hold-up
n
(a) stoppage or delay 停顿或延搁
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. 若无交通阻塞, 我们半小时後可到达.
(b) robbery by armed robbers 持械抢劫
After the hold-up, the gang made their getaway in a stolen car. 匪徒们打劫後, 乘一辆盗来的汽车逃走了.