单词 | hold on |
释义 | > as lemmasto hold on to hold on 1. transitive. To keep (something) on; to retain in its place on something. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > retain or keep [verb (transitive)] > keep (something) on to hold ona1529 a1529 J. Skelton Poems against Garnesche in Poet Wks. (1843) I. 118 Why holde ye on yer cap, syr, then? 1711 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 106 Henry VIIIth's Charter to Stephen Tucker for holding on his Hat before the King. 1899 N.E.D. at Hold Mod. I can't keep on a bicycle unless somebody holds me on. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue (an action) [verb (transitive)] i-haldOE to hold fortha1325 sustainc1325 containc1330 continuea1340 maintainc1385 carrya1393 keepc1425 to keep upa1535 to stick by ——1551 to hold on1568 to hold out1595 to carry on1609 subsist1633 to keep at ——1825 1568 (?a1513) W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 252 Hald on thy intent. 1630 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. §lxiiii Thus bountifull House-keepers hold on their set ordinary provision. 1757 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances II. ccxlv. 187 I..am pleased to find, that you still hold on a Correspondence with her. 1809 R. Cumberland John de Lancaster I. 150 In order to hold it [the harangue] on. 3. intransitive. To keep one's hold or grasp on something; to cling on; also figurative. Also in jocular phrases. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold or grip [verb (intransitive)] holdc1305 to hold on1830 1830 N. S. Wheaton Jrnl. 508 The rolling and tossing of the ship oblige us to ‘hold on’. 1861 Temple Bar 3 509 I found myself holding on to a piece of plank. 1877 C. H. Spurgeon Serm. XXIII. 361 As though he held on by his teeth. 1930 ‘Sapper’ Finger of Fate 35 Having to hold on by one's eyebrows whenever one moves gets a bit monotonous after a time. 4. To maintain a course of action or movement; to keep on, continue, go on (rarely reflexive). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)] to hold a wayOE to hold forthc1200 to hold ona1225 reignc1300 lasta1325 continuea1340 to continue doing or to doc1384 pursuea1425 perseverec1425 to hold one's wayc1480 prosecute1528 to go on1533 to run on1533 keep1548 to follow on1560 insist1586 to keep on1589 to carry on1832 to carry on1857 string1869 a1225 Leg. Kath. 434 He heold on to herien his heaðene maumez. 1405 Bidding Prayer ii, in Lay Folks Mass Bk. 65 For thaim that first began and langest haldis on. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xi. iii. 41 Now haldis on. 1630 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 264 If we hold on as we do, in pampering every man his own flesh. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 633 But still I see the tenor of Mans woe Holds on the same. View more context for this quotation 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 18 The Gale held still. a1822 P. B. Shelley There is no Work 7 O Man! hold thee on in courage of soul. 1889 J. A. Froude Two Chiefs Dunboy xv. 218 He held on till they were less than a mile apart. 5. imperative. Stop! wait! (colloquial) Cf. 27, to hold hard at Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > leave off! or stop it! > stop! or take no action! stop1570 not so fasta1593 hold your horses!1843 to hold on1846 hold it!1926 hold everything!1930 1846 C. M. Kirkland Western Clearings (new ed.) 45 ‘But hold on a little till I tell ye!’ interposed Master George. 1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (at cited word) ‘Hold on a minute’, originally a sea phrase. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Hold on a minute, wait or stop. 1883 Bread-Winners 62 ‘Hold on’, he burst out; ‘Don't talk to me that way..I can't stand it’. 6. In shooting: see 28. 7. Telephony. To keep the line open. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate by telephone [verb (intransitive)] > keep connection to hold on1892 to hold the line1912 to hang on1936 1892 R. Kipling in Times 29 Nov. 8/1 A..millionnaire,..clawing wildly at the telephone..‘Hello!..I told you to hold on. What?..No. Hold on.’ 1919 V. Woolf Night & Day xxiv. 327 ‘I'll look at my engagements... Hold on.’ She dropped the machine. 1920 Punch 1 Sept. 176/3 ‘What is your number, please?’..‘Just hold on a minute while I look it up.’ 1920 R. Macaulay Potterism iii. i. 104 You mustn't ring off yet... Hold on while I tell daddy. 1949 J. B. Priestley Home is Tomorrow 38 (into telephone) Yes, I'll hold on. 1971 ‘A. Cross’ Theban Myst. (1972) xi. 165 She did go to the phone, but she got the doctor's exchange, which said, ‘Hold on,’ and then went off the line. hold on hold on, to aim directly at the game. hold ahead, to aim ahead of it.extracted from holdv.hold on a. With onward movement or action; continuously. Chiefly forming phrasal verbs with the sense ‘to continue to do’ the action being specified by the verb, as to speak on, hold on, work on, wait on. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > [adverb] forthOE onOE society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > be occupied with work onOE servec1330 lie1546 exercisea1616 travel1682 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] weenOE weenc1000 thinklOE lookc1225 hopec1330 trusta1387 wait onc1390 supposea1393 to wait after ——1393 to look after ——c1400 thinkc1480 attend1483 suppone1490 expect1535 to expect for1538 aspect1548 respect1549 look1560 ween1589 attend1591 propose1594 await1608 to presume on, upon, or of1608 to look forwards1637 prospect1652 to look for ——a1677 augur1678 anticipate1749 to look to ——1782 spect1839 contemplate1841–8 to look forward1848 eye1979 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > protect or defend [verb (reflexive)] were993 keepc1175 skere1390 wait onc1390 shroud14.. mantlec1475 fend1865 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for keepc1000 waitc1200 aspya1250 awaita1250 wait onc1390 to wait on ——1390 forestall1413 belay1470 to lay fora1513 waylay1513 forelay1548 ambush1555 counterwait1562 to lie for1611 set1670 OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 456 Se biscop..nyste butan hi sungon þone lofsang forð on. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 11260 Ȝiff þu takesst onn att an. & tellesst forþ..Þa riseþþ upp þin tale anan. c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (1973) 433 (MED) He heold on to herien his heaðene maumez. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 15784 Ȝe habbeoð..iherd..huhe wulle taken on & Oswi..al fordon. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 2003 (MED) ‘Nay, certes,’ seide þemperour, ‘þer-fore, seie on sone.’ c1390 G. Chaucer Cook's Tale 4353 Now telle on, gentil Roger, by thy name. ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 356 (MED) In savynge of oure lawys now telle on. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. K.iii With right good wyll, say on: lo, I thee here. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Sept. 55 Now say on Diggon. 1665 R. Brathwait Comment Two Tales Chaucer 148 Go on with your Tale. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year In some places no account at all was kept [of the number of deaths], but they worked on, the clerks and the sextons..not knowing what number they carried. a1797 E. Burke Fourth Let. Peace Regicide Directory France in Writings & Speeches (1991) IX. 60 Speculate on, good my Lord! 1820 G. Flagg Let. 6 Oct. in Flagg Corr. (1986) 25 If you should wish to hear some large stories about the western Country read on. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. xx. 235 The regent waited on, and the event came. 1891 D. Russell Secret of River I. xiii. 289 He sent me money regular, to keep on the house. 1999 P. Anderson Operation Luna xi. 90 We snatched what we'd brownbagged while we worked on. 2002 Time Out 2 Jan. 33/2 If you've had your fill of shopping, do not read on. < as lemmas |
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