英 [ˈhəʊldaʊt]
n. 坚持，抵抗
复数holdouts
holdout /ˈhəʊldaʊt/
可数名词 A holdout is someone who refuses to agree or act with other people in a particular situation and by doing so stops the situation from progressing or being resolved. 拒不同意者; 拒不行动者; 拒不让步者
France has been the holdout in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute.
法国在解决这次争端的谈判中拒不让步。
a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks
a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
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参考来源先锋性的坚守与超越
... prop up;support]∶支撑;撑住 sustain;holdout;bear]∶勉强维持 deal with]∶应付;打点 ...
... holdon坚持住，握住不放；（打电话时）不挂断，等-会 holdout维持，保持；坚持（要求），不屈服 holdup支持，支撑，延迟；抢劫；展示，举出 ...
... holdonto抓住不放 holdout坚持要求；坚持到底；守住；提出；伸出；主张;坚持；维持 holdoutfor坚持而不肯妥协 ...
... 发光物（shiner） 送牌器（holdout） 换牌（cold-decking） ...
坚持，抵抗
France has been the holdout in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute.
法国在解决这次争端的谈判中拒不让步。
In contrast to Samsung, Apple is a holdout.
与三星相比，苹果没有屈服。
It is hard to see how the deadlock with holdout creditors can be broken.
很难预见与债权人“钉子户”形成的僵局如何打破。
"I want some courage. I want us to do the right thing, Ohio,and with your help we are going to make it happen!" Democrats need every vote to pass Mr.Obama's top domestic priority, and the president did win over one liberal holdout.
VOA : standard.2010.03.18
Once again, some SDTV holdout is ranting about how HDTV is ruining the game.
He needs only the blessing of one last holdout, the FCC, which could rule within weeks.
But it could be the beginning of the end as the last holdout evolves.
CNN: In BlackBerry's future, keyboards may be an afterthought