hold on phr v [I] 1spoken used to tell someone to wait or stop talking, for example during a phone call 【口】 等着; 别挂电话: Yeah, hold on, Mike is right here. 是的，你等等，迈克就在这里。 2 to continue to do something difficult until it gets better 坚持下去: The Rangers held on to win the game in the final period. “流浪者”队坚持到最后一节，赢得了比赛。