hold-up

hold-up
ˈhold-up noun [countable]
1. a situation that stops something from happening or making progress
   SYN  delay:
    traffic hold-ups on the highway
    Despite the odd hold-up, we finished on time.
2. informal an attempt to rob a place or person by threatening them with a weapon
   SYN  robbery:
    a bank hold-up
⇨ hold up at hold¹

hold-upBrE /ˈhəʊld ʌp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhoʊld ʌp/ 🔊 nouna situation in which sth is prevented from happening for a short time 停顿；阻滞；阻碍 SYN delay ◆What's the hold-up? 遇到什么障碍了？🔊🔊◆We should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups. 倘若没有延误，我们应该在今晚完工。🔊🔊◆(BrE) Sorry I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway. 抱歉，我来晚了。公路上堵车了。🔊🔊 (also ˈstick-up especially in NAmE ) an act of stealing from a bank, etc. using a gun 持枪抢劫hold-ups [plural] (BrE) stockings that are kept up by having a band of material that can stretch at the top 紧口长筒袜