hold up

英 [ˈhəʊld ʌp]

美 [ˈhoʊld ʌp]

（论点、理论等）站得住脚，成立; 举起; 抬起; 提起; 支撑; 支承; 耽搁; 延误; 持械抢劫; 举出…（作为批评或赞扬的对象）; （在困境中）维持，保持良好; （论点、理论等）经受得住检验

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 举起;抬起;提起
  If youhold upyour hand or something you have in your hand, you move it upwards into a particular position and keep it there.
  1. She held up her hand stiffly...
     她直挺挺地举着手。
  2. Hold it up so that we can see it.
     把它举起来让我们看看。
• PHRASAL VERB 支撑;支承
  If one thingholds upanother, it is placed under the other thing in order to support it and prevent it from falling.
  1. Mills have iron pillars all over the place holding up the roof...
     工厂里四处都立有铁柱支撑着房顶。
  2. Her legs wouldn't hold her up.
     她双腿都站不住了。
• PHRASAL VERB 耽搁;阻延
  Tohold upa person or process means to make them late or delay them.
  1. Why were you holding everyone up?...
     你为什么耽搁了大家？
  2. Continuing violence could hold up progress towards reform.
     持续的暴力活动可能会阻延改革的进程。
• PHRASAL VERB 持械抢劫
  If someoneholds upa place such as a bank or a shop, they point a weapon at someone there to make them give them money or valuable goods.
  1. A thief ran off with hundreds of pounds yesterday after holding up a petrol station.
     一名窃贼昨天持械抢劫一家加油站后带着数百英镑逃跑了。
• PHRASAL VERB 举出…作为批评（或赞扬）的对象
  If youhold upsomething such as someone's behaviour, you make it known to other people, so that they can criticize or praise it.
  1. She said the picture that had appeared in a Sunday newspaper had held her up to ridicule...
     她说一份周日的报纸上刊登的照片使她备受嘲讽。
  2. He had always been held up as an example to the younger ones.
     他总是被树为弟妹学习的榜样。
• PHRASAL VERB 维持;保持良好
  If something such as a type of businessholds upin difficult conditions, it stays in a reasonably good state.
  1. Children's wear is one area that is holding up well in the recession.
     童装是经济衰退中仍然保持良好发展的一个领域。
• PHRASAL VERB （论点、理论等）经受得住检验
  If an argument or theoryholds up, it is true or valid, even after close examination.
  1. I'm not sure if the argument holds up, but it's stimulating.
     我不能肯定该论点是否经得起检验，但它很有新意。
• See also:hold-up

英英释义

verb

• cause to be slowed down or delayed
  1. Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
  2. she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
  Synonym:delaydetain
• be the physical support of
  1. The beam holds up the roof
  2. He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
  3. What's holding that mirror?
  Synonym:holdsupportsustain
• hold up something as an example
• rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
  Synonym:stick up
• continue to live through hardship or adversity
  1. We went without water and food for 3 days
  2. These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
  3. The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
  4. how long can a person last without food and water?
  Synonym:survivelastlivelive ongoendurehold out
• resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
  1. Her shoes won't hold up
  2. This theory won't hold water
  Synonym:stand uphold water
• resist or confront with resistance
  1. The politician defied public opinion
  2. The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
  3. The bridge held
  Synonym:defywithstandhold

双语例句

• Hold it up so that we can see it.
  把它举起来让我们看看。
• Eg. I hold up the photograph without having told you anything about her.
  我拿着照片，不告诉你任何关于她的事情。
• The argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
  这一论点站不住脚。
• A thief ran off with hundreds of pounds yesterday after holding up a petrol station.
  一名窃贼昨天持械抢劫一家加油站后带着数百英镑逃跑了。
• They can now hold up their heads.
  他们有了出头的日子。
• Why were you holding everyone up?
  你为什么耽搁了大家？
• Children's wear is one area that is holding up well in the recession.
  童装是经济衰退中仍然保持良好发展的一个领域。
• I will fall, thus I lean against on the desk in order to hold up oneself.
  我以为我要摔倒了，因而我靠在书桌上以稳住自己。
• He was made to stand and hold up the sky on His head and hands.
  于是，他被命令站着用头和双手撑住天空。
• I wanted to hold up my end of the bargain.
  我想要在我的交易结束上面支撑。