hold up

v.举起, 阻挡, 耽搁, 支撑, 抢劫, 使停顿, 举出

1. 阻碍

They were held up by fog.

他们被雾所阻。

2. 拦截

The criminals held up the train.

罪犯拦截了火车。

3. 举出

Don't hold me up as a model husband.

别把我推举为模范丈夫。

词义辨析

同义参见:

detain  delay  intercept  tide  stay  shoulder  float  prop  mug  

英英释义

名词 hold up:

robbery at gunpoint

同义词：armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup

the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

同义词：delay, holdup

动词 hold up:

be the physical support of; carry the weight of

同义词：hold, support, sustain

hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration

cause to be slowed down or delayed

同义词：delay, detain

rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

同义词：stick up

continue to live; endure or last

同义词：survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold out

resist or confront with resistance

同义词：defy, withstand, hold

resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

同义词：stand up, hold water

补充

hold uphold up1.举起, 抬起, 拿起Hold up your hands if you have any question.如有问题请举手。She was holding up an umbrella when I saw her in the street.我在街上看到她时, 她手里撑着把伞。He held up the map so it could be seen more clearly.他举起地图, 这样可以看得更清楚些。2.支持, 支撑, 承受住Don't worry. The house will hold up.别担心, 房子不会倒下来。I thought that no one else could hold up such pain.我认为没有人能忍受住这样的疼痛。3.拦住, 使停顿, 耽搁We had planned to finish the work before dark, but the heavy rain held us up.我们原计划在天黑以前干完这项工作, 可给大雨耽搁了。Two policemen held up a truck so as to inspect the driver's license.两个警察让一辆卡车停住以便检查司机的驾驶证。The building of the new road has been held up by bad weather.这条新路的修筑工程因天气恶劣而停下了。4.拦劫, 抢劫They held up the owner and robbed him of everything.他们劫持了货主, 并抢走了他的所有东西。Two young men were reported to have held up a bank last week.据报道, 上周有两个年轻人抢劫了银行。That bank has been held up three times.那家银行已遭劫三次。5.举出, 提出Don't hold me up as a model.不要拿我当典型。6.(天)继续晴下去, 放晴I hope that the fine weather will hold up for some more days.我希望晴天再持续几天。If the weather holds up, I'll be very glad.如果这种天气持续下去, 我就高兴了。The weather held up and the match was played on time.天气很好, 比赛按时进行。7.(情况)良好Everyone was doubtful at first, but his statement in detail held up.起初大家都怀疑, 但他的详细叙述证明情况属实。

例句

1. Hold it up so that we can see it.把它举起来, 这样我们才能看到。 2. Her legs wouldn't hold her up.她的双腿无法支撑她站立。 3. I was held up at the office.我在办公室耽搁了一会儿。 4. Have your passport ready so you don't hold everyone up.准备好你的护照, 这样就不会耽误别人了。 5. Children's wear is holding up well in the recession.童装业在经济衰退中发展势头良好。 6. I'm not sure if the argument holds up.我不确定这个论点能否成立。 7. She held up her arm and wiped her tears off.她抬起手擦去了眼角的泪。 8. She held up her hat to me, and I winked at her.她向我抬了抬她的帽子，我则向她眨了眨眼。 9. He's always holding up my father to scorn, which made me hate him.他总是举出我父亲加以嘲笑，这使我十分厌恶他。 10. The teacher held up my composition as example to the class.老师举出我的作文给全班作范文。 11. This old tree is held up by a post.这棵老树用一根柱子支撑着。 12. You will hold up the responsibility for all the serious consequences arising therefrom.你要承担由此而产生的一切严重后果。 13. The finals of the football was held up by a heavy storm.由于一场凶猛的暴风雨，那场足球决赛被迫停赛了。 14. The train he took was held up for over 2 hours.他乘坐的火车晚点了两个多小时。 15. The bank was held up last night.昨天夜里有人抢劫了这家银行。 16. He's held up humiliation by a momentary slip.他因一念之差而蒙受屈辱。 17. He has now been held up to be pursued killing.他现在已成了追杀的目标。 18. The facts will hold up what I said.事实将证明我说的话属实。 19. The rain held up and there's no sign to clear up.雨依然在下，而且没有放晴的迹象。 20. How long will you hold up on such a sum of money?靠这点儿钱你能维持多久? 21. She did her best to hold up before her children.她在孩子面前尽最大努力保持平静。 22. He held up on the plan of visiting Europe.他推迟了访问欧洲的计划。 23. She held up my offer and insisted on going herself.她拒绝了我的提议，坚持自己去。 24. You're holding me up, aren't you?你在向我要高价，对不对? 25. The sales team was holding up well under the stress.销售团队在压力下依然保持了良好的业绩。 26. The nurse came in to see how I was holding up.护士走进来看我怎么样了。 27. Their music still holds up 20 years later.他们的音乐20年后依然流行。 28. He held up his hand.他举起手。 29. Their decision was held up for months.他们耽搁了数月才下决定。 30. A major accident held traffic up for hours.一场重大交通事故使道路堵塞了几个小时。 31. She was late for the meeting because she got held up in traffic.由于交通堵塞，她开会迟到了。 32. Someone held up the gas station.有人持枪抢劫了加油站。 33. He was held up by a masked robber.他被一个蒙面强盗持枪抢劫了。 34. His work has been held up to ridicule. [=his work has been ridiculed]他的作品被认为是荒谬的。 35. Experts have been holding these programs up as examples of government waste.专家们一直将这些活动视为政府浪费的实例。