hold-up

US /ˈhoʊld.ʌp/

UK /ˈhoʊld.ʌp/

搶劫, 持械搶劫

a robbery, especially of a bank or a vehicle, by armed men

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The police are investigating a bank hold-up that occurred last night.

警方正在調查昨晚發生的一起銀行搶劫案。

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There was a dramatic hold-up of an armored car on the highway.

高速公路上發生了一起引人注目的運鈔車搶劫案。

延誤, 耽擱

a delay

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There was a hold-up on the highway due to an accident.

由於事故，高速公路上出現了延誤。

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The bad weather caused a significant hold-up in our travel plans.

惡劣天氣導致我們的旅行計劃出現重大延誤。