Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.

因为即便是特别快车也可能被信号拦住。

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Payment will be held up until the contract has been signed.

付款将延期到合同签订。

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Vital car components might be held up by customs as they leave the continent.

关键汽车部件可能会在离开欧洲大陆时被海关扣留。

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When they were tired or wanted to be held they cried out in tiny voices and reached up with their little arms.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

That is a remarkable endeavor and one that I think in the early 21st century which is too much defined by religious conflict should very much be held up and lived out.

这是巨大的努力,我认为这种努力也是,过多得被宗教冲突定义的21世纪初期,应该坚持并实现的努力。

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"If we let people just do what they want to do and not be held accountable, that is opening up the doors to torture and abuse."

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

Concerns that the transaction would be held up had caused Morgan Stanley's share price to dive.

ECONOMIST: Business this week

But as attention to the race heats up, his record on abortion in particular will be held up to intense scrutiny.

ECONOMIST: American politics

At the moment, though, it seems doubtful this exercise will be held up as a model of how to empower local communities.

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