hold off 英 [həuld ɔf]   美 [hold ɔf]

hold off

hold off  英 [həuld ɔf] 美 [hold ɔf]

phrase. 拖延;不接近;不使…接近 

If you can hold off any big outlays of cash, do so, for you will be glad you did. 如果你有机会拖延任何大笔的现金支出,就去拖延吧,事后你会为这个决定庆幸的。
If they're failing they should cut their dividend, but companies are reluctant to do that because it looks bad, so they hold off for a long time, not cutting. 如果效益不好他们应该减少红利,但是公司不愿意这样做,是因为这样显得很糟糕,所以他们一直拖延着不去减少红利

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  • phrase. 拖延;不接近;不使…接近
  • 1. If you can hold off any big outlays of cash, do so, for you will be glad you did.

    如果你有机会拖延任何大笔的现金支出,就去拖延吧,事后你会为这个决定庆幸的。

  • 2. If they're failing they should cut their dividend, but companies are reluctant to do that because it looks bad, so they hold off for a long time, not cutting.

    如果效益不好他们应该减少红利,但是公司不愿意这样做,是因为这样显得很糟糕,所以他们一直拖延着不去减少红利

  • 3. This lets the person know your plate is full at the moment, so he/she should hold off on this as well as future requests.

    这样说能让请你帮忙的人知道你的行程目前是满的,因此他/她会放弃请求,甚至以后也不会轻易打扰你。

ˌhold ˈoff1(of rain or a storm雨或风暴)to not start不开始;延迟The rain held off just long enough for us to have our picnic.雨还好,等到我们用完野餐才下起来。2to not do sth immediately推迟We could get a new computer now or hold off until prices are lower.我们现在就可以买新计算机,不然就等到降价再说。holddoing sthCould you hold off making your decision for a few days?你能推迟几天再做决定吗?
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