单选题 If they think they are going to win over us by obstinately ______ and refusing to make the shghtest concession, they are mistaken.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】hold out不退让，拒绝妥协，hold out obstinately顽强抵抗；hold to粘住，坚持，信守 hold over推迟，延期，保留；hold up举起，支持，提出。