| 单词 | to hang on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hang on to hang on 1. intransitive. To remain clinging, to continue to adhere: usually implying expectation, or unwillingness to sever one's connection. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > persevere or persist [verb (intransitive)] continuec1340 perseverec1380 stick1447 to rub on1469 to stick unto ——1529 persist1531 to make it tougha1549 whilea1617 subsist1632 to rub along1668 let the world rub1677 dog1692 wade1714 to stem one's course1826 to stick in1853 to hang on1860 to worry along1871 to stay the course1885 slug1943 to slug it out1943 to bash on1950 to soldier on1954 to keep on trucking1972 the mind > possession > retaining > retain or keep [verb (intransitive)] > cling to hang on1860 1860 J. W. Carlyle Lett. III. 61 Charlotte..is still hanging on at her mother's..with nothing to do. 1861 E. D. Cook Paul Foster's Daughter II. 56 What does he do now? Oh, he hangs on at the Nonpareil. 1884 R. W. Church Bacon iii. 61 The shrewd and supple lawyers who hung on to the Tudor and Stuart Courts. 1893 J. S. Farmer Slang To hang on by one's eyelashes..to persist at any cost, and in the teeth of any discouragement. 1899 G. B. Shaw Let. 20 Apr. in E. Terry & G. B. Shaw Corr. (1931) 260 She is always hanging on by her eyebrows, whereas the German is comfortably seated in a solid, permanent, broadbottomed engagement. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Mar. 193/1 Lacking roots in the soil of any particular country, Whistler had always to ‘hang on by his eyebrows’. 1935 Yachting Dec. 82/3 Hanging on by the eyelids, the seaman's vivid description of his situation during a very heavy gale. 1958 Listener 21 Aug. 259/2 Each aircraft hangs on to the tail of the one directly in front. 2. to hang it on: to delay or protract a matter; cf. to hang it out at Phrasal verbs (slang.) ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (intransitive)] geleOE studegieOE abideOE to do in or a (= on) fristc1175 dwellc1175 demurc1230 targec1250 dretcha1325 tarrya1375 sojourn1377 defer1382 letc1385 hinderc1386 blina1400 delay?a1400 honea1400 litea1400 overbidea1400 prolongc1425 supersede1433 hoverc1440 tarrowc1480 sunyie1488 stay?a1500 sleep1519 slack1530 protract1540 linger1548 procrastinate1548 slackc1560 slug1565 jauk1568 temporize1579 detract1584 longering1587 sit1591 prorogue1593 to time it out1613 to lie out1640 crastinate1656 taigle17.. to hang fire1782 to hold off1790 to hang it on1819 prevaricate1854 to lie over1856 to tread water1942 to drag one's feet1946 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 179 Hang it on, purposely to delay or protract the performance of any task or service you have undertaken, by dallying and making as slow a progress as possible. 1823 P. Egan Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (rev. ed.) 3. To wait. Frequently in imperative: ‘be patient’, ‘be reasonable!’ ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait, await [verb (intransitive)] > patiently sufferc1380 to hang on1939 to wait it out1956 the mind > emotion > calmness > patience > be patient [verb (intransitive)] > wait patiently have patience1490 to hang on1939 1939 J. B. Priestley Let People Sing x. 262 I'd better hang on and have a word with her. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 34 Hang on!, be reasonable! Not so fast. 1971 Woman's Own 27 Mar. 26/1 Hang on a minute... I'm coming with you. 4. Used in a telephone conversation in the sense of ‘hold the line’. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate by telephone [verb (intransitive)] > keep connection to hold on1892 to hold the line1912 to hang on1936 1936 R. Lehmann Weather in Streets i. iv. 70 Hang on a moment... Mummy wants to speak to you. 1960 Daily Tel. 15 Aug. 17/5 Switchboard operators have been trained not to keep any caller ‘hanging on’. 1969 S. Hyland Top Bloody Secret i. 37 ‘Shall I tell him you're coming?’ ‘Yes please. Tell him to hang on’. 5. to hang on to (something): to retain. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > retain or keep [verb (transitive)] holda855 haveeOE witec1000 at-holdc1175 withholdc1200 keepc1400 reserve?a1439 retain1449 detain1541 to stick to ——1560 contain1600 to make good1606 preserve1617 inhold1726 to hang on to1873 1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds xvi, in Fortn. Rev. 1 Oct. 449 It was manifest enough that she meant ‘to hang on to them’ [sc. the diamonds]. 1936 ‘M. Innes’ Death at President's Lodging ix. 166 He had in his possession certain valuable documents... Umpleby simply hung on to them. 1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird ii. 16 The hotel wouldn't let her hang on to her room. 6. to hang one on: to deal (someone) a blow. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > strike [verb (transitive)] > specific animate object drepeOE smitec1200 buffet?c1225 strike1377 rapa1400 seta1400 frontc1400 ballc1450 throw1488 to bear (a person) a blow1530 fetch1556 douse1559 knetcha1564 slat1577 to hit any one a blow1597 wherret1599 alapate1609 shock1614 baske1642 measure1652 plump1785 jow1802 nobble1841 scuff1841 clump1864 bust1873 plonk1874 to sock it to1877 dot1881 biff1888 dong1889 slosh1890 to soak it to1892 to cop (a person) one1898 poke1906 to hang one on1908 bop1931 clonk1949 1908 K. McGaffey Sorrows of Show Girl 200 Hauling off wifey hangs one on Alla's map. 1960 B. Crump Good Keen Man 44 I'd thought for a moment he was going to hang one on me. The idea..had got his goat all right. 1966 Punch 19 Jan. 69/1 There are moments when most of us have felt the keenest desire to hang one on the boss's chin and walk out. 7. Used in various technical senses (see quots.). ΚΠ 1963 Amer. Speech 38 118 Hang on, to maintain a proper position for the receiver while it is coupled to the tanker's air refueling boom. ‘Dingbat 27, can you hang on if I start a slow turn to the left?’ 1967 Gloss. Mining Terms (B.S.I.) x. 7 Clip on or hang on, to attach a tub or tubs to a haulage rope by a clip or shackle. < as lemmas |
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