hold on to
US /hoʊld ɑn tuː/
UK /həʊld ɒn tuː/
片語動詞
1.
保留, 堅持
to keep something or someone, especially when it is difficult to do so
範例:
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You should hold on to your old photos; they're precious memories.
你應該保留你的舊照片;它們是珍貴的回憶。
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Despite the difficulties, she managed to hold on to her dreams.
儘管困難重重,她還是設法堅持了自己的夢想。
2.
抓緊, 緊握
to grasp or grip something firmly
範例:
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Hold on to the railing as you go down the stairs.
下樓時請抓緊扶手。
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The child had to hold on to his mother's hand in the crowded market.
在擁擠的市場裡,孩子不得不緊緊抓住媽媽的手。