holdout是什么意思？

holdout

英['həʊldaʊt] 美[ˈholdˌaʊt]

• n. 坚持；

复数：holdouts;

例句

• Holdout: Resistance to ink absorption of a paper. 不吸墨性: 纸张对吸收油墨的阻力.
• It can also increase to a certain extent holdout stretch. 这样也可以在一定程度上提高墨层牢度.
• The basketball star was a holdout until they offered more money. 在他们答应付更多的钱以前,那位篮球明星拒不妥协.
• France has been the holdout in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute. 法国在为解决争端进行的谈判中一直拒不让步。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  拒不退让者;拒不合作者;拒不参加者
  A holdout is someone who refuses to agree or act with other people in a particular situation and by doing so stops the situation from progressing or being resolved.
  例句
  France has been the holdout in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute. 法国在为解决争端进行的谈判中一直拒不让步。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms;
  "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"
  2. a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
  3. the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later