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单词 hanging on
释义

hang on

verb

hung on; hanging on; hangs on

intransitive verb

1
: to keep hold : hold on to something
2
: to persist tenaciously
a cold that hung on all spring
3
: hold on sense 2
Phrases
hang on to
: to hold, grip, or keep tenaciously

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1

hanging on

verb

present participle of hang on
1
as in digging in

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • digging in
  • keeping up
  • carrying on
  • persevering
  • following through (with)
  • knuckling down
  • persisting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • knocking off
  • giving in
  • quitting
  • submitting
  • giving up
  • yielding
  • bowing
  • hanging back
  • surrendering
  • succumbing
  • faltering
  • hesitating
  • wavering
  • vacillating
  • wobbling
  • wabbling
  • shilly-shallying
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2
as in holding on

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • holding on
  • hanging around
  • waiting
  • sticking around
  • awaiting
  • remaining
  • dwelling
  • lingering
  • loitering
  • staying
  • abiding
  • dawdling
  • tarrying
  • overstaying
  • dallying
  • outstaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • taking off
  • buzzing (off)
  • getting off
  • packing (up or off)
  • shoving (off)
  • bailing out
  • pulling out
  • pushing on
  • walking out
  • bugging out
  • clearing out
  • pushing off
  • peeling off
  • leaving
  • moving
  • going
  • running away
  • getting out
  • exiting
  • clearing off
  • departing
  • cutting out
  • bailing
  • piking (out or off)
  • quitting
  • going off
  • flying
  • escaping
  • fleeing
  • vamoosing
  • skipping
  • evacuating
  • absconding
  • booking
  • scramming
  • decamping
  • abandoning
  • vacating
  • forsaking
  • deserting
  • scatting
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