hold up
phrasal verbhold up
to remain strong and working effectively 支持住；承受住；支撑得住
hold somebody/something up [often passive]
to support somebody/something and stop them from falling 搀扶；支撑；举起；抬起 to delay or block the movement or progress of somebody/something 延迟；阻碍 An accident is holding up traffic. 一场事故造成了交通阻塞。 The project was held up by various legal problems. 该项目因各种法律问题而受阻。
to use or present somebody/something as an example 举出（例子）；提出（作为榜样）
hold up something
to steal from a bank, shop, etc. using a gun 持枪抢劫（银行、商店等） Masked men held up a security van in South London yesterday. 几个蒙面男子昨天在伦敦南部抢劫了一辆押款车。