English主要词典
hold-up
Universal Words
noun
1 a situation in which sth is prevented from happening for a short time:
What's the hold-up? * We should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups. * (BrE) Sorry I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway.
2 an act of robbing a bank, etc. using a gun:
a hold-up at the local supermarket
