hold off

hold off

不使挨近, 挡住, 耽搁, 离开

例句与用法：

The best we can do was to hold off the enemy's attack for a few hours.

我们所能做到的最好事宜，就是抵抗敌军几小时。

Let's hope the gunmen will hold off for the duration of the cease-fire.

但愿持枪歹徒在停火期间能约束自己的行动。

The rain held off just long enough for us to have our picnic.

雨一时下不起来，我们有足够的时间吃完野餐。

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1. (使)不接近

His cold manner holds people off.

他冷淡的态度使人无法接近。

2. 拖延

They will hold off their decision until Monday.

他们将延至星期一再作决定。