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He held off the chill with thoughts of his wife and four grown daughters, one of whom was eight months pregnant.

他回想起自己的妻子和四个长大成人的女儿，以此来抵御寒冷。其中一个女儿已经怀孕8月了。

In the wet weather people held off but since the better weather arrived there has been a lot more people coming in.

下雨天人们都被阻在家里，现在好天气来了，大量的人都拥进来了。

Unlike a spasm, a cramp, or the movements of chorea or epilepsy, it does not interfere with other movement and can be held off for a time.

与痛性痉挛、舞蹈病及癫痫不同的是，抽搐的发作不影响其它活动，并可有意识地控制一会儿。

He had been eying one place for nearly a year, but held off because prices were too high.

他看中一个地段的房子已经有将近一年时间了，但一直因为房价过高而犹豫不决。

The continuous exchanges further confused their wits, and yet held off an unendurable loneliness.

大概意思是，长期的互相影响使得他们的头脑更加混乱，…一种难以忍受的寂寞。

The Bank of Korea held off from boosting borrowing costs for two months after two quarter-point increases in January and March.

朝鲜银行在1月及3月调升0.25码以后，即延缓提升借贷成本。

They held off the attacks of the enemy.

他们抵挡住敌军的进攻。

Our soldiers held off the enemy.

我们的士兵拖住了敌人。

But caution prevailed. The people's representatives listened to a few bankers preach investments and then held off on making a decision.

但人们还是小心翼翼。群众代表听取了几个银行家的投资言论，却迟迟不敢做决定。

He held off the back-tracking Ronaldo and skipped past Alvaro Mejia and Guti before racing into the area and muscling past Sergio Ramos.

他摆脱了从后面追过来的罗纳尔多，跳过了梅西亚和古蒂，然后带球高速前奔，用身体抗过了拉莫斯。

EFSF officials decided to price this week because market conditions could deteriorate if they held off any longer.

EFSF官员们之所以决定在本周定价，是因为如果他们再不行动，市场状况可能会恶化。

But Lee held off Wolf by five-hundredths of a second, winning with a total time of 1 minute, 16. 09 seconds.

但是，虽然此轮李相花落后沃尔夫百分之五秒，但却以总成绩1分16.09秒的的微弱优势赢了沃尔夫。

The Lakers took a first-half lead and held off the Jazz down the stretch on Sunday for a 109-98 Game 1 win at home.

周日在主场的比赛中，湖人上半场就取得领先优势，最终以-109-98战胜爵士队。

One of America's greatest legislators and orators, he forged compromises that held off civil war for decades.

其中美国最大的立法者和演说，他妥协，举行过十年内战。

But the West Bank says that Hamas is not paying enough so it has held off paying Israel, which has halted delivery.

然而西岸政府声称哈马斯没有提供足够的资金，因此他们无法及时支付给以色列，因此以色列暂停了对加沙地带的电力供给。

He held off going to see a doctor .

他拖延着没有去看医生。

They held off for fear of the consequences should one of the big four disappear.

他们停止诉讼的原因是，担心四大中的一家破产会造成严重后果。

Stock markets breathed a sigh of relief Monday and Tuesday after China held off lifting interest rates over the weekend.

国周末没有加息，股市在周一和周二松了一口气。

Eudes de Bourgogne: We have held off the Imperials for long enough now. The french army will be ready. Let's head back west!

我们已经挡得够久了，法军主力马上准备的差不多了，退到西面！

India has held off from importing rice -- a move that would have sent prices on the international market even higher.

印度暂缓进口大米；如果印度进口大米，将会导致国际市场米价涨得更高。