| 单词 | hold out |
| 释义 | hold out1.■伸出；拿出：They all held out their hands to welcome me.他们全都伸出双手欢迎我。Martha held out a cheongsam for us to look.玛莎拿出一件中国旗袍展示给我们看。2.■提出，提供；抱有(希望等)：When talking about cooperation agreement, they held out several harsh terms.当会谈谈到合作协议时，他们提出了一些苛刻的条件。He said he held out a good opinion of Mary as soon as he saw her.他说他一见到玛丽就对她抱有好感。3.■坚持，不退让；不屈服：They held out against enemy for six months.他们坚持不屈抗击敌人达六个月之久。4.■继续运转：This old machine will hold out for another 20 years.这台老机器还会再运转20年。5.■继续生存，支撑；维持：It's not easy for him to hold out to the end.他很难坚持到底。Such a situation held out for another half a month.这种局面又维持了半个月。6.■拖延，抵制，拒不同意：All items had been talked over, but he held out at last.所有的条款均已协商好，可最后他竟拒绝签约。7.■声称：He held himself out as my uncle.他自称是我的叔叔。8.■[美国口语]扣留；隐瞒(常与 of 连用)：Their salaries were held out for a long time.他们的工资被扣发了很长时间。He told her the course of the incident of which he held out some details.他把事情的经过告诉了她，可向她隐瞒了其中的某些细节。 |
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