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hold on (for a moment)
电话用语，表示请对方等待不挂断。
Hold on, please.
请稍等，别挂断。
稍等；等一下。
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稍等；等一下。
To wait a short while.
Hold on, please.
请稍等，别挂断。
紧紧抓住或握牢。
To grasp or grip firmly.
为某人保留或储存某物。
To keep; to store something for someone.
保持优势。
To retain an advantage.
稍等片刻。
Wait a short while.
hold on
Base
原形
holds on
3rd person
第三人称单数
holding on
-ing
现在分词
held on
Past
过去式
held on
Past participle
过去分词
He holds on to hope.
他坚持希望。
She is holding on to the railing.
她正紧紧抓住栏杆。
They held on until help arrived.
他们坚持到救援到来。
口语中常表示“稍等”“坚持”或“抓紧”。hold 为不规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 held。
Hold on a second — I need to grab my coat.
稍等一下——我得拿一下外套。
Could you hold on for a minute? I’m almost ready.
你能稍等一分钟吗？我马上就好。
He held on for a moment before answering the question.
他稍等了一会儿才回答这个问题。
电话用语，表示请对方等待不挂断。
Hold on, please.
请稍等，别挂断。
表示短暂等待。
Hold on a minute.
等一会儿。
鼓励继续，不要放弃。
Hold on, we're almost there.
坚持住，我们快到了。
命令语气，要求立即停止行动。
Hold on! Don't move.
停下！别动。
Not this
Hold on studying, I need to rest.
Use this
Keep on studying, I need to rest.
表示‘继续做某事’时，应用‘keep on’而非‘hold on’。‘Hold on’常用于表示等待或不挂断电话，不接动名词。
Not this
Please hold on the phone.
Use this
Please hold on (or hold the line).
‘Hold on’在电话用语中为不及物短语，不可直接接‘the phone’。正确用法是单独使用‘hold on’或‘hold the line’。
Not this
Hold on your hat when it is windy.
Use this
Hold on to your hat when it is windy.
表示‘抓住某物’时，需用介词‘to’构成‘hold on to + 宾语’，不能省略‘to’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
紧紧抓住；握紧
Hold on tight so you don't fall off the bike.
紧紧抓住，别从自行车上摔下来。
稍等一会儿
Hold on a minute, I'll be right back.
稍等一下，我马上回来。
（打电话时）别挂断；稍等
Please hold on the line while I connect you.
我在为您接通时，请稍候不要挂断。
保持领先优势
Even after conceding a goal, the team held on to their lead.
即使丢了一球，球队仍保持了领先。
坚守希望；不放弃希望
In the darkest days, she held on to hope.
在最黑暗的日子里，她依然坚守希望。
拼命抓住；死命抓住
He held on for dear life as the roller coaster climbed.
过山车攀升时，他死命抓住。
做好准备（迎接令人惊讶或激动的事）
Hold on to your hat—the company's profits have doubled!
做好准备——公司的利润翻了一番！
拼命抓住；紧紧抓住（因害怕或危险）
The child held on for dear life as the roller coaster sped downhill.
过山车飞速下冲时，孩子拼命抓紧。
稍等一下；等等
Hold on a second; I think I left my keys in the car.
等一下，我想我把钥匙落在车里了。
再坚持一天。
Wilson Phillips told listeners to hold on for one more day in their 1990 hit song.
威尔逊·菲利普斯乐队在1990年的热门歌曲中告诉听众再坚持一天。
坚持住，我来了。
In this classic soul hit, the singer urges his partner to hold on until he arrives.
在这首经典灵魂乐金曲中，歌手催促爱人坚持住，直到他到来。
Use hold on naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象你在打电话，对方说'hold on'就是'别挂断，继续等待'。
语域：mixed 常见场景：电话中、鼓励时、日常请求 该短语在不同语境下语域有变化，通常用于口语，比较常见于电话用语或日常对话中。
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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