1、get through

完成（任務）；干完（工作等）

I think you can get through the first two chapters.

我想你能完成前兩章。

度過，熬過（困難或不快的時期）

It is hard to see how people will get through the winter.

難以想象人們將怎樣熬過這個冬天。

We couldn't get through a day without arguing.

我們沒有一天不拌嘴的。

消耗；用完

We've got through a lot of tyres.

我們用了很多輪胎。

You'll get through at least ten nappies a day.

你每天至少得用10塊尿布。

使理解；使明白

An old friend might well be able to get through to her and help her.

也許一個老朋友能讓她明白并且幫助她。

The message was finally getting through to him.

他終于明白了這一點。

2、hold on

握住;抓牢

His right arm was extended up beside his head, still holding on to a coffee cup.

他的右臂伸在頭的一側，手里仍緊握著一個咖啡杯。

He was struggling to hold onto a rock on the face of the cliff.

他奮力想要抓住懸崖壁上的一塊巖石。

堅持不懈

Juanito scored for the Spaniards with only two minutes left, but the Romanians held on.

華尼托在僅剩兩分鐘時為西班牙隊進了一球，但羅馬尼亞隊將優勢保持到了終場。

This Government deserved to lose power a year ago. It held on.

這屆政府一年前就該下臺了。可它還在撐著。

稍等;等一下

The manager asked him to hold on while he investigated.

經理讓他稍等一會兒，他去調查一下。

Hold on a minute.

稍等片刻。