hold off

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  • na.拖延；抵抗(进攻等)；使不接近
  • Web推迟；迟疑；延缓
Simple Present：holds off  Present Participle：holding off  Past Tense：held off  

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na.
1.
延缓,拖延
2.
抵抗(进攻等)
3.
使离开,使不接近

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,拖延拖延,抵抗抵抗,使不接近使不接近,推迟推迟,迟疑迟疑,延缓延缓
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1.
The company said it would complete construction of the building but would hold off on installing production equipment.
丰田表示，将完成厂房的建设，但是会暂停生产设备的安装。
fēng tián biǎo shì , jiāng wán chéng chǎng fáng de jiàn shè , dàn shì huì zàn tíng shēng chǎn shè bèi de ān zhuāng 。
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2.
But it is likely that the PBoC will be under orders to hold off raising rates or arresting loan growth for at least the next six months.
不过，未来至少6个月，央行可能会听命推迟加息，或推迟抑制贷款增长。
bú guò , wèi lái zhì shǎo liù gè yuè , yāng háng kě néng huì tīng mìng tuī chí jiā xī , huò tuī chí yì zhì dài kuǎn zēng zhǎng 。
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3.
The Bank of England lost a lot of money trying to hold off the markets and Mr Soros.
英国央行（BoE）则在与市场和索罗斯对抗的过程中损失惨重。
yīng guó yāng háng ( BoE ) zé zài yǔ shì chǎng hé suǒ luó sī duì kàng de guò chéng zhōng sǔn shī cǎn zhòng 。
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4.
The best we can do was to hold off the enemy's attack for a few hours.
我们所能做到的最好事宜，就是抵抗敌军几小时。
wǒ men suǒ néng zuò dào de zuì hǎo shì yí , jiù shì dǐ kàng dí jūn jǐ xiǎo shí 。
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5.
So he said he wanted to hold off until he was prepared to be serious.
所以他说他想等到他准备开始认真了以后再说
suǒ yǐ tā shuō tā xiǎng děng dào tā zhǔn bèi kāi shǐ rèn zhēn le yǐ hòu zài shuō
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6.
Build up control of the city as you hold off the human and inhuman threats of the post- apocalyptic world.
建立控制该城为您举办过人权和不人道的威胁后，世界世界末日。
jiàn lì kòng zhì gāi chéng wèi nín jǔ bàn guò rén quán hé bù rén dào de wēi xié hòu , shì jiè shì jiè mò rì 。
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7.
We must be ready to hold off the coming storm's attack.
我们必须准备好阻挡即将来临的暴风雨的袭击。
wǒ men bì xū zhǔn bèi hǎo zǔ dǎng jí jiāng lái lín de bào fēng yǔ de xí jī 。
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8.
New York is the second wealthiest city on this list, but protections are only good enough to hold off a once-in- a-century deluge event.
纽约是名单中第二发达的城市，但它们的保护还不够，只能推迟百年一遇的洪水事件
niǔ yuē shì míng dān zhōng dì èr fā dá de chéng shì , dàn tā men de bǎo hù hái bú gòu , zhǐ néng tuī chí bǎi nián yī yù de hóng shuǐ shì jiàn
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9.
The company said it does not know how long it will hold off the increase.
公司说不知道暂停涨价会持续多长时间。
gōng sī shuō bù zhī dào zàn tíng zhǎng jià huì chí xù duō cháng shí jiān 。
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10.
The Americans recovered rapidly from the surprise assault and managed to hold off the German infantry for several hours.
美军很快从突然打击中恢复过来，奋力阻挡德军步兵几个小时。
měi jūn hěn kuài cóng tū rán dǎ jī zhōng huī fù guò lái , fèn lì zǔ dǎng dé jūn bù bīng jǐ gè xiǎo shí 。
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