N-COUNT 拒不退让者;拒不合作者;拒不参加者 A holdout is someone who refuses to agree or act with other people in a particular situation and by doing so stops the situation from progressing or being resolved. 拒不退让者;拒不合作者;拒不参加者 [US]
France has been the holdout in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute.