| 词汇 | in-a-holding-pattern |
| 释义 | in a holding patternphrase temporarily unable to act because you are waiting for something to happen or be decided: 等待；待命 We're in a holding pattern while we wait for City Council approval. 在市政局批准之前我们只有等待。 The games were in a holding pattern because of the bad weather. I want to expand the business but I fear the economic situation is going to put everything in a holding pattern for a while. Sometimes contract work puts people in a holding pattern until they can find a job. Until we get the go-ahead for development, we're kind of in a holding pattern. See also holding pattern |
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