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holdover

美['hoʊldoʊvər] 英['həʊldəʊvə(r)]

n. 延期；期满后续任者

近义词：hangover，

Noun

an official who remains in office after his term
something that has survived from the past;
"a holdover from the sixties" "hangovers from the 19th century"

He is a holdover from the last Administration. 他是前内阁的留任者。
Can we make her a height-Ashbury holdover? 我们能用锡锑合金把她制成旧时代的人物吗？
Young is the only holdover from the 1988 team. 杨是1988年队员中唯一留到现在的队员。
The custom is a holdover from China’s dynastic days. 习俗是中国王朝时代的遗留物。
In Spain, there's an old custom that is a holdover from Roman days. 在西班牙，也有一个从罗马日子沿习而来的古老习俗。
The term "handmaiden" is more of a holdover from Amidala's royal days. “侍女”这个词不仅仅意味着阿米达拉宫廷生活的延续。

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