"put on hold" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 暫時擱置
• 保持等待

Definition

暫時中止或延遲某事，或讓某人在可以繼續或得到回覆之前等待，特別是在電話或做決定時常用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於電話（如“請稍等”），也可用於暫停計畫、專案等。正式及日常皆可。勿與“握住”混淆。

Examples

Please put on hold the delivery until next week.

請**暫時擱置**送貨，推遲到下週。

The project was put on hold due to lack of funds.

由於資金不足，項目被**暫時擱置**了。

They put on hold the meeting until everyone arrived.

他們**暫時擱置**會議，直到所有人都到齊。

Can you put me on hold for a minute while you check?

你能**讓我等一下**，去查一下嗎？

My vacation request got put on hold, so I can't book my tickets yet.

我的休假申請被**暫時擱置**了，所以我還不能訂票。

We're going to put on hold all new hires until next quarter.

我們會**暫停**所有新員工的招聘，直到下個季度。