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be a holdout against sth
Several members were holdouts against the new policy, but they eventually agreed.
有几位成员是新政策的反对者，但最终他们同意了。
拒不妥协者；坚持己见者
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拒不妥协者；坚持己见者
a person who refuses to agree or participate, especially in the hope of getting a better offer
Several members were holdouts against the new policy, but they eventually agreed.
有几位成员是新政策的反对者，但最终他们同意了。
拒绝同意协议以期获得更好条件的人；坚持己见者；坚持已被大多数人放弃的事业的人。
One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out; one who clings to a cause that has been mostly abandoned.
一种在纸牌游戏中作弊的装置,通过暗中将一张牌留出牌局直到需要时使用。
A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted.
The small company was the last holdout in the negotiations, refusing to accept the merger terms.
这家小公司是谈判中最后一个坚持者，拒绝接受合并条款。
Despite the pressure, the holdout maintained his position and eventually got a better deal.
尽管有压力，那个坚持者保持立场，最终得到了更好的协议。
The holdout among the shareholders prevented the takeover from going through smoothly.
股东中的反对者阻止了收购顺利进行。
Several members were holdouts against the new policy, but they eventually agreed.
有几位成员是新政策的反对者，但最终他们同意了。
用于强调在其他人都已同意或离开之后，仍坚持不改变立场的人。
She was the last holdout in the department to accept the transfer.
她是部门里最后一位同意调动的坚持己见者。
复数形式常用来指一批尚未同意的人。
There are still a few holdouts among the shareholders who oppose the deal.
股东中仍有一些反对这项交易的坚持者。
Not this
He holdout to get a better price.
Use this
He held out to get a better price.
holdout 是名词，不是动词。表示“坚持不让步”这个动作时，应该用动词短语 hold out，并按主语和时态变化为 held out。
Not this
There are two holdout in the group.
Use this
There are two holdouts in the group.
holdout 是可数名词，意思是“拒不妥协者”“坚持己见的人”，复数形式要加 -s。汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉这个 s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拒不妥协的投票者
The holdout voter finally agreed after the plan was revised.
计划修订后，那位拒不妥协的投票者最终同意了。
拒不妥协的谈判者
The holdout negotiator refused to sign until the company offered more.
那位拒不妥协的谈判者拒绝签字，直到公司提出更多条件。
拒不妥协的陪审员
One holdout juror caused the trial to end in a hung jury.
一位拒不妥协的陪审员导致审判以陪审团悬而未决告终。
拒不妥协的州
The holdout state finally accepted the federal proposal.
那个拒不妥协的州最终接受了联邦提案。
拒不妥协的债权人
The holdout creditors demanded full repayment before the deal closed.
那些拒不妥协的债权人要求在交易完成前全额偿还。
拒不妥协的股东
A small holdout shareholder blocked the merger for months.
一位拒不妥协的小股东阻挠合并数月。
最后的坚持者；最后一个拒绝妥协的人
The last holdout finally signed the agreement.
最后的坚持者终于签署了协议。
抗拒变革的人
She was a holdout against the new policy.
她是抗拒新政策的人。
为了更好条件而坚持拒绝的人
The biggest shareholder remains a holdout for a better deal.
最大的股东仍然坚持拒绝，以求更好的条件。
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hold out 是“坚持不放”，holdout 就是攥住立场或纸牌不撒手的人——想象牌桌边的人紧握藏牌，拒不妥协。
语域：neutral 常见场景：contract negotiations、jury deliberations、legislative bargaining 该词多为中性，通常指在谈判、投票或交易等场合拒绝同意、等待更优条件的人；正式新闻和日常口语中都可能出现。
The -out words out, about, without, and shout rhyme with one another and share the /aʊt/ sound, but they do not rhyme with holdout itself because holdout's stressed vowel is the /əʊ/ of hold; they only match its unstressed final syllable. Old and cold rhyme with each other and with the stressed first syllable of holdout (hold).
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