| 单词 | hold on |
| 释义 | hold onSEE SYNONYMS FOR hold on ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, adverb)to maintain a firm graspshe held on with all her strength to continue or persist (foll by to) to keep or retainhold on to those stamps as they'll soon be valuable to keep a telephone line open interjectioninformal stop! wait! Words nearby hold onholding pattern, holding tank, hold it, hold no brief for, hold off, hold on, hold one's breath, hold one's end up, hold one's fire, hold one's head high, hold one's horses Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hold onhold on Also, hold on to. Maintain one's grip, cling, as in Hold on to your hat in this wind, or The early Christians held on to their beliefs despite strong opposition. [Early 1500s] Continue to do something, persist, as in Please hold on for a while longer. [Late 1800s] Stop, wait, as in Hold on! We can't go past this gate. [Mid-1800s] Remain on a telephone line, as in If you can hold on a minute I'll go and find her. [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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