學個詞 Learn A Word:928 hold off

今天我們要學的詞是hold off。 To hold off somebody, 有抵擋住的意思。 "The team successfully held off its opponent and qualified for playoff," 這支球隊成功擋住了對手的進攻，入圍季后賽。五十年來，美國冰球隊第一次在冬季奧運會上打敗加拿大隊。 "Team U.S.A. held off host country Canada to advance to the quarterfinals," 美國隊戰(zhàn)勝東道主加拿大隊，進入四分之一決賽。 "The Senator managed to hold off the other candidates and won re-election," 這位國會參議員抵擋住了其它候選人的挑戰(zhàn)，當選連任。好的，今天我們學習的詞是hold off...