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to steal from someone using violence or the threat of violence: They held the same bank up twice in one week.
to delay someone or something. 耽搁，延误. Traffic was held up for several hours by the accident. 那起事故造成了长达几个小时的交通堵塞。 (STEAL) to steal from someone using violence or the threat of violence. 抢劫，打劫. They held the same bank up twice in one week. 他们一周之内两次抢劫同一家银行。 He was held up at gunpoint by a gang of masked youths. 他遭到一帮蒙面年轻人的持枪抢劫。 hold something up.
Synonyms for HELD UP: postponed, delayed, deferred, laid over, held over, held off (on), put off, put over; Antonyms of HELD UP: worked (on), decided (upon), dealt (with), did, acted, wrought (on), kept (on), carried on.
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Learn the meanings and usage of the phrasal verb hold up and its related expressions, such as hold-up, hold up, and hold up. Find out how to distinguish between different senses of hold up in British and American English.
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