a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms;
"their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"
a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
例句
The conspicuous holdout was Jordan's King Hussein, who, by his latest gesture of washing his hands of the West Bank, is now coming along.最惹人注目的顽固分子乃是约旦国王候赛因。他最近表示不再过问[约旦河]西岸之事，现在同意[参加中东和平的努力]。
