名詞 holdout:

1. a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
2. a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
3. the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later

1. 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.
   最惹人注目的頑固分子乃是約旦國王候賽因。他最近表示不再過問[約旦河]西岸之事，現(xiàn)在同意[參加中東和平的努力]。

hold.out

n.（名詞）
One that withholds agreement or consent upon which progress is contingent.
堅持不讓步的人，不讓步的人：拒絕同意或滿意與進程有關(guān)事項的人