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
holdups — plural of holdup
耽搁；延误；耽搁；拖延；拦劫行人的强盗行为；劫盗；停顿
a robbery carried out at gunpoint
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
Sorry I'm late; there was a holdup with the trains this morning.
抱歉我迟到了，今天早上火车出了点延误。
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.
一台机器故障导致整批订单延误，所以什么都没能按时发货。
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.
怎么耽搁了？我们半小时前就该开工了。
用法提示：holdup 作名词，用在疑问句中询问延误的原因。
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。
非正式口语，专指持枪威胁的抢劫，可直接替换 holdup，但语体更随性。
普通用词，范围更广，不限定持枪；在正式语境中常替代 holdup。
法律/正式用语，强调携带武器，比 holdup 更正式、更具体。
侧重有预谋、目标明确的大劫案，未必持枪；与 holdup 相比语气更戏谑或新闻化。
grammar · medium
易错句子The thief holdup the bank yesterday.
正确表达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’。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is traffic holdup on this road.
正确表达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’。
stickup 指具体的持枪抢劫行为，而 holdup 更强调拦路抢劫的过程或延误
robbery 泛指任何抢劫罪行，holdup 则特指持枪或暴力拦劫
delay 指时间上的推迟，holdup 则指阻碍或停顿，常指交通或流程
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。
实施持枪抢劫的人，与 holdup 的犯罪场景直接相关。
劫匪在 holdup 中常戴面罩遮脸。
指 holdup 作案后逃离现场。
指 holdup 中劫走的财物。
参与 holdup 的共犯。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.