hold ontosb/sth
—phrasal verbwithholdverbuk/həʊld/us/hoʊld/held|held
C2
toholdsomething or someonefirmlywithyourhandsoryourarms
紧紧抓住，抱牢
Hold onto theropeand don'tletgo.紧紧抓住那条绳子别松手。
- Hetriedto get away, but sheheldonto himtightly.
- He wasfinallyrescuedafterholdingonto thesideof theboatfor about 20minutes.
- Theoldwomanclimbedslowlyup thestairs,holdingonto therail.
- Sheheldonto herbagfirmlyandrefusedtoletgo.
- She washoldingonto the dog'sleadwith onehandand thebicyclewith the other.