每日学口语(10月21日)The storm held up our flight for 40 minutes. flight, storm, The, 口语, held

寄托天下

The storm held up our flight for 40 minutes.

暴风雨使我们的航班延误了40分钟。

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　　动词词组hold up，意思是“使延误，阻挡”（To obstruct or delay）。
　　例句：
　　I do hope my application for leave won't be held up too long.
　　我希望我的请假申请别被拖得太久。
　　They had been held up on the road by an accident so they were late.
　　他们在路上因为一起车祸耽误了时间，因此迟到了。

purlin

They had been held up on the road by an accident so they were late.

寄托天下

THE STORM HELD UP OUR FLIGHT FOR FOUTY MINUTES.HOLD UP,MEANS DELAY OR OBSTRUCT.FOR THE CASE,I DO HOPE MY APPLICATION FOR LEAVE WON'T BE HELD UP 2 LONG.