单词hold the fort
na.: 守住堡垒；坚决不让步；处理日常事务；维持现状
网络: 坚守岗位；守住城堡；暂时代理应付紧急情况
v.take overtake charge
"If you could build 50 a year you could hold the fort until something like cold fusion was working, " Salter concluded brightly.
“如果在一年内就可以建造50个这样的船队，那么在像冷核融合这样的技术能发挥作用之前，我们便足以镇守住堡垒。”Salter很乐观地总结道。
The U. S could manage to hold the fort for international coordination and pull the world back from the brink of Smoot-Hawley II.
美国还有能力坚守国际合作并且把世界从“斯穆特-霍利关税法案II”的边缘拉回来。
Unfortunately , despite their inherent inadequacies , the quick solutions often are left to hold the fort for a distressingly long time .
不幸地是，尽管他们有着固定得缺陷，但是这种快速的解决方案经常用来长期驻守要塞地带。
When the mother went into hospital, her eldest daughter had to hold the fort.
母亲住院时，她长女只得挑起料理家务的担子。
The role of the lean, bespectacled Mr Franceschini was to hold the fort until a cool-headed choice could be made in the autumn.
身材清瘦、戴眼镜的弗朗切斯奇尼先生站出来主持大局，直到在这个秋季民主党内能做出一个稳妥的的决策。
A meeting was held to decide whether to hold the fort or escape while there was still time.
他们召开了一个会议来决定是否继续防守，或者趁还有时间时赶快逃走。
hold the fort Informal To assume responsibility, especially in another"s absence.
尤指在他人缺席时承担责任
I have to go to see the doctor this afternoon. Would you hold the fort for me?
今天下午我必须去看医生。你帮我顶一下班好吗？
While their parents are on vacation, can their children hold the fort?
父母度假时，他们孩子可以暂时照顾吗？