每日一句 英语句子

The storm held up our flight for 40 minutes.

暴风雨使我们的航班延误了40分钟。

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　　动词词组hold up，意思是“使延误，阻挡”（To obstruct or delay）。
　　例句：
　　I do hope my application for leave won't be held up too long.
　　我希望我的请假申请别被拖得太久。
　　They had been held up on the road by an accident so they were late.
　　他们在路上因为一起车祸耽误了时间，因此迟到了。