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hold up phrasal verb
⇨ hold sb/sth up (hold up the traffic) ⇨ rob (be held up at gunpoint) ⇨ support 2 (hold up your trousers/hands) hold sb/sth up phrasal verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ block 1 另见block条第1义hold sb/sth up ♦︎ delay ♦︎ keep ♦︎ stall ♦︎ be/get bogged down ♦︎ retard ♦︎ set sb/sth back ♦︎ stunt ♦︎ detainThese words all mean to slow down the progress, movement or development of sb/sth. 这些词均表示延迟、阻碍。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be held up / delayed / stalled / set back by / for hours / days / months, etc.◆to hold up / delay / retard / stunt the development / growth of sth◆to delay / bog down / stall / retard a process◆to hold up / delay / retard the progress of sth◆to hold up / delay (a) flight / traffic / work◆to seriously hold up / delay / retard sth◆to be unavoidably delayed / detained■ ˌhold sb/sth ˈup phrasal verb (held, held)to slow down or prevent the movement or progress of sb/sth 延迟；阻碍◆The launch was held up for several hours by environmental protesters.因环保主义者进行抗议，新品发布会推迟了几个小时。◆An accident is holding up traffic.一场事故造成了交通阻塞。◆I'm holding everybody up－you go ahead without me.我耽误了大伙儿－你们先走吧，别管我了。▸ ˈhold-up noun [countable] ◆We should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups.倘若没有延误，我们应该今晚完工。◆What's the hold-up (= what is causing it)?遇到什么障碍了？■ delay [transitive, often passive] to make sb late or make them do sth more slowly; to make sth happen later than planned 延迟；延期；推迟◆Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour.数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多小时。◆What could have delayed him?是什么让他耽搁了呢？◆These arguments will inevitably delay the start of construction.这些争论肯定将导致开工延期。◆The government is accused of using delaying tactics (= deliberately doing sth to delay a process, decision, etc.).政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。 see also delay ⇨ delay verb , delay ⇨ take your time ▸ delay noun [countable] ◆Commuters will face long delays on the roads today.通勤族今天要在路上耽搁很长时间了。◆We apologize for the delay in answering your letter.来信收悉，迟复为歉。■ keep (kept, kept) [transitive] (especially spoken) to make sb late when they are on their way somewhere, especially by making them stay in one place longer than they should 使耽搁，延误（尤指在路上）◆You're an hour late－what kept you?你晚了一个小时－什么事把你给耽搁了？◆I won't keep you long. I've just got a couple of quick questions.我不会耽误你很长时间，我就问几个简单的问题。◆I must go now. I've kept you from your dinner too long.我得走了，已经耽误太长时间，影响你吃晚饭了。■ stall [transitive, intransitive] to stop sth from happening until a later time; to stop making progress 暂缓；搁置；停顿◆They could stall the process further by asking for a judicial review.他们可以要求司法审查从而进一步拖延进程。◆There have been several attempts to revive the stalled peace plan.重新启动搁置的和平方案的尝试已有多次。◆Discussions have once again stalled.讨论再次停顿下来。■ be bogged down■ get bogged down phrase to be prevented from making progress or getting sth done, often because there are so many difficult but unimportant problems to deal with 被（琐事造成的困难）妨碍；受阻◆We mustn't get bogged down in details.我们可不能因纠缠于细节问题而误事。◆Try to avoid becoming bogged down with routine reporting procedures.尽量避免因为例行汇报程序而耽误正事。■ retard / /rɪˈtɑːd; NAmE rɪˈtɑːrd/ [transitive] (formal) to slow down the development or progress of sth 阻碍；减缓；使放慢速度◆The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery.在早期进行手术可以抑制病情的发展。◆The lack of a rail link retarded the town's development.缺乏铁路交通阻碍了这个城镇的发展。 OPP accelerate ⇨ accelerate ■ ˌset sb/sth ˈback phrasal verb (setting, set, set)to slow down the progress of sb/sth by a particular length of time 使推迟；耽误◆The bad weather set back the building schedule by several weeks.恶劣的天气使建筑施工延误了几个星期。◆Her recovery was going well, but this latest infection has really set her back.她本来恢复得很好，但是最近这次感染确实使病情反复了。 see also setback ⇨ blow noun ■ stunt [transitive] to prevent sb/sth from growing or developing properly 阻碍（生长）；妨碍（发展）；遏制◆The constant winds had stunted the growth of plants and bushes.因为经常刮风，花草和灌木没长好。◆His illness had not stunted his creativity.疾病没有扼杀他的创造力。■ detain /dɪˈteɪn/ / (formal) to delay sb or prevent them from going somewhere, usually by talking to them or keeping them busy （常因谈话或忙碌）使无法脱身，拖住，阻留◆I'm sorry－he'll be late; he's been detained at a meeting.对不起，他得晚点到，他有个会，脱不开身。 rob verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ steal 另见steal条rob ♦︎ loot ♦︎ break into sth ♦︎ raid ♦︎ plunder ♦︎ ransack ♦︎ burgle ♦︎ burglarize ♦︎ hold up sb/sthThese words all mean to steal money or property, especially from a place. 这些词均表示抢劫、掠夺、盗取。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be robbed / plundered of sth◆to rob / loot / break into / raid / ransack / burgle / burglarize a building / shop / store◆to rob / break into / raid / ransack / burgle / burglarize a house◆to rob / hold up a bank◆to loot / plunder a town / city◆to rob / raid a tomb■ rob (-bb-) [transitive] to steal money or property from a person or place 抢劫；掠夺；盗取◆An armed gang robbed a bank in Main Street last night.一伙持械匪徒昨晚抢劫了主街上的一家银行。◆The gang had robbed and killed the drugstore owner.那伙匪徒抢劫并杀害了药房的老板。◆He was accused of robbing the company's pension funds.他被指控盗取公司的养老基金。◆The tomb had been robbed of all its treasures.坟墓里的财宝已被盗劫一空。 see also robber ⇨ thief , robbery ⇨ theft ■ loot / /luːt/ / [transitive, often passive, intransitive] to steal things from shops or buildings, especially after a place has been bombed, after a fire or during a riot (= a situation of violent disorder) （被炸、火灾或暴乱后）打劫，抢劫，劫掠◆Most of the stores in the town had been looted.镇上的商店大多已被洗劫一空。◆The invaders rampaged through the streets, looting and killing.入侵者在街上横冲直撞，屠杀劫掠。 see also looter ⇨ thief ■ ˌbreak ˈinto sth phrasal verb (broke, broken)to enter a building or open a vehicle by force, especially in order to steal things from it （尤指为盗窃）强行闯入；撬开（车辆）◆Thieves broke into the store and got away with $50 000.窃贼闯入商店偷走了5万元。◆Our car got broken into last night.我们的车昨晚被撬了。 see also break-in ⇨ theft ■ raid [transitive] to enter a place, usually using force, and steal things from it 劫掠；打劫◆Many treasures were lost when the tombs were raided in the last century.上世纪这些坟墓遭到偷盗，很多财宝都失踪了。◆ (humorous) I caught him raiding the fridge again (= taking food from it).我撞见他又在扫荡冰箱里的食物。 see also raid ⇨ theft , raider ⇨ thief ■ plunder [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to steal things from a place or region, especially during a war, using force （尤指战乱时）抢劫，掠夺◆The troops crossed the country, plundering and looting as they went.部队经过乡村，一路抢劫掳掠。◆Delhi was captured and plundered in 1739.德里1739年被占领并劫掠。■ ransack / /ˈrænsæk/ / [transitive] to search a place, making it untidy and causing damage, because you are looking for sth, usually in order to steal it （通常为了盗窃某物）翻腾搜索；洗劫◆The house had been ransacked by burglars.这房子曾遭到盗贼洗劫。◆Police completely ransacked the offices in their search for the missing files.为找到丢失的文件，警方彻底搜查了那些办公室。■ burgle /ˈbɜːgl; NAmE ˈbɜːrgl/ [transitive] (BrE) to enter a building illegally, usually using force, and steal things from it 入室盗窃◆Her house has been burgled five times.她的房子已五次被盗。◆We were burgled while we were away (= our house was burgled).我们外出时家里失窃了。 see also burglary ⇨ theft ■ burglarize /ˈbɜːgləraɪz; NAmE ˈbɜːrgləraɪz/ (NAmE) to burgle sb/sth 入室盗窃◆The doctor's office is frequently burglarized by drug addicts.医生的办公室经常遭瘾君子入室行窃。NOTE 辨析 Raid or burgle/burglarize? Burgle/burglarize is only used to talk about buildings, especially people's homes; raid can be used to talk about any place, but is used especially about shops and businesses and with the word tombs (but not graves which can only be robbed). * burgle/burglarize仅指入室盗窃，尤指进入别人家里行窃；raid可指在任何地方行窃，尤指进入商店或企业偷东西。raid可与tomb搭配，但不与grave搭配，后者只能与rob搭配。■ ˌhold up ˈsb/sth phrasal verb (held, held)to rob a bank, shop or vehicle using a weapon 持械抢劫（银行、商店或车辆）◆Masked men held up a security van in South London yesterday.几个蒙面男子昨天在伦敦南部抢劫了一辆押款车。◆They were held up at gunpoint.他们遭持枪抢劫。 support2 verb support a party/policy 拥护一个政党／政策support the weight of sth 支撑某物的重量support ♦︎ hold sb/sth up ♦︎ bear ♦︎ hold ♦︎ prop sth up ♦︎ carryThese words all mean to hold sth in position so that it does not fall. 这些词均表示支撑、承载。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to support / bear / hold / carry the weight of sb / sth■ support [transitive] to hold sb/sth in position; to prevent sb/sth from falling 支撑；支承；支护◆The platform is supported by concrete pillars.这个平台是用混凝土支柱来支撑的。◆Support the baby's head when you hold her.你抱婴儿时要托着她的头。◆She walked carefully down the stairs, supported by her grandson.她在孙儿的搀扶下小心地走下楼梯。▸ support noun [uncountable] ◆She held on to his arm for support.她抓住他的胳膊以免摔倒。 see also support ⇨ post noun ■ hold sb/sth ˈup phrasal verb (held, held) [often passive] to support or raise sb/sth and stop them from falling 搀扶；支撑；举起；抬起◆His baggy grey trousers were held up with a piece of string.他那宽松的灰裤子靠一根带子系着。◆He held up his hands (= raised his arms) in a gesture of innocence.他举起双手，做了一个表示无辜的姿势。■ bear (bore, borne) [transitive] (rather formal) to support the weight of sb/sth 支撑；承受（重量）◆The ground was too soft to bear his weight.地面太软，承受不住他的重量。■ hold [transitive] (held, held)to support the weight of sb/sth 支撑；承受（重量）◆I don't think that branch will hold your weight.我觉得那根树枝撑不住你的重量。NOTE 辨析 Bear or hold?These words have the same meaning, but bear is slightly more formal. Bear can also be used figuratively, but hold is not used in this way. 这两个词含义相同，但bear稍正式些。bear也可用于比喻，hold则不这样用◆ (figurative) He seemed unable to bear the weight of his reponsibility.他似乎承担不了这种重任。◆He seemed unable to hold the weight of his responsibility. ■ prop sth ˈup phrasal verb (-pp-)to prevent sth from falling by putting sth under it to support it 撑起；支起◆They had to prop up the tree with long poles under the branches.他们得用一些长杆子支在树枝的下面把树撑起。■ carry [transitive] to support the weight of sth, especially sth that is moving 支撑，承载（尤指移动的物体）◆A road bridge has to carry a lot of traffic.公路桥必须承载很多来往车辆。 |