hang on
phrasal verbhang on
- (informal)
used to ask somebody to wait for a short time or to stop what they are doing 等一下；停一下 Hang on—I'm not quite ready. 等一等，我还没准备好呢。 Now hang on a minute—you can't really believe what you just said! 等一下，你不可能真的相信你刚才说的话吧！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a minute
- a second
to hold something tightly 抓紧 Extra ExamplesShe hung on for dear life. 她拚命坚持着。 Martin tried to hang on with one hand. 马丁想用一只手抓住。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- tight
- try to
- for
- to
- with
- …
to wait for something to happen 等待某事发生；等候 I haven't heard if I've got the job yet—they've kept me hanging on for days. 我是否得到了那份工作的事还没消息，他们让我等了好几天了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a minute
- a second
- (informal)
used on the phone to ask somebody who is calling to wait until they can talk to the person they want 别挂电话，等一下 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a minute
- a second
to continue doing something in difficult circumstances （在逆境中）坚持，不放弃
hang on something