hold up

phr

• ① 举起;举出;支持;扶住(以免…倒下);暴露于(嘲笑等)
  • He held the money up to the light.他把钱拿起来,对着亮光来看。
  • They held him up as a model [an example] to the young people.他们举他为青年人的典范[榜样]。
  • hold a person up to ridicule把某人当笑柄

• ② 妨碍;阻止;停住;为交通事故所阻;(以手抢等瞄准而)命令停止,拦路抢劫(某人),【命令】举手!
  • Traffic was held up by a snowstorm.交通为暴风雪所阻。
  • hold up a bank抢劫银行

• ③ 站稳(常为马蹒跚时对其喝令的用语);坚持;不放慢步伐;(好天气)继续;站得住脚
  • This theory still holds up.这理论仍然站得住脚[有效]。