hold someone/something up

The robbers held up the customers in the bank at gunpoint.

搶匪持槍搶劫了銀行裡的顧客。

They attempted to hold up the store using a fake voice.

他們試圖用假聲音搶劫商店。

There have been increasing incidents of people being held up in this city.

這座城市裡搶劫事件越來越多。

Traffic congestion held us up from getting to the meeting on time.

交通堵塞讓我們無法準時到達會議。

I was held up due to previous issues.

我被之前的問題耽擱了。

She was held up in signing the contract due to a power outage.

她因為停電而延誤了簽署合約。