hold on

phrasal verb

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hold on

(informal) used to tell somebody to wait or stop等着；停住 synonym wait
- Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.稍等一下，让我喘口气。
- Hold on! This isn't the right road.等一下！这条路不对。
to survive in a difficult or dangerous situation（在困境或危险中）坚持住，挺住
- They managed to hold on until help arrived.他们勉强坚持到救援到来。
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(informal) used on the phone to ask somebody to wait until they can talk to the person they want（电话用语）别挂断，等一下
- Can you hold on? I'll see if he's here.等一下行吗？我去看看他在不在。

hold something on

to keep something in position固定
- These nuts and bolts hold the wheels on.这些螺母和螺栓把轮子固定住了。
- The knob is only held on by sticky tape.这个旋钮只是用胶带粘住的。

hold on (to something/somebody) | hold on to something/somebody

[no passive] to keep holding something/somebody抓紧；不放开
- Hold on and don't let go until I say so.握紧，等我让你松手时再松开。
- He held on to the back of the chair to stop himself from falling.他扶住椅子后背，以免摔倒。
- It’s very windy—you’d better hold on to your hat.风很大，你最好按住帽子。