| 释义 |
hold out on informal refuse to give something, typically information, to (someone) 〈非正式〉拒绝给(尤指信息)。 hold out on1.隐瞒不告诉:A child held out on his mother that he had quarrelled with a neighbouring boy,because he was afraid his mother would scold him.跟一个邻居男孩吵嘴的事,孩子隐瞒不告诉他的母亲,因为他怕母亲责骂他。2.扣压不复:That office worker handed in an application for transfer,but his director held out on him.那位职员提出调职申请,但是他的主任扣压着不答复他。 |