hang on
phrasal verbwithhangverbuk/hæŋ/us/hæŋ/
(WAIT)
B1informal
towaitfor ashorttime:
稍等一会儿Sally's on the otherphone- would you like tohangon?萨莉正在接另一个电话，你能等一会儿吗？
Do you need thetoiletrightnow or can youhangon for a while?你现在就要上厕所还是能再等一会儿呢？
Hang on aminute- I'll be with you in amoment!等一下——我马上就来！
to wait
- waitWe need to wait in line for the tickets.
- wait forWe're waiting for the bus.
- awaitWe are awaiting the committee's decision.
- stayStay there until I get back.
- remainPlease remain in your seats until the plane has come to a complete stop.
- hang onHang on, I'll be ready in a minute.
- If Elise would justhangon a littlelongershe'dcertainlyget thepromotion.
- Hang on amoment, I'll just go and get mydiary.
- He alwayskeepsushangingon while hetriestofindhiskeys.
- You'll have tohangon for a while if youwanttoseeSteve. He's just gone out.
- Hang on aminute! That's notright.
Waiting
- await
- backlogged
- breath
- hang
- hang around
- hang round (somewhere)
- hover
- lounge
- lurking
- mark timeidiom
- mill
- mill around
- queue
- twiddle
- twiddleyourthumbsidiom
- wait
- wait and seeidiom
- wait around
- wait forsomeone/something
- waiting room
(HOLD)
toholdorcontinueholdingonto something:
紧握，抓住Hang ontight- it's going to be a verybumpyride.抓紧点——后边的路会很颠簸。
See also
hanger-ondisapproving
to hold someone or something
- holdCan you hold this for a moment?
- claspHe reached out to clasp her hand.
- gripThe baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
- clutchSilent and pale, she clutched her mother's hand.
- clingOne little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.
- hang onThe child was hanging on to her mother's skirt.
- Quick, get theladderup to him - he says he can'thangon muchlonger!
- It wasgreat,hangingon at the back of thebikeas wespedalong thecountrylanes.
- Heslippedand waslefthangingon to theropeby hishandsand onefoot, high above thecrowd.
- Theclimberhungon to theledge,prayingforrescue.
- Here, youhangon to this end, while Itrypushingfrom the other end.
Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- chokehold
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cup
- dandle
- grasp
- grip
- hand in handidiom
- handle
- hang
- hang/hold on like grim deathidiom
- hold
- hold onidiom
- onto
- pinion
- seize
- taken