hang on
柯林斯詞典
1. PHRASAL VERB If you ask someone to hang on, you ask them to wait or stop what they are doing or saying for a moment. 等一會兒[非正式]
Can you hang on for a minute?
你能等一會兒嗎？
2. PHRASAL VERB If you hang on, you manage to survive, achieve success, or avoid failure in spite of great difficulties or opposition. 頂住
He hung on to finish second. 他頂住了，得了第二名。
3. PHRASAL VERB If you hang on to or hang onto something that gives you an advantage, you succeed in keeping it for yourself, and prevent it from being taken away or given to someone else. 守住
The driver was unable to hang on to his lead. 這位車手沒能守住自己的領(lǐng)先地位。
4. PHRASAL VERB If you hang on to or hang onto something, you hold it very tightly, for example to stop it from falling or to support yourself. 緊緊抓住
She was conscious of a second man hanging on to the rail. 她覺察到另一名男子正緊緊抓住欄桿不放。
...a flight attendant who helped save the life of a pilot by hanging onto his legs. …緊緊抓住飛行員的雙腿而救了他一命的空服員。
5. PHRASAL VERB If you hang on to or hang onto something, you keep it for a longer time than you would normally expect. 保畱 (指超出預(yù)期的時間)[非正式]
You could, alternatively, hang onto it in the hope that it will be worth millions in 10 years time. 或者，你也可以把它畱著，指望它10年後值好幾百萬。
6. PHRASAL VERB If one thing hangs on another, it depends on it in order to be successful. 取決於
Much hangs on the success of the collaboration between the Group of Seven governments and Brazil. 很多事情都取決於七國政府集團與巴西之間郃作的成功。
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