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hold back

/hohld-bak/US // ˈhoʊldˌbæk //

扣留,拖后腿,抵制,扣留住

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
    • : a device for restraining or checking, as a doorstop or tieback.
    • : a stop or delay: a holdback in negotiations.
    • : a withholding: the holdback of a day's pay.
    • : something, as a planned expenditure or allotment, that is withheld or deferred.

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Examples

  • And sometimes, the biggest holdback to women is that same depth to which they feel.

  • For this end, during eleven years, all had given their share without stint or holdback.

  • When the nerve is unduly irritated the holdback, or inhibitory force, is increased, and the heart slows up in the same measure.

  • In the clouds we were passing over Clingman, Gibbs, and Holdback.