1、hold up

举起;抬起;提起

She held up her hand stiffly.

她直挺挺地举着手。

Hold it up so that we can see it.

把它举起来让我们看看。

支撑;支承

Mills have iron pillars all over the place holding up the roof.

工厂里四处都立有铁柱支撑着房顶。

Her legs wouldn't hold her up.

她双腿都站不住了。

耽搁;阻延

Why were you holding everyone up?

你为什么耽搁了大家？

Continuing violence could hold up progress towards reform.

持续的暴力活动可能会阻延改革的进程。

2、languish

（被迫）受苦，受折磨

Pollard continues to languish in prison.

波拉德继续受牢狱之苦。

No one knows for certain how many refugees wander the world today, or languish in camps without a permanent place of settlement.

无人清楚如今有多少难民在到处流浪，或有多少人流离失所，在难民营里受苦。

中落；衰败；衰落

Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished.

没有了创始人的斗志与指引，公司逐渐走向没落。

New products languish on the drawing board.

新产品在计划阶段即告失败。