hold on

【雙語釋義1】If you hold on, or hold onto something, you keep your hand on it or around it, for example to prevent the thing from falling or to support yourself. 握住;抓牢

【典型范例1】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(cè)，手里仍緊握著一個(gè)咖啡杯。

【典型范例2】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。

【典型范例3】Despite her aching shoulders, Nancy held on.

南希緊抓不放，不顧雙肩疼痛。

【雙語釋義2】If you hold on, you manage to achieve success or avoid failure in spite of great difficulties or opposition. 堅(jiān)持不懈

【典型例句1】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(shí)為西班牙隊(duì)進(jìn)了一球，但羅馬尼亞隊(duì)將優(yōu)勢保持到了終場。

【典型例句2】This Government deserved to lose power a year ago. It held on.

這屆政府一年前就該下臺(tái)了。可它還在撐著。

【典型范例3】You helped me to hold on at times when I didn't think I could even go on trying.

在我認(rèn)為自己甚至無法繼續(xù)嘗試的時(shí)候，你幫我堅(jiān)持了下來。

【雙語釋義3】If you ask someone to hold on, you are asking them to wait for a short time. 稍等;等一下

【典型例句1】The manager asked him to hold on while he investigated.

經(jīng)理讓他稍等一會(huì)兒，他去調(diào)查一下。

【典型例句2】Hold on a minute.

稍等片刻。

finish up

【釋義1】結(jié)束，告終

【典型范例1】We must finish up this business in a day or two.

我們必須在一兩天內(nèi)把這事結(jié)束。

【典型范例2】I hope you won't finish up in jail.

希望你不要以入獄告終。

【典型范例3】Afraid that I couldn't finish up the work on time, they came to help me.

他們擔(dān)心我不能按時(shí)完成工作，就來幫助我。

【典型范例4】He never dreamed that he would finish up owning such a lot of property.

他做夢也想不到最終會(huì)擁有這么多的財(cái)產(chǎn)。

【釋義2】吃光，喝光

【典型范例1】We'll finish up the remains of the meat for supper.

晚飯時(shí)我們將把剩下的肉吃光。

【典型范例2】Finish up that mess and we'll get along.

你把這些吃完了，我們一起去。

【典型范例3】She asked her son to finish up the milk.

她讓她的兒子把牛奶喝光。

【典型范例4】The cat will finish up the fish.

貓會(huì)把魚吃光的。