hold it in abeyance 暂时搁置
In fact, at this very moment Nixon's earlier decision to hold the Israeli arms aides package in abeyance — taken in quite different circumstances — caught up with him.
事实上，尼克松早已决定暂行搁置援助以色列军火一揽子计划的想法——在一种迥然不同的情况下作出的决定——在此特殊时刻把他束缚住了。
She cupped her hands around the lighter to hold the wind in abeyance and touched his hand to steady it against the bouncing of the truck.
她双手在火苗边上做一个挡风圈，在卡车颠簸中为稳住打火机碰着了他的手。
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