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hold off
(a) (of rain, a storm, etc) not occur; be delayed （指雨、 风暴等）未发生, 延迟
The rain held off just long enough for us to have our picnic. 雨一时下不起来, 我们有足够的时间吃完野餐.
(b) restrain oneself from doing sth, esp attacking sb 约束自己而不做某事（尤指不攻击他人）
Let´s hope the gunmen will hold off for the duration of the cease-fire. 但愿持枪歹徒在停火期间能约束自己的行动. hold sb/sth off resist (an attack or advance by sb) 阻止或挡住（某人的进攻或前进）
Though outnumbered, they held off (repeated attacks by) the enemy. 尽管寡不敌众, 他们还是抵挡住了敌人（一次又一次的进攻）. hold off sth/doing sth delay sth 推迟某事物
Could you hold off (making) your decision until next week? 你可以推迟到下星期再做决定吗?
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