hold up

遅らせる、足止めする

人や物事を遅らせたり、しばらく先に進めなくしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone or something late, or stop them from continuing for a time.

• Please do not hold me up.
• Heavy traffic held up the bus.
• What is holding up the repairs?

使い方： hold someone/something up (An accident held us up for an hour.)

類義語： delay, slow down, detain

反対語： hasten

よく使う表現： hold up someone, hold up traffic, hold up something

待つ、ちょっと待つ

続けたり何かをしたりする前に、少し待つ。

やさしい英語で： To wait briefly before continuing or doing something.

• Hold up! I forgot my keys.
• Can you hold up a minute?
• We held up until everyone was ready.

類義語： wait, hang on

よく使う表現： hold up briefly, hold up everyone

足止めする、遅らせる

人がしたいことや必要なことを続けられないようにする。

やさしい英語で： To prevent someone from continuing what they want or need to do.

• Do not hold us up.
• A phone call held him up at work.
• Why are you holding me up?

使い方： hold someone up (The long queue held her up.)

類義語： delay, detain, slow down

よく使う表現： hold up someone, hold up workers

武器で脅して強盗する、襲って金を奪う

銃などの武器で人を脅し、人や店から金品を奪う。

やさしい英語で： To rob a person or place by threatening people with a gun or another weapon.

• They tried to hold up a bank.
• A masked man held up the shop yesterday.
• The driver was held up at gunpoint.

使い方： hold someone/something up (Two masked men held the store up.)

類義語： rob

よく使う表現： hold up banks, hold up someone, hold up shops

守る、約束を果たす

取り決めのうち、自分がすると約束したことを実行する。

やさしい英語で： To do the part of an agreement that you promised to do.

• I will hold up my end of the deal.
• She held up her end of the bargain.
• Are they holding up their part of the agreement?

使い方： hold up your end of something (You must hold up your end of the agreement.)

類義語： fulfil, honour, keep

反対語： break

よく使う表現： hold up something, hold up your end