hold out for

英 [həʊld aʊt fɔː] 美 [hoʊld aʊt fɔːr]

• 坚持得到； 坚持要求

hold out for的用法和样例：

例句

1. The electricians have walked out and will stay out until their demands are met.
   电工们已举行罢工，将一直坚持到他们的要求得到满足为止。
2. Increasingly troubled by the meaninglessness of his experiences, he gives human motives to the inhumanity of his captors, which helps maintain his tenuous hold on the world.
   在强韧的意志力坚持，及好友的相互扶持下，卡维最后终于捱过重重难关，得到美军的救援重获自由。
3. The strikers are holding out for a 5% pay increase.
   罢工者坚持要求增加工资百分之五。
4. She is still pressing her claim for compensation.
   她仍然坚持要求赔偿。