| 单词 | hold someone up |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to delay Why were you holding everyone up? Synonyms delay The passengers were delayed by bad weather. slow down hinder Landslides are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies. stop I think she really would have liked to stop everything right there. detain We won't detain you any further. retard Continuing violence will retard negotiations. impede Fallen rocks are impeding the progress of rescue workers. set back Additional synonymsin the sense of detain Definition to delay (someone) We won't detain you any further. Synonyms delay, keep, stop, hold up, hamper, hinder, retard, impede, keep back, slow up or down in the sense of hinder Definition to get in the way of (someone or something) Landslides are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies. Synonyms obstruct, stop, check, block, prevent, arrest, delay, oppose, frustrate, handicap, interrupt, slow down, deter, hamstring, hamper, thwart, retard, impede, hobble, stymie, encumber, throw a spanner in the works, trammel, hold up or back in the sense of impede Definition to block or make progress or action difficult Fallen rocks are impeding the progress of rescue workers. Synonyms hinder, stop, slow (down), check, bar, block, delay, hold up, brake, disrupt, curb, restrain, hamper, thwart, clog, obstruct, retard, encumber, cumber, throw a spanner in the works of (British, informal) Nearby words of |
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