| 词汇 | hold off |
| 释义 | hold off 1. (cause to) remain at a distance; be aloof（使）拉开距离；（使）不接近；疏远；冷漠 * His cold manner holds people off. 他的冷漠态度使人不敢接近。 * Finally he came to realize it was his haughtiness that held people off. 他终于意识到是他的傲慢态度使人不敢同他接近。 * Mr. Flynn holds off from everybody. I think he is shy. 弗林先生远离大家。我想他是害羞。 * The ship held off from the shore because of dangerous crosswinds.由于危险的侧风，船没有靠岸。 2. delay; postpone 拖延；延期 * As so many different ideas were put forward, they had to hold off making the decision there and then. 因为各种各样的意见提了一大堆，所以他们当场只好不作决定。 * Jack held off paying for the television set until the dealer fixed it. 杰克拖延到商家把电视机装好才付钱。 3. resist 抵抗 * Our task is to hold off the enemy's attack for a few hours.我们的任务是将敌军的进攻抵挡住几小时。 * The police had difficulty in holding the fans off when the popstar was getting in the car. 当那位流行歌星上汽车时，警察费了很大劲儿才把歌迷们阻挡住。 4. fail to appear（天气）未出现；拖延 * The rain held off for the whole morning, although we had all expected a storm. 虽然我们都预料到要有一场暴雨，但整个上午都没有下下来。 * The weather forecast predicts that the rain will hold off till this evening. 天气预报说这场雨要到今天晚上才会下。 |
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