hold-up

英 [ˈhəʊld ʌp]

美 [ˈhoʊld ʌp]

n.  停顿; 阻滞; 阻碍; 持枪抢劫

复数：hold-ups　

化学

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 停顿；阻滞；阻碍
  a situation in which sth is prevented from happening for a short time
  1. What's the hold-up?
     遇到什么障碍了？
  2. We should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups.
     倘若没有延误，我们应该在今晚完工。
  3. Sorry I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway.
     抱歉，我来晚了，公路上堵车了。
• 持枪抢劫
  an act of stealing from a bank, etc. using a gun

柯林斯词典

• 持械抢劫
  Ahold-upis a situation in which someone is threatened with a weapon in order to make them hand over money or valuables.
• 造成延搁的事物;阻碍;障碍
  Ahold-upis something which causes a delay.
• N-COUNT 交通阻塞
  Ahold-upis the stopping or very slow movement of traffic, sometimes caused by an accident which happened earlier.
  1. They arrived late due to a motorway hold-up.
     他们因高速公路交通堵塞迟到了。

双语例句

• The hold-up was a government connection?
  那次枪劫跟政府有关？
• There was a short hold-up while the choir moved on to the stage.
  合唱团登上舞台时耽搁了一小会儿。
• Mr Albanese said any hold-up of ships carrying ore to China for spot market sales had not had "any material impact" on Rio.
  艾尔巴尼斯表示，阻碍船舶将铁矿石运往中国用于现货市场销售，对力拓没有“任何实质性影响”。
• I once facilitated a retrospective in which the developers had identified the UI experts as the biggest hold-up to their stories.
  在我主持的一次回顾中，开发人员识别出，UI专家是阻碍他们完成故事的最大障碍。
• After the hold-up, the Gang made their getaway in a stolen car.
  匪徒们打劫后，乘一辆盗来的汽车逃走了。
• Depending on the length of the hold-up, they require the carrier to provide meals and refreshments, communications and, if necessary, overnight accommodation.
  它们要求航空公司根据旅客的滞留时间，为他们提供餐食、点心与通讯手段，如有必要，还须提供住宿。
• A man was killed in a convenience store hold-up last night.
  昨晚在一家便利商店的抢劫案中，一位男子被杀害了。
• They arrived late due to a motorway hold-up.
  他们因高速公路交通堵塞迟到了。
• The hold-up is just the beginning of the end.
  但这些仅仅是一个开头。
• I nearly missed my flight owing to a traffic hold-up.
  因为交通阻塞，我差一点没有赶上航班。