hold on 等待

　　hold on ( a minute ) 为祈使句形态，表示“稍等片刻”或说话的途中“稍等”。另外，hold on 或 hold on the line 表示打电话时让对方不要挂机。

　　例句：

　　Hold on, let me think it over.

　　稍等，让我想想。

　　Could you hold a second? I'll check if he's in.

　　你能等一会吗？我确认一下他在不在。

　　She had a breakdown and couldn't hold on to her job.

　　她得了神经衰弱，不能再继续上班了。

　　Betty, hold it for ten minutes. We have to get through this.

　　贝蒂，稍等十分钟。我们马上就结束。

　　对话：

　　A: Hold on for a minute. I need to talk to you.

　　稍等片刻，我得和你谈谈。

　　B: Really? What are we going to talk about?

　　真的吗？我们要谈些什么？