1.However, two of the world's largest economies, the United States and Japan, have held off at this time.
hold off 拖延;不接近;不使…接近
The football match had to hold off for about half an hour because of a driving rain.
一場瓢潑大雨使足球比賽被迫推遲了半個小時 。
The monsoon held off for a month, then the rain fell in torrents.
雨季推遲了一個月,接著便不停地下傾盆大雨 。