hold on 等待
hold on ( a minute ) 為祈使句形態(tài),表示“稍等片刻”或說話的途中“稍等”。另外,hold on 或 hold on the line 表示打電話時(shí)讓對(duì)方不要掛機(jī)。
例句:
Hold on, let me think it over.
稍等,讓我想想。
Could you hold a second? I'll check if he's in.
你能等一會(huì)嗎?我確認(rèn)一下他在不在。
She had a breakdown and couldn't hold on to her job.
她得了神經(jīng)衰弱,不能再繼續(xù)上班了。
Betty, hold it for ten minutes. We have to get through this.
貝蒂,稍等十分鐘。我們馬上就結(jié)束。
對(duì)話:
A: Hold on for a minute. I need to talk to you.
稍等片刻,我得和你談?wù)劇?/p>
B: Really? What are we going to talk about?
真的嗎?我們要談些什么?