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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。
持枪抢劫；拦路抢劫
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持枪抢劫；拦路抢劫
robbery at gunpoint
There was a holdup at the bank this morning.
今早银行发生了一起持械抢劫。
持枪抢劫
robbery at gunpoint
耽搁；拖延
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
The bank was closed for hours after the holdup.
抢劫发生后，银行关闭了几个小时。
Police are looking for two men involved in the holdup at the gas station.
警方正在寻找参与加油站抢劫案的两名男子。
There have been several holdups in this neighborhood this year.
今年这个社区已经发生了几起持枪抢劫案。
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。
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。
动词commit与holdup搭配，强调犯罪行为。
The gang was arrested for committing a holdup.
该团伙因实施持械抢劫被捕。
Not this
The thief holdup the bank yesterday.
Use this
The thief held up the bank yesterday.
‘holdup’是名词，意为‘持械抢劫’或‘延迟’，不能用作动词。正确动词形式是‘hold up’，过去式为‘held up’。
Not this
There is traffic holdup on this road.
Use this
There is a traffic holdup on this road.
‘holdup’表示‘延误’时是可数名词，通常需要冠词‘a’或复数形式。正确用法是‘a traffic holdup’。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
怎么耽搁了？
We're all waiting — what's the holdup?
我们都在等着——怎么耽搁了？
这是抢劫！
The phrase 'This is a holdup!' is a classic line in heist movie bank robbery scenes.
“This is a holdup!” 这句台词是劫匪电影中银行抢劫场景的经典用语。
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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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.