Word
holdup
/ˈhoʊlˌdʌp/
noun
持枪抢劫；拦路抢劫
robbery at gunpoint
- 1.
robbery at gunpoint
持枪抢劫
- 2.
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
耽搁；拖延
持枪抢劫；耽搁；拖延；拦劫行人的强盗行为；劫盗；停顿
In use
The bank was closed for hours after the holdup.
Police are looking for two men involved in the holdup at the gas station.
There have been several holdups in this neighborhood this year.
a holdup
常用单数形式与不定冠词连用。
There was a holdup at the bank this morning.
今早银行发生了一起持械抢劫。
a holdup on/in sth
表示交通或流程中的延误。
We experienced a holdup on the highway due to an accident.
由于事故，我们在高速公路上遇到了延误。
commit a holdup
动词commit与holdup搭配，强调犯罪行为。
Connections
Collocations
- bank holdup
- 银行抢劫案
- The bank holdup was caught on camera.这起银行抢劫案被摄像头拍了下来。
- armed holdup
- 持枪抢劫
- Two men were arrested for the armed holdup at the store.两名男子因在商店持枪抢劫而被捕。
- traffic holdup
- 交通堵塞；交通延误
- We hit a traffic holdup on the way to the airport.我们在去机场的路上遇到了交通堵塞。
- cause a holdup
- 造成延误
- The accident caused a holdup that lasted two hours.这起事故造成了长达两小时的延误。
Idioms & figurative uses
- What's the holdup?
- 怎么耽搁了？We're all waiting — what's the holdup?我们都在等着——怎么耽搁了？
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象劫匪持枪喊“Hold up!（举起手来！）”，holdup 就是持枪抢劫；行动被“hold up”住，也就成了耽搁、拖延。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、日常交谈、警方简报 作“持枪抢劫”讲时，holdup 通常出现在新闻报道和日常口语中，语气比较中性；在很正式的书面语里，更常改用 armed robbery。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 holdup 的末音节 /ʌp/ 押韵：up /ʌp/、cup /kʌp/、pup /pʌp/、setup /ˈsetˌʌp/、backup /ˈbækˌʌp/。注意 dupe 拼作 d-u-p-e，读作 /duːp/，是形近音不同的假朋友。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.