Hold up
/həʊld ʌp/
Hold up
/həʊld ʌp/
“Hold up”通常与延误或障碍有关。例如,在交通堵塞时,你可能会告诉朋友“I'm stuck in traffic, I’ll be held up for a while”,表示你会因此而迟到。
The bank robbery held up traffic for hours.
银行抢劫案让交通阻塞了好几个小时。
He's always holding up the line because he talks so much.
他总是在排队时耽搁,因为他话太多。
There was a delay at the construction site that held up our project for weeks.
施工现场的延误使我们的项目延迟了几周。