• (使)保持一段距离,(使)推迟

Verb:

1. resist and fight to a standoff;

   "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off"
   

2. wait before acting;

   "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
   

1.推迟;拖延
If youhold off doing something, you delay doing it or delay making a decision about it.

e.g. The hospital staff heldoff taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray...
医院工作人员推迟了罗森鲍姆的X光检查。
e.g. They have threatened military action but heldoff until now.
他们扬言要采取军事行动，但一直拖到现在。

2.（在比赛或竞赛中）抵挡住（对手的挑战）
If youhold off a challenge in a race or competition, you do not allow someone to pass you.

e.g. Between 1987 and 1990, Steffi Graf largely heldoff Navratilova's challenge for the crown.
1987至1990年间，施特菲·格拉芙基本上抵挡住了纳芙拉蒂洛娃对其冠军地位的挑战。

1. 拖延：例如,可以采用拖延(HoldOff)时间来推迟RPR层的倒换来实现协调. 而基于以太网WAN/LAN PHY的RPR设备则是以太网数据平台向传送网络融合发展的产物. 纯RPR设备在环路上均采用MAC帧的分组方式来承载所有业务,不存在承载TDM话音业务的SDH VC通道.

2. 释抑：3

3. 不接近;拖延;迟疑：hold in 约束,抑制 |holdoff 不接近;拖延;迟疑 |holdoffice 担任公职

4. hold off

4. 推迟;抵挡;不使...接近：holdoff 推迟;抵挡;不使...接近 | keepoff 避开;防止;挡住 | leaveoff 停止;中断

5. hold off的解释

5.hold off：hoff; 暂停马达控制

The trees outside the window blocked off the sun.

窗外的树木挡住了阳光。

They must do something to hold back rushing fans.

他们必须想法挡住蜂拥而来的慕名者。

The strike will hold up delivery for some weeks.

罢工将使发货耽搁几周。

I'll stop off for a few days in Paris to visit my cousins.

我将在巴黎耽搁几天，看望我们的表兄弟。

Turn off the lights when you leave.

离开时把灯熄掉。

They went off together and left me sitting there.

他们一同离开了，留下我独自坐在那里。

They will hold off their announcement until next month.

他们将把通知推迟到下个月发布.

Will the rain hold off until after the game?

这场雨能拖到比赛结束之后再下 吗 ?

They will hold off their decision until Monday.

他们将延至星期一再作决定.

Mary tends to hold off from people.

玛丽总是不接近人.

Let's hope the gunmen will hold off for the duration of the cease - fire .

但愿持枪歹徒在 停火 期间能约束自己的行动.

The leaders will hold off making a decision until Monday.

领导人将推迟到星期一才作出决定.

hold off the dog, it's barking at the children.

把狗弄远点, 它在对孩子们吠叫哩.

They decided to hold off the meetings until next week.

他们决定把会议延迟到下一周.

The leaders will hold off their decision until Monday.

领导人要拖到下星期一才作决定.

hold off shorting if the Impulse System flashes a buy signal.

如果动力系统给出买入信号,就不要做空.

We used five columns to hold off enemy reinforcements.

我们使用了5个纵队不阻止敌人的增援部队.

I will hold off my decision until I get all the facts.

我会在获悉全部事实之后再做决定.

Cotton is falling in price, and buyers hold off.

棉花价格正在下跌, 买主们都踟蹰不前.

We dispose of enough strength to hold off any attack.

我们拥有足够的力量来击退任何进攻.

Use five or six columns to hold off and attack enemy reinforcements.

以五个至六个纵队,担任阻援和打援.

• hold off不使挨近