⇒ He had to hold on to the chair to steady himself.他不得不抓住椅子使自己站稳。 (Tā bù dé bù zhuāzhù yǐzi shǐ zìjǐ zhànwěn.)
(= keep) 保留 (bǎoliú)
⇒ Will you hold on to this for me for a couple of days?这个你能帮我保留几天吗？ (Zhège nǐ néng bāng wǒ bǎoliú jǐ tiān ma?)
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Nearby words of
hold on to
hold it!
hold off
hold on
hold on to
hold out
hold over
hold still or hold steady
hold on to
or hold onto
1. phrasal verb
If you hold on to something that gives you an advantage, you succeed in keeping it for yourself, and prevent it from being taken away or given to someoneelse.
Jane is determined to hold on to her fortune. [VERBPARTICLEPARTICLE noun]
Firms are now keen to hold on to the people they recruit. [VERBPARTICLEPARTICLE noun]
...a politician who knew how to hold onto power. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
2. phrasal verb
If you hold on to something, you keep it for a longer time than would normally be expected.
Do you think you could hold on to that report for the next day or two? [VERBPARTICLEPARTICLE noun]
People hold onto letters for years and years. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
3. phrasal verb
If you hold on to your beliefs, ideas, or principles, you continue to believe in them and do not change or abandon them if others try to influence you or if circumstances cause you to doubt them.
He was imprisoned for 19 years yet held on to his belief in his people. [VERBPARTICLEPARTICLE noun]
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Examples of 'hold on to' in a sentence
hold on to
Why do some people hold on to their accents all their lives while others drop them overnight?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The tax system encourages people to hold on to what they have.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
People should hold on to their tickets.
The Sun (2010)
People hold on to what they have so tightly it slips through their fingers.
Christianity Today (2000)
But most people hold on to them.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
What is of value on reading this book is that people hold on to what is useful for them as individuals.
Wilkinson, Helena Beyond Chaotic Eating (1993)
You want to hold on to the good people you already have - if you can.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
With values rising, people are holding on to pictures for longer.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I want to say to people you can hold on to your happiness.
The Sun (2012)
Perhaps the voters thought we should be holding on to these people because they're good to look at.
The Sun (2015)
All related terms of 'hold on to'
to put sth on hold
暂(暫)时(時)不做某事 zànshí bù zuò mǒushì
hold up
( lift up ) 举(舉)起 jǔqǐ ⇒ The Englishman held up the rifle. → 英国人举起了手枪。 Yīngguórén jǔqǐle shǒuqiāng.
hold over
( postpone ) 推迟(遲) tuīchí
hold out
( hand ) 伸出 shēnchū ⇒ Sam held out his hand for the briefcase. → 山姆伸手拿公文包。 Shānmǔ shēnshǒu ná gōngwénbāo.
hold on
( keep hold ) 抓牢 zhuāláo ⇒ The rope was wet, but Nancy held on. → 绳子湿了，但南希仍然牢牢地抓着。 Shéngzi shī le, dàn Nánxī réngrán láoláo de zhuāzhe.
hold off
( challenge ) 使不能接近 shǐ bùnéng jiējìn ⇒ Alesi drove magnificently, holding off the challenge from Berger. → 阿勒西开得棒极了，使伯杰不能接近。 Ālèxī kāi de bàng jí le, shǐ Bójié bùnéng jiējìn.
hold forth
滔滔不绝(絕)地讲(講) tāotāo bùjué de jiǎng ⇒ Jenkins was there, holding forth on his favourite subject. → 詹金斯在那儿，滔滔不绝地讲述他最喜欢的话题。 Zhānjīnsī zàinàr, tāotāo bùjué de jiǎngshù tā zuì xǐhuan de huàtí.
hold down
( restrain : person ) 把 ... 按倒在地上 bǎ ... àndǎo zài dìshang ⇒ It took three men to hold him down. → 要3个男人才把他按在地上。 Yào sān gè nánrén cái bǎ tā àn zài dìshang.
hold back
( person, progress ) 阻拦(攔) zǔlán ⇒ She's very ambitious, so don't try to hold her back. → 她很有野心，别阻拦她。 Tā hěn yǒu yěxīn, bié zǔlán tā.
hold against
▶ to hold sth against sb 因某事对(對)某人记(記)仇 yīn mǒushì duì mǒurén jìchóu ⇒ He lost the case, but never held it against me. → 他输了这场官司，但从未因此而记恨过我。 Tā shūle zhè chǎng guānsi, dàn cóngwèi yīn cǐ ér jìhèn guo wǒ.