ph.
1. 举起;抬起;提起
If you hold up your hand or something you have in your hand, you move it upwards into a particular position and keep it there.
2. 支撑;支承
If one thing holds up another, it is placed under the other thing in order to support it and prevent it from falling.
3. 耽搁;阻延
To hold up a person or process means to make them late or delay them.
4. 持械抢劫
If someone holds up a place such as a bank or a shop, they point a weapon at someone there to make them give them money or valuable goods.
5. 举出…作为批评（或赞扬）的对象
If you hold up something such as someone's behaviour, you make it known to other people, so that they can criticize or praise it.
6. 维持;保持良好
If something such as a type of business holds up in difficult conditions, it stays in a reasonably good state.
7. （论点、理论等）经受得住检验
If an argument or theory holds up, it is true or valid, even after close examination.
8. see also: hold-up
1. cause to be slowed down or delayed
e.g. Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
2. be the physical support of
carry the weight of
e.g. The beam holds up the roof
He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
What's holding that mirror?
3. hold up something as an example
hold up one's achievements for admiration
4. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
Synonym: stick up
5. continue to live through hardship or adversity
e.g. We went without water and food for 3 days
These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
how long can a person last without food and water?
Synonym: survivelastlivelive ongoendurehold out
6. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
e.g. Her shoes won't hold up
This theory won't hold water
Synonym: stand uphold water
7. resist or confront with resistance
e.g. The politician defied public opinion
The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
The bridge held