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hold off
[phrasal verb] 1
a : to wait to do something观望；等待；拖延 — often + on
- You need to decide now. You can't hold off any longer.你现在就要做决定，不能再拖了。
- He held off as long as he could.他尽可能地拖延。
- She decided to hold off on her vacation for a while longer.她决定再延长一下假期。
◊ If you hold off doing something or hold off on doing something, you wait to do it at a later time.推迟；拖延
- He held off on announcing his decision.他推迟宣布他的决定。
b : to not happen until later延后发生
- The rain held off until we got home. [=it didn't rain until we got home]我们到家后，这场雨才下起来。
2
hold (someone) off or hold off (someone) : to stop (someone) from coming near someone or something阻止（某人）靠近
- Her bodyguard held off the crowd. [=kept the crowd away from her]她的保镖阻止人群接近她。
3
hold (something) off or hold off (something) : to defend against (something) successfully : withstand抵挡住；顶住
- The soldiers held off the attack.士兵们抵挡住了这次进攻。
- Our team held off a late rally by the other team.我们的队顶住了另一支队后来恢复势头的对抗。
⇒ Main Entry: 1 hold
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The notification goes out to utilities and other power providers to hold off on scheduled maintenance on generators and transmission lines. 
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Tuscaloosa County stopped a 2-point conversion try with 2:30 left in the game to hold off the home team’s bid for an upset and improve to 3-0 on the year and keep the Hornets winless in their first three tries in Class 7A play. Al.com Reports, al, 2 Sep. 2022 However, there could be a downside for buyers if some owners hold off on listing their home due to those trends, Ratiu cautioned. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2022 Cunningham has called for legislators to hold off on debating the measure this fall until after the November election. Meg Kinnard, ajc, 1 Aug. 2022 Austria is among several Western European countries where infections are rising rapidly and where there are concerns that vaccination rates, while relatively high, are insufficient to hold off a winter surge at hospitals. Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 20 Nov. 2021 Austria is among several Western European countries where infections are rising rapidly and where there are concerns that vaccination rates, while relatively high, are insufficient to hold off a winter surge at hospitals. Emily Schultheis And Kirsten Grieshaber, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2021 Austria is among several western European countries where infections are rising rapidly and where there are concerns that vaccination rates, while relatively high, are insufficient to hold off a winter surge at hospitals. Emily Schultheis, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2021 Despite the fact King Philip had 17 players return to the team Friday after missing eight days of practice because of COVID-19 contact tracing, the Warriors had more than enough firepower to hold off a late surge from the Eagles. BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021 See More
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Tuscaloosa County stopped a 2-point conversion try with 2:30 left in the game to hold off the home team’s bid for an upset and improve to 3-0 on the year and keep the Hornets winless in their first three tries in Class 7A play. Al.com Reports, al, 2 Sep. 2022 However, there could be a downside for buyers if some owners hold off on listing their home due to those trends, Ratiu cautioned. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2022 Cunningham has called for legislators to hold off on debating the measure this fall until after the November election. Meg Kinnard, ajc, 1 Aug. 2022 Austria is among several Western European countries where infections are rising rapidly and where there are concerns that vaccination rates, while relatively high, are insufficient to hold off a winter surge at hospitals. Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 20 Nov. 2021 Austria is among several Western European countries where infections are rising rapidly and where there are concerns that vaccination rates, while relatively high, are insufficient to hold off a winter surge at hospitals. Emily Schultheis And Kirsten Grieshaber, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2021 Austria is among several western European countries where infections are rising rapidly and where there are concerns that vaccination rates, while relatively high, are insufficient to hold off a winter surge at hospitals. Emily Schultheis, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2021 Despite the fact King Philip had 17 players return to the team Friday after missing eight days of practice because of COVID-19 contact tracing, the Warriors had more than enough firepower to hold off a late surge from the Eagles. BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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