Question

8. The survivors on the hill signaled that they were short of water but could        for another day.

   A. hold up   B. hold off   C. hold out   D. hold to

Answer 1

8. C句意為："山上的存活者發(fā)信號說他們?nèi)彼�但還可以維持一天。"hold up意為"耽擱;舉起"；hold off亦作keep off ,意為"保持距離；抵擋"，也可意為"延期，延遲"，相當于delay;hold out意為"堅持，維持"；hold to意為"緊握��；堅持"。故答案為。