They had been ______ on the road by an accident so they were lat

They had been ______ on the road by an accident so they were late.
A、held to
B、held water
C、held true
D、held up
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：译文：因为路上的车祸，他们来迟了。hold up指“阻碍，延迟”。答案为D。