Word
holdups
持枪抢劫
holdups is the plural of holdup.
核心释义
a robbery carried out at gunpoint
- 1.
持枪抢劫
robbery at gunpoint
- 2.
耽搁；拖延
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
耽搁；延误；耽搁；拖延；拦劫行人的强盗行为；劫盗；停顿
用法In use
Sorry I'm late; there was a holdup with the trains this morning.
用法提示：holdup 作名词，指交通受阻造成的延误。
A broken machine caused a holdup in the whole order, so nothing was shipped on time.
用法提示：holdup 作可数名词，指使事情推迟的耽搁。
What's the holdup? We should have started work half an hour ago.
用法提示：holdup 作名词，用在疑问句中询问延误的原因。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
该词有两个常用义项：'持枪抢劫'和'耽搁、延误'，需根据语境判断具体所指；复数形式为 holdups。
发音与拼写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。
一起学习词形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.