每日一词【928】hold off：抵挡住

今天我们要学的词是hold off。 To hold off somebody, 有抵挡住的意思。 "The team successfully held off its opponent and qualified¹ for playoff," 这支球队成功挡住了对手的进攻，入围季后赛。五十年来，美国冰球队第一次在冬季奥运会上打败加拿大队。 "Team U.S.A. held off host country Canada to advance to the quarterfinals," 美国队战胜东道主加拿大队，进入四分之一决赛。 "The Senator managed to hold off the other candidates and won re-election," 这位国会参议员抵挡住了其它候选人的挑战，当选连任。好的，今天我们学习的词是hold off...

1 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。