hold off

  1. 拖延, 被拖延
    • He held off for half an hour because of the rain.
      因为下雨, 他晚了半个小时才动身。
    • They're holding off their decision because of changing conditions.
      由于情况变化, 他们迟迟不作决定。
  2. 抵抗; 抗拒
    • For several days, we held off the attacks of a great number of enemy soldiers.
      几天来我们击退了大批敌人的多次进攻。
  3. 使…疏远, 使不接近
    • His cold manner holds people off.
      他的冷漠态度使人不敢接近。

网络词典

hold off

英 həuld ˈɒf 美 həuld ˈɒf
动词短语 中文翻译:推迟
同义词: ['delay', 'postpone']

例句:

  1. 1.He decided to hold off on making a decision until he had more information.
    他决定在获得更多信息之前不做出决定。
  2. 2.The project was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.
    由于不可预见的情况,项目被推迟了。
  3. 3.She held off on telling him the bad news until she felt more confident.
    她等到自己更有信心时才告诉他那个坏消息。