hold off

英 [həʊld ɒf] 美 [hoʊld ɔːf]

• 不使挨近； 挡住； 耽搁； 离开

英英释义

Verb:

1. resist and fight to a standoff;

   "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off"
   

2. wait before acting;

   "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
   

词汇搭配

• hold off 不使挨近

近反义词

【近义词】

• ward 病房
• repel 排斥
• hold back 阻碍
• wait 等