لغت انگلیسی
to hold out
معنی و توضیح
to delay agreeing to something because one is waiting until one
مثال
We’re almost ready to accept their offer, but we’re still holding out for a little
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Negotiating a Business Deal». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 632: Negotiating a Business Deal.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 632. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in – guess where? That’s right, beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is called “Negotiating a Business Deal” (a business agreement). It’s a dialogue between Gia and Logan. Let’s get started.
Gia: Why are the negotiations on this deal taking so long? I thought we would be putting the finishing touches on it by now.
Logan: The other side is holding out for more concessions. I don’t know what they’re thinking. They made some pretty big demands at the start and I think we’ve given in to most of them. Now they’re countering with even more demands.
Gia: They probably know that they have us
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.