hold on

【双语释义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.

他的右臂伸在头的一侧，手里仍紧握着一个咖啡杯。

【典型范例2】He was struggling to hold onto a rock on the face of the cliff.

他奋力想要抓住悬崖壁上的一块岩石。

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

南希紧抓不放，不顾双肩疼痛。

【双语释义2】If you hold on, you manage to achieve success or avoid failure in spite of great difficulties or opposition. 坚持不懈

【典型例句1】Juanito scored for the Spaniards with only two minutes left, but the Romanians held on.

华尼托在仅剩两分钟时为西班牙队进了一球，但罗马尼亚队将优势保持到了终场。

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

这届政府一年前就该下台了。可它还在撑着。

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

在我认为自己甚至无法继续尝试的时候，你帮我坚持了下来。

【双语释义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.

经理让他稍等一会儿，他去调查一下。

【典型例句2】Hold on a minute.

稍等片刻。

finish up

【释义1】结束，告终

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

我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

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

希望你不要以入狱告终。

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

他们担心我不能按时完成工作，就来帮助我。

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

他做梦也想不到最终会拥有这么多的财产。

【释义2】吃光，喝光

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

晚饭时我们将把剩下的肉吃光。

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

你把这些吃完了，我们一起去。

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

她让她的儿子把牛奶喝光。

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

猫会把鱼吃光的。