1、contain
装有;容纳
The bag contained a Christmas card.
这个包里装着一张圣诞卡。
Factory shops contain a wide range of cheap furnishings.
工厂车间里陈设着种类繁多的廉价家具。
包含;含有
Greek yogurt contains much less fat than double cream..
希腊酸奶比高脂浓奶油所含脂肪要少得多。
Many cars run on petrol which contains lead.
很多车使用含铅汽油。
(著作、讲话或电影中)包括,包含
This sheet contained a list of problems a patient might like to raise with the doctor.
这张单子列出了病人可能会向医生提出的一系列问题。
The two discs also contain two of Britten's lesser-known song-cycles.
这两张唱片还包含了布里顿两首不甚知名的声乐套曲。
2、hang on
等一会儿;稍等
Can you hang on for a minute?
你能不能稍等一会儿?
Hang on a sec. I'll come with you.
稍等,我跟你一起去。
(面对困难或阻力)坚持不懈,不泄气
Without the support of my parents I would have probably cracked up completely. But I managed to hang on.
假如没有我父母的支持,我可能已经彻底垮掉了。但我还是坚持了下来。
Manchester United hung on to take the Cup.
曼联队坚持到了最后,夺得了足总杯的冠军。
紧握;牢牢抓住
She was conscious of a second man hanging on to the rail.
她意识到还有另一个男人紧抓着栏杆。
a flight stewardess who helped save the life of a pilot by hanging onto his legs.
紧紧抓住飞行员的双腿而救了他一命的空中女乘务员