单词 hold-up 释义 hold-up orig. U.S. slang.[See hold v. 44 e.]1. a. One who robs by ‘holding up’ a traveller, train, etc.: see hold v. 44 e. b. An instance of ‘holding up’; a robbery committed in this manner.1878F. M. A. Roe Army Lett. (1909) 206 The...
单词 hold-up 释义 hold-up n (a) stoppage or delay 停顿或延搁 a hold-up on the motorway 高速公路上的交通阻塞 We should arrive in half an hour, barring hold-ups. 若无交通阻塞, 我们半小时後可到达. (b) robbery by armed robbers 持械抢劫 After the hold-up, the...