hang on

US /hæŋ ɑːn/
UK /hæŋ ɑːn/
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1.

等一下, 堅持住

to wait for a short time

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Can you hang on a minute? I'll be right with you.
你能等一下嗎？我馬上就來。
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Hang on, I think I left my wallet inside.
等一下，我想我把錢包落在裡面了。
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2.

抓緊, 緊握

to hold tightly to something

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Hang on to the railing, it's slippery.
抓緊扶手，很滑。
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She told him to hang on tight as they rode the roller coaster.
她告訴他坐過山車時要抓緊。
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3.

堅持, 維持

to continue to do something or to continue to exist, especially in a difficult situation

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Despite the challenges, they managed to hang on.
儘管面臨挑戰，他們還是設法堅持了下來。
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The company is trying to hang on during the economic downturn.
公司正努力在經濟衰退期間堅持下去。
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