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词汇 holding operation
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Definition of holding operation in English:

holding operation

noun

  • A course of action designed to maintain the status quo under difficult circumstances.

    （在困境中）维持现状的做法

    the best we can hope for is an uneasy holding operation
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The barricade itself was purely a holding operation.
    • There were holding operations under successive governments that were forced to make a concession here or there.
    • The air campaign in the north-west area was more a holding operation and potential targets were more distant.
    • It is intended to be an emergency holding operation.
    • At first it was a holding operation, with roofs re-tiled and chimneys rebuilt.
    • This year is much more about a holding operation, to start building things up again,’ he said.
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