hold out

基本解釋

We could hold out for the perfect, and that is very dangerous, because that leads to no bill.
我們可能堅(jiān)持追求完美，這是非常危險(xiǎn)的，因?yàn)榭赡軣o法形成議案。
A popular question that I hear often is how long you should hold out for that dream job before moving to plan B.
我常聽到的一個(gè)問題就是：人們應(yīng)該為夢想中的工作堅(jiān)持多久才退而執(zhí)行另外的計(jì)劃呢？
Is it because disruptors are “before their time, ” able to create but not able to hold out long enough for others to appreciate the innovation?
是否是因?yàn)轭嵏残浴鳖I(lǐng)先于他們的時(shí)代“，有能力創(chuàng)造它，但是沒有能力堅(jiān)持到人們賞識這些產(chǎn)品的時(shí)候。

"Manifest destiny,and so forth. And I think most of the world probably feels it is in the same situation as Astrix and his village Gaullois in that we can identify with that sense of wanting to hold out and resist against the encroaching powers.
Well,you can just--an engineer will just sit there and isolate that second of sound and then give a "times three" command and "boom," well,look at Pavarotti hold out that note.
嗯，你可以想象，工程師會(huì)只坐在那里，分離出的第二個(gè)聲音,然后給了三拍命令和砰“,好吧，看帕瓦羅蒂能拖出那個(gè)音。
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This is--If you'll hold out your hand and--one hand flat.
如果你伸出手,手伸平
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Now comes the waiting game to see who can hold out longer for the best terms.
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