held the fort

• v. 进行防御性的抵抗(处理事务)

held the fort的用法和样例：

例句

1. The soldiers are still holding the fort, but they're hanging on by their eyelids.
   士兵们仍然固守城堡，但他们已陷于险境。
2. The soldiers held the fort desperately till reinforcement arrived.
   战士们拼死坚守阵地，直到援军到来。