hold up
Phrasal Verb
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★★ Very Common
Neutral
意味: To delay or cause a delay
耽搁、延误
Retrasar, demorar
遅らせる、足止めする
지연시키다, 늦추다
To cause something to be late or to wait.
使某事延迟或让人等待。
Hacer que algo llegue tarde o que alguien tenga que esperar.
何かを遅らせたり、待たせたりすること。
어떤 일을 늦게 하거나 기다리게 만드는 것.
Base verb: hold
Particle: up
Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle
例文
- Sorry to hold you up. 抱歉耽误你了Perdona por entretenerteお待たせしてすみません기다리게 해서 죄송합니다.
- Traffic held us up. 堵车耽误了我们El tráfico nos retrasó渋滞で遅れた교통 체증 때문에 늦었다.
- What's holding up the project? 是什么拖延了项目？¿Qué está retrasando el proyecto?何がプロジェクトを遅らせているの？프로젝트를 지연시키는 게 뭐야?
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: delays, waiting
トーン: apologetic
✓ 正しい言い方
- Sorry for the hold up抱歉让你久等了Perdón por el retraso遅くなってすみません늦어서 죄송합니다
起源と歴史
From physically holding something in place.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
このトピックの他の表現
run out of
★★★★★
To have no more of something
catch up
★★★★★
To reach the same level or meet with someone
hurry up
★★★★★
To do something faster
run late
★★★★★
To be behind schedule
keep up
★★★★★
To maintain the same pace or level
go ahead
★★★★★
To proceed; permission to start
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