hold up ( holding, held, holds )

• 1. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you hold up your hand or something you have in your hand, you move it upward into a particular position and keep it there. 举起

  例：

  She held up her hand stiffly.

  她僵硬地举起手来。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB If one thing holds up another, it is placed under the other thing in order to support it and prevent it from falling. 支撑

  例：

  Mills have iron pillars all over the place holding up the roof.

  工厂里到处都有铁柱子支撑着屋顶。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB To hold up a person or process means to make them late or delay them. 耽搁

  例：

  Why were you holding everyone up?

  你为什么要耽搁大家？

• 4. 

  PHRASAL VERB If someone holds up a place such as a bank or a shop, they point a weapon at someone there to make them give them money or valuable goods. 持械抢劫

  例：

  When his money was gone he held up a petrol station with a toy gun.

  他把钱花光后，就用一把玩具枪抢劫了一家加油站。

• 5. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you hold up something such as someone's behaviour, you make it known to other people, so that they can criticize or praise it. 举出…作为褒贬的对象

  例：

  He had always been held up as an example to the younger ones.

  他总是被树立为弟妹们学习的榜样。

• 6. 

  PHRASAL VERB If something such as a type of business holds up in difficult conditions, it stays in a reasonably good state. (在逆境中) 保持良好状况

  例：

  Children's wear is one area that is holding up well in the recession.

  在经济衰退期间，童装是持续销售良好的一个领域。

• 7. 

  PHRASAL VERB If an argument or theory holds up, it is true or valid, even after close examination. (论据或理论等) 经受得住检验

  例：

  I'm not sure if the argument holds up, but it's stimulating.

  我不能确定这一论点能否经得住推敲，但是它却很令人兴奋。

• 8. 

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