hold on
phrasal verbwithholdverbuk/həʊld/us/hoʊld/held|held
(WAIT)
B1informal
used totellsomeone towaitfor ashorttime:
等一下Hold on, I'llcheckin mydiary.等一下，我要查查我的记事簿。
C1informal
used to say that you areconfusedorsurprisedby something that you have justheardorreadandwanttounderstandit:
（因为疑惑或惊讶而要求交谈对方）等一下Nowholdon, Ed, that wasn't what weagreedat all!等一下，艾迪，我们的协议不是这样的！
C1
tomanagetostayaliveor todealwith adifficultsituation:
坚持We just had toholdon untilhelparrived.我们只能坚持到后援到来。
- "Are youready?" "No,holdon."
- Hold on. I'll bereadyin just amoment.
- Hold on! I'm notready.
- We've got to go now. We can'tholdon anylonger.
- Hold on. I need tofindmyglasses.
Delaying and wasting time
- ado
- busywork
- buy timeidiom
- carry
- carrysomethingover
- dally
- inefficiently
- kick
- kicksomethinginto the long grassidiom
- kick the can down the roadidiom
- lag
- push
- retardation
- setsomeoneback(something)
- shelve
- sit
- sit onsomething
- slow roll
- spin
- stall
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Linguistics: expressions telling people to stop doing something
Expressions of surprise
Dealing with things or people
Life and living
Experiencing and suffering
(HOLD)
toholdsomething or someonefirmlywithyourhandsorarms:
紧紧抓住，抱牢Sheheldontightlyto hiswaist.她紧紧抱住了他的腰。
- He took myhandandheldon verytightly.
- Shegrabbedthedoorhandleandheldon,evenwhen thecardroveoff.
- While I'm up theladder, you justholdon at thebottom.
- Grab theropeandholdon - then we'llpullyou in.
- Why onearthdid youletgo of thewheel? You've got toholdon all thetimewhile thevehicleismoving.
Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- chokehold
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cup
- dandle
- grasp
- grip
- hand in handidiom
- handle
- hang
- hang on
- hang/hold on like grim deathidiom
- hold
- onto
- pinion
- seize
- taken