to continue discussions or resist giving in during talks
继续讨论或在谈判过程中抵抗妥协 (jìxù tǎolùn huò zài tánpàn guòchéng zhōng dǐkàng tuǒxié)
"The rebels held out negotiations until their demands were met."
"叛军在他们的要求得到满足之前,继续进行谈判。" (pànjūn zài tāmen de yāoqiú dédào mǎnzú zhīqián, jìxù jìnxíng tánpàn)
to reduce the amount of work or pressure on someone
to make progress toward achieving a goal
to keep an optimistic attitude
to cooperate or collaborate with someone on the same task or...
to be unconscious during surgery
to come together to protect the group from criticism