These words all mean to have sb/sth in your hands or arms. 以上各词均表示抓住、抱住。

• hold to have sb/sth in your hand or arms 指抓住、抱住、托住、夹住：◆She was holding a large box. 她提着一只大箱子。◆I held the baby gently in my arms. 我把婴儿轻轻地抱在怀里。
• hold on (to sb/sth) to continue to hold sb/sth; to put your hand on sb/sth and not take your hand away 指抓紧、不放开：◆Hold on and don't let go until I say so. 握紧，我让你松手时才松开。
• cling to hold on to sb/sth tightly, especially with your whole body 尤指用身体紧抱、紧握、抓紧：◆Survivors clung to pieces of floating debris. 生还者紧紧抱住漂浮在水面上的残骸。
• clutch to hold sb/sth tightly, especially in your hand; to take hold of sth suddenly 尤指用手抓紧、紧握、抱紧、突然抓住：◆She stood there, the flowers still clutched in her hand. 她站在那里，手里仍然紧握着花束。◆He felt himself slipping and clutched at a branch. 他感到自己滑了一下，便一把抓住一根树枝。
• grip to hold on to sth very tightly with your hand 指用手紧握、紧抓：◆Grip the rope as tightly as you can. 尽可能紧紧抓住绳子。
• grasp to take hold of sth firmly 指抓紧、抓牢：◆He grasped my hand and shook it warmly. 他热情地抓着我的手握了起来。 NOTE The object of grasp is often sb's hand or wrist. * grasp 的宾语通常为 hand 或 wrist。
• clasp (formal) to hold sb/sth tightly in your hand or in your arms 指紧握、攥紧、抱紧：◆They clasped hands(= held each other's hands). 他们相互紧握着对方的手。◆She clasped the children in her arms. 她把孩子紧紧地搂在怀里。 NOTE The object of clasp is often your hands, sb else's hand or another person. * clasp 的宾语通常为 hand 或另一个人。
• hang on (to sth) to hold on to sth very tightly, especially in order to support yourself or stop yourself from falling 尤指为支撑自己或防止跌倒而紧紧抓住某物：◆Hang on tight. We're off! 抓紧，我们出发了！

Patterns

• to hold/clutch/grip/clasp sth in your hand/hands
• to hold/clutch/clasp sb/sth in your arms
• to hold/clutch/grip/grasp/clasp/hang on to sth
• to hold/cling/hang on
• to hold/clutch/clasp sb/sth to you
• to hold/hold on to/cling to/clutch/grip/grasp/clasp/hang on to sb/sth tightly
• to hold/hold on to/cling to/clutch/grip/grasp/clasp sb/sth firmly
• to hold/hold on to/clutch/grip/clasp/hang on to sb/sth tight