| 词汇 | hold out for something |
| 释义 | hold out for somethinghold out for something phrasal verbphr v ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto not accept anything less than you have asked for 坚持要求 Transport workers are holding out for a 20% pay rise. 运输业工作者坚持要求加薪20%。 Examples from the Corpus hold out for • Or maybe we should hold out for a bid from Big Oil.• It crossed my mind to hold out for a job in corporate finance.• Another dissented from the final figure, holding out for a lower award.• What if Mr Hall held out for a while before settling up?• We can hold out for days.• Should they compromise with Clinton over a piece of the tax-cut pie or hold out for the whole pie? → hold out for something at hold1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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