| 释义 |
hold off1(Of bad weather) fail to occur: fortunately, the rain held off until the evening...- Luckily the rain held off until the last game was played.
- Heavy rain and high winds held off until early Thursday night, when winds gusted to 84 kph.
- Hopefully, if the weather holds off for a few more days that might dry the land out enough to allow us to collect the crop some time next week, but if not, then we might find ourselves stuck.
1.1Delay or postpone an action or decision: if I was in their shoes, I’d hold off for a couple of days...- The group agrees to hold off on any real decisions until replacements are hired.
- In the end, the history of economic crises is clear on one important thing: the longer any economy holds off in facing its imbalances, the greater the possibility of a hard landing.
- I was barely 18, just out of high school, had no real obligations in my life and I was enjoying the hell out of the freedom that holding off on college afforded me.
Synonyms wait, hold back, pause, delay, hang back, hang fire, take no action, bide one's time, play a waiting game; postpone, defer, refrain from, put something off, keep from doing something, avoid doing something informal hold one's horses, sit tight See parent entry: hold |