race track holding pattern环形航迹等待航线
Fuck Holding Pattern唱片名
state holding pattern国家控股模式
Securities' holding pattern证券持有模式
holding pattern airspace等待空域
leg of the holding pattern等待着陆航线的一条边
N-COUNT（可数名词） If an aircraft is put in a holding pattern, it is instructed to continue flying while waiting for permission to land. 等待航线 [usu sing; 'in a' N]
As a result, planes were kept in a holding pattern, sometimes three or four miles apart, until they were cleared to land.
结果，飞机均被保持在等待航线状态，有时相隔三四英里，直至它们得到降落指示。
N-COUNT（可数名词） If something or someone is in a holding pattern, they remain in the same state or continue to do the same thing while waiting for something to happen. 保持不变状态 [usu sing; 'in a' N]
"The Hewlett-Packard news brings a better tone to the market, which has been in a kind of holding pattern," said one trader.
“惠普的消息带给一直处于停滞的市场一个较好的基调，”一位贸易商说道。