Hold on. Are you telling me that Pablo is not from Canada?
等等。你是說巴布羅不是加拿大人?
★你還可以這麼說.......................
Wait a moment.
等一等。
Wait a second.
等一下。
Wait a minute.
等等。
Hang on (there).
等一等。
A: If you just sign at the bottom, we'll be all set.
你在底下簽個名,就都準備妥當了。
B: Wait. Hang on. Give me a chance to read this before I sign it.
等等。簽名之前給我機會把這個看一下。
★你知道嗎?.........................
hold up 也有「搶劫」的意思,這個口語起源自搶犯拿槍抵著受害者準備搶劫時,會要求他們把手舉高(hold your hands up),所以引申有搶劫的意思。順便一提,如果在國外聽到 Freeze! This is a holdup! 或 Freeze! Stick 'em up! ,就是不幸遇到搶劫了,這時候千萬不要輕舉妄動,先照對方的意思行事才是上策。
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★大師開講..........................
over 表示「太;過於;超過;在……上方;從一側到另一側」,帶有此字首的字多含有「超過;過度」的意思。
★必學應用字彙........................
overhead adj., adv.頭頂上的(地);上方的(地)
I watched as hundreds of birds flew overhead.
我看著成千上百隻鳥從我頭上飛過。
overlookv. 忽略;忽視;看漏;眺望;俯瞰
Many tourists overlook the islands of the Philippines when planning a beach holiday.
許多遊客在計畫海灘假期時,常常忽略菲律賓島嶼。
overthrow v.推翻;打倒;廢除
The rebels overthrew the government and took control of the country.
叛軍推翻了政府,控制全國。
overwhelm v.壓倒;戰勝;使不知所措;淹沒;使難以承受
Patty was overwhelmed by grief over the death of her dog.
派蒂因為她的狗死了而悲傷不已。
overwork v. 工作過度;過勞
Most people ended up leaving the company because they were overworked.