1、hold off推遲;拖延;
If you can hold off any big outlays of cash, do so, for you will be glad you did.
如果你有機會拖延任何大筆的現金支出,就去拖延吧,事后你會為這個決定慶幸的 。
2、accused of指責;被指控;
Last night the review's conclusions were backed by every education union in England, but rejected by ministers, who were immediately accused of rejecting independent rigorous research.
昨晚的審查結論得到了英國各個教育工會的支持,但是部長們卻當即指責這樣一份獨立嚴謹的研究,表示反對 。