebody/something ↔ up to delay someone or something 耽搁某人/阻延某事

Sorry I’m late – I was held up at work.

对不起我来晚了，我给工作耽搁了。

n Grammar

Hold up is often passive in this meaning.

c) hold up somethingSTEAL to rob or try to rob a place or person by using violence （试图）抢劫

Two armed men held up a downtown liquor store last night.

昨晚两名持枪男子抢劫了市中心一家售酒的商店。

→ hold-up

d) SAMEto not become weaker 保持强壮

His physical condition has held up well.

他的身体保养得非常好。

Examples from the Corpus

hold up• They should have finished that job on Friday - what's holding them up?• Why don't we use some of these pieces of wood to hold it up?• Her stubbornness on this one issue is holding the whole deal up.• He was arrested and charged with holding up a cab driver.• The peace talks are being held up by continued fighting on the border.• I won't hold you up - I can see you're in a hurry.• We got held up in traffic and missed the show.• We can't knock that wall down. It's the one that holds up the house.• These poles hold up the outer part of the tent.• The men who held up the store were wearing Halloween masks.• Get a move on, you two! You're holding up the whole queue!• The only thing holding the wall up was a frail-looking section of scaffolding.• Protesters held up work on the new road.

→ hold up at hold1(PHRASAL VERB)

词汇	hold up
释义	hold up hold up phrasal verbphr v a) SUPPORT/HOLD UP hold something ↔ up to support something and prevent it from falling down 支撑某物 The roof is held up by massive stone pillars. 屋顶是用几根粗大的石柱支撑住的。 b) DELAY hold somebody/something ↔ up to delay someone or something 耽搁某人/阻延某事 Sorry I’m late – I was held up at work. 对不起我来晚了，我给工作耽搁了。 n Grammar Hold up is often passive in this meaning. c) hold up somethingSTEAL to rob or try to rob a place or person by using violence （试图）抢劫 Two armed men held up a downtown liquor store last night. 昨晚两名持枪男子抢劫了市中心一家售酒的商店。 → hold-up d) SAMEto not become weaker 保持强壮 His physical condition has held up well. 他的身体保养得非常好。 Examples from the Corpus hold up• They should have finished that job on Friday - what's holding them up?• Why don't we use some of these pieces of wood to hold it up?• Her stubbornness on this one issue is holding the whole deal up.• He was arrested and charged with holding up a cab driver.• The peace talks are being held up by continued fighting on the border.• I won't hold you up - I can see you're in a hurry.• We got held up in traffic and missed the show.• We can't knock that wall down. It's the one that holds up the house.• These poles hold up the outer part of the tent.• The men who held up the store were wearing Halloween masks.• Get a move on, you two! You're holding up the whole queue!• The only thing holding the wall up was a frail-looking section of scaffolding.• Protesters held up work on the new road. → hold up at hold1(PHRASAL VERB)
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