holdout 详细解释

holdout

['həuldaut]

n. 抵抗者, 坚持者, 不让步的人(组织)

英英释义

名词 holdout:

a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms

a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal

the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later

补充

holdoutholdout英:[ˈhəuldaut] 美:[ˈholdˌaʊt]n.1.坚持

例句

1. France has been the holdout in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute.在试图协商解决争端时, 法国不肯让步。 2. a defiant holdout against a commercial culture.公然抵制商业文化。 3. He says he might be a holdout at the start of the next season if the team doesn't agree to pay him more.他说下个赛季开始时,若球队不同意多给他开工资,他会坚持斗争到底。 4. He is expected to end his three-week holdout and join the team tomorrow.人们期待他结束为期三周的抵抗,明天就加入球队。 5. "A few holdouts still use typewriters, but nearly everybody uses computers now."虽然少数人还是坚持用打字机,但现在几乎所有人都用电脑了。