hold out
phrasal verbwithholdverbuk/həʊld/us/hoʊld/held|held
(DEFEND)
tocontinuetodefendyourself against anenemyorattackwithout beingdefeated:
抵抗，抵御They won't beabletoholdout muchlongerunder thissortofbombardment.在这样的炮火轰击之下，他们抵抗不了多久。
Responding to an attack
- beat
- beatsomeoneoff
- beatsomeone/somethingback
- capitulate
- counter-assault
- counterattack
- countercharge
- fendsomeoneoff
- fight
- hold
- parry
- pull back
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- retreat
- seesomeoneoff
- stand
- strike
- withdrawal
(SUPPLY OF STH)
If asupplyof something such asfoodormoneyholdsout, there is enough of it to last for aparticularperiodoftime.
（食物、钱等的供应）维持，持续Continue & last
- (it's) business as usualidiom
- bash on
- carry(something)on
- cease
- cont.
- contd
- drag
- echo
- jag
- keep atsomething
- keep on doingsomething
- keepsomeoneat itidiom
- leg
- push on
- run on
- runsomeone/somethingover
- seesomethingout
- segue
- span
- spin
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