holdup

英 [ˈhəʊldʌp]

美 [ˈhoʊlˌdʌp]

n.  （持械）抢劫；拦劫; 停顿；延迟

复数：holdups　

TEM8经济

COCA.22318

柯林斯词典

• 持械抢劫
  Ahold-upis a situation in which someone is threatened with a weapon in order to make them hand over money or valuables.
• 造成延搁的事物;阻碍;障碍
  Ahold-upis something which causes a delay.
• N-COUNT 交通阻塞
  Ahold-upis the stopping or very slow movement of traffic, sometimes caused by an accident which happened earlier.
  1. They arrived late due to a motorway hold-up.
     他们因高速公路交通堵塞迟到了。

英英释义

noun

• robbery at gunpoint
  Synonym:armed robberyheiststickup
• the act of delaying
  Synonym:delay

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