"holdup" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 抢劫
• 意外延误

Definition

“holdup”指的是用武器威胁别人以抢劫钱财的犯罪行为，也可以表示某事出现了意外延误或阻碍进展的情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“holdup”是非正式用词。主要用于指武装抢劫，新闻或犯罪报道常见；口语中则可以泛指任何意外延误（如“traffic holdup”表示交通阻塞）。不要与“hold up”（动词短语）混淆。

Examples

There was a holdup at the bank yesterday.

昨天银行发生了一起**抢劫**。

Sorry for the holdup—my bus was late.

不好意思让你**等了**——我的公交车晚点了。

The traffic holdup made us late for the movie.

交通**堵塞**让我们去看电影都迟到了。

The holdup lasted only two minutes, but everyone was terrified.

这场**抢劫**只持续了两分钟，但大家都很害怕。

We’re running late because of a holdup on the highway.

因为高速公路上的**延误**，我们晚到了。

That paperwork was a real holdup for our project.

那堆文件真的让我们的项目**拖延**了。