holdup
n. 拦劫行人的强盗行为; 劫盗; 无理的讨价; 停顿
A hold-up is a situation in which someone is threatened with a weapon in order to make them hand over money or valuables.
A hold-up is something which causes a delay.
A hold-up is the stopping or very slow movement of traffic, sometimes caused by an accident which happened earlier.
They arrived late due to a motorway hold-up.
他们因高速公路交通堵塞迟到了。
1. robbery at gunpoint
2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
He is the victim of a masked holdup.
他是一次蒙面抢劫的受害者.
There was a holdup at the Morgan Trust Bank.
摩根信托银行发生一起抢劫案.
A holdup took place in broad daylight in a crowded street.
一起抢劫案竟在光天化日之下发生在一条热闹大街上.
The holdup for now is price.
目前首要解决的是其价格问题.
He was involved in this holdup.
他卷入了这次抢劫案.