holding out

基本解释

So no Bluetooth keyboards at launch, but we're holding out for them later.
所以不会有蓝牙键盘同时发布但之后我们会拿到的。
Samuel turns to leave and then turns back, holding out his hand. “Nice meeting you,” he says.
塞缪尔正准备走，但又转过身去，伸出手。“很高兴见到您，”他说道.
"This," said the barman, holding out the card as if it was a small fish whose soul had three weeks earlier winged its way to the Land Where Fish are Eternally Blessed, "we don't accept it.
“这个，”酒吧男侍说，轻轻拿起那张卡片，就好像这是一条小鱼，且它的灵魂已在三周前离开，去了可以永远被护佑的鱼之天堂。 “我们不收它。”

He said the first 72 hours are critical in saving survivors, and he is still holding out hope for both Haitians and U.N.
We have a whole lot of things that are worth doing Obama has not been talking about scooping out people and helping them, standing around holding shovels in the middle of some forest.
有很多值得去做的事情,奥巴马没有提及,直接帮助人们,摆脱困境。
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Just be careful not to let the cat out of the bag, or someone may leave you holding the bag.

Carl Icahn may have doubled his money on ImClone, but he's holding out for more.
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