hold over
hold over 英 [həuld ˈəuvə] 美 [hold ˈovɚ]
phrase. 延期;以…威胁
- A holdover is something that has stuck around for a long time. A law that forbids women from wearing patent leather shoes in public is a holdover from a very different era.
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- phrase. 延期;以…威胁
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1. You can hold over the matter till next week.
你可以延缓到下星期处理这件事。
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2. It risks leaving Swatis even angrier with their government and more vengeful than before, hardening the Taliban’s hold over the region.
它很可能使斯瓦特民众比以前更加憎恨政府,导致更多报复,反倒巩固了塔利班对该地区的控制。
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3. The first illusion to crumble was the myth of Egyptian passivity, a myth that had exerted a powerful hold over Egyptians.
崩溃的第一个幻象是埃及无抵抗的神话,这个神话一直以来对埃及人产生强力的影响。
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