hold-up
n
(a) stoppage or delay 停頓或延擱
a hold-up on the motorway 高速公路上的交通阻塞
We should arrive in half an hour, barring hold-ups. 若無交通阻塞, 我們半小時後可到達(dá).
(b) robbery by armed robbers 持械搶劫
After the hold-up, the gang made their getaway in a stolen car. 匪徒們打劫後, 乘一輛盜來的汽車逃走了.