hold verb (MAKE HAPPEN), hold verb (DELAY), hold on

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hold verb (MAKE HAPPEN)

B1 [ T ]
to have something such as a meeting or an election:
Could we hold a meeting to discuss this tomorrow afternoon?
The election will be held on 8 August.
I find it's almost impossible to hold a sensible conversation with her.



hold verb (DELAY)

[ I or T ]
to wait, or to stop something temporarily:
They've decided to hold all future deliveries until the invoice has been paid.
How long can you hold your breath (= stop breathing)?
Will you hold my calls for the next half hour please?
She's on the phone at the moment - will you hold (the line) (= wait on the phone until she can speak to you)?



on hold

C1
If you are on hold when using the phone, you are waiting to speak to someone:
Mr Briggs is on hold.
He's on the phone at the moment- can I put you on hold?

C1
If an activity is on hold, it has been intentionally delayed:
Everything's on hold again because of the bad weather.
The movie has been put on hold until the financial situation improves.

hold on的翻譯 - Cambridge Dictionary - Cambridge University ...
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ck in my diary. 等一下，我要查查我的記事簿。 C1 informal. used to say that you are confused or surprised by something that you have just heard or read and want to understand it. （因為疑惑或驚訝而要求交談 ...