单词详解 | holdout

holdout
音标
美音:/’həuldaut/,英音:/ˈhəʊldaʊt/

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
Still, Cooper’s formula for success is not necessarily a template for redder holdout states, where an estimated 3.4 million people could gain coverage if Medicaid were expanded.
尽管如此,Cooper 的成功公式并不一定是更顽固州的模板,如果扩大医疗补助计划,估计有 340 万人可以获得保险。
Washington Post

Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., a Freedom Caucus member who was among the holdouts during the weeklong speaker’s election, said it all may make McCarthy “the best speaker” in his lifetime.
共和党众议员安德鲁·克莱德 (Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.) 是一名自由核心小组成员,他在为期一周的议长选举中持反对态度,他表示,这一切都可能使麦卡锡成为他一生中“最好的议长”。
Washington Times

Most notably, Mr. Norman was one of the key holdouts that initially opposed Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ascension to the pinnacle of House leadership.
最值得注意的是,诺曼先生是最初反对众议院议长凯文麦卡锡登上众议院领导层顶峰的主要反对者之一。
Washington Times

基本释意
noun
a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
n. 坚持,抵抗

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文学例句
Was this farm just a lone holdout against industrial food?
这个农场只是一个反对工业食品的孤军奋战吗?
The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan

SAM’s Party in the Park features Mudhoney — the last, greatest grunge holdouts — headlining an outdoor stage at 10:30 p.m. with local cult faves Sweetwater opening at 9 p.m.
SAM 的公园派对以 Mudhoney 为特色——最后的、最伟大的 grunge 坚守者——晚上 10 点 30 分在户外舞台上领衔演出,当地的狂热粉丝 Sweetwater 将于晚上 9 点开幕
Don’t worry, it’s for charity: Mudhoney to rock Olympic Sculpture Park by ???

All three suggested the blame for the bill’s demise belonged to a handful of Republican holdouts, rather than Trump’s management and leadership on the issue.
这三人都表示,该法案的失败应归咎于少数共和党的反对者,而不是特朗普在这个问题上的管理和领导。
After a wild week, conservative media stand (nervously) by Trump by https://www.facebook.com/paul.farhi

词源
hold-out (n.)also holdout, one who abstains or refrains when others do not, by 1911, from verbal expression hold out, which is attested from 1907 in the sense “keep back, detain, withhold” (see hold (v.) + out (adv.)). Earlier as the name of a card-sharper’s device (1893). The verbal phrase is attested from 1520s as “stretch forth,” 1580s as “resist pressure.”Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
hold-out (n.)also holdout,当其他人不这样做时放弃或克制的人,到 1911 年,从口头表达 hold out,从 1907 年开始在“保留,扣留,扣留”的意义上得到证实(见 hold(v .) + out (adv.)).更早的时候作为一个读卡器的设备的名称(1893 年)。这个口头短语在 1520 年代被证明为“伸展”,在 1580 年代被证明为“抵抗压力”。相关条目及更多


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