hold-off

"The rain may hold off, but it won't hurt to take the raincoat with you."

"雨可能下不下来,不过把雨伞去总没有坏处。"

A squad of our troops held off six attacks of a numerically superior enemy.

我们部队一个班打退了在人数上占优势敌人6次进攻。

Finally he came to realize it was his haughtiness that held people off.

终于意识到傲慢态度人不敢同接近。