单词 | hang |
释义 | hangWord family noun hanger hanging overhang hangabilityhangbirdhangdoghanger-onhangfirehang-gliderhang-glidinghanging baskethangmanhangnailhangnesthangouthangoverhung juryadjective hanging hangablehungverb hang overhang , Household Crime & lawhang1 /hæŋ/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp hung /hʌŋ/) 1 top part fastened 顶部固定 a) [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] (also hang up)ATTACH to put something in a position so that the top part is fixed or supported, and the bottom part is free to move and does not touch the ground 悬挂 Philip hung his coat on a hook behind the door. 菲利普把自己的大衣挂在门后的钩子上。 She hung the sheets on the washing line. 她把床单晾在晒衣绳上。 b) [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DOWN to be in a position where the top part is fixed or supported, and the bottom part is free to move and does not touch the ground 吊,悬吊 An old-fashioned gas lamp hung from the ceiling. 一盏老式煤气灯吊挂在天花板上。 Her long hair hung loose about her shoulders. 她的长发披散在肩上。 The shirt hung down almost to his ankles. 衬衫差不多都垂到他脚踝了。 2 picture etc 图片等 a) [transitiveT] to fix a picture, photograph etc to a wall 把…挂在墙上 I wanted to hang the picture in the hall. 我想把这幅画挂在门厅里。 b) [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]ATTACH if a picture, photograph etc is hanging somewhere, it is fixed to a wall 挂在墙上 There was a family photograph hanging on the wall. 墙上挂着一幅全家福。 c) be hung with somethingSHOW/LET somebody SEE something if the walls of a room are hung with pictures or decorations, the pictures etc are on the walls 墙上挂着某物 The entrance hall was hung with rich tapestries. 门厅的墙上挂着华丽的壁毯。 3 kill/be killed 杀死/被杀死 (past tensepst and past participlepp hanged) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SCKILL to kill someone by dropping them with a rope around their neck, or to die in this way, especially as a punishment for a serious crime (被)吊死,(被)绞死 be hanged for something He was hanged for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被绞死。 hang yourself Corey hanged himself in his prison cell. 科里在囚室里上吊自杀。 If he is found guilty, he will almost certainly hang. 如果被判有罪,他几乎肯定会被处以绞刑。 4 paper 纸 [transitiveT]DH to fasten attractive paper to a wall in order to decorate a room 贴,糊〔墙纸〕 We spent the afternoon hanging wallpaper. 我们下午在贴墙纸。 5 door 门 [transitiveT]ATTACH to fasten a door in position 安装 Hanging a door is quite a tricky job. 装门是个很费事的活儿。 6 mist/smoke/smell 薄雾/烟/气味 [intransitiveI + adverbadv/prepositionprep]STAY/NOT LEAVE if something such as smoke hangs in the air, it stays in the air for a long time 久久不散,缭绕 The smoke from the bonfires hung in the air. 篝火的烟在空中缭绕。 A thick mist hung over the town. 小镇笼罩在浓浓的雾霭中。 7. hang open if a door, someone’s mouth etc hangs open, it is open 〔门、嘴巴等〕开着,张着 Examples from the Corpus hang open• There were cupboards hanging open, mattresses overturned and a bottle of sour milk stood in the sink. 8 hang in the balance UNCERTAINif something hangs in the balance, it is not certain what will happen to it 前景难料;安危难说 The future of the company hangs in the balance. 该公司的前景无法预料。 Examples from the Corpus hang in the balance• World leaders are meeting to discuss the situation, with peace in the region hanging in the balance.• His career, much more than mine, hangs in the balance.• That prohibition still persists, and legislation to open the nation's woodlands up to its people hangs in the balance.• The future of the refuge still hangs in the balance.• The possibility of a nuclear exchange continued to hang in the balance.• Which Minister is the pits with the miners whose livelihoods now hang in the balance?• But because public health hangs in the balance, experts are already seeking changes in food policy.• Meanwhile, with its future hanging in the balance, Fokker is starting to feel the pinch. 9 hang by a thread DANGEROUSif something is hanging by a thread, it is in a very dangerous situation and may not continue 千钧一发;岌岌可危 He is still in hospital, his life hanging by a thread. 他仍在医院里,命悬一线。 Examples from the Corpus hang by a thread• Ed was just hanging by a thread.• Liputin's teeth are by no means the only things that hang by a thread.• His job is hanging by a thread, as it is.• Hopes of a title hat-trick hang by a thread, but all is not quite lost. 10 hang (on) in there (also hang tough especially American EnglishAmE) spokenDETERMINED to remain brave and determined when you are in a difficult situation 挺下去;坚持到底 Don’t worry. Just hang on in there. 别担心,坚持到底就好。 Examples from the Corpus hang (on) in there• In the meantime, just hang on in there.• But I was hanging in there academically.• Ultimately, the more authentic, life-affirming religious manifestations hang in there amid, and despite, the darkness of human striving.• When he is excited and enthusiastic, hang in there an extra minute to respond to his words and happy expressions.• If this type of interviewer senses a weak spot he or she will hang on in there - mercilessly.• Do you hang in there, or cut your losses?• Can you kind of hang in there to uh to maybe uh later on this evening, okay.• The hitter had to hang in there until he hit the ball or struck out. 11 hang your head ASHAMEDEMBARRASSEDto look ashamed and embarrassed 〔羞愧、尴尬地〕垂下头 She hung her head, not sure how to reply. 她垂下头,不知该如何回答。 Daphne had hung her head in shame. 达夫妮羞愧地低下了头。 Examples from the Corpus hang your head• I could see from his silhouette in the starlight that he was hanging his head.• I realized I had no reason to hang my head.• She did not, now, want to see him dismissed, led away hanging his head.• She refused to be cowardly and hang her head.• He cries, whines, and just goes and sits over there and hangs his head down.• Father Time wouldn't have been alone in hanging his head in shame.• He was in the House at the time, so he should hang his head in shame. 12 hang fire DELAYto wait for a short while before you do something 暂时不做,稍作等待 I think we should hang fire for a week. 我想我们应该等一星期再说。 Examples from the Corpus hang fire• The case is hanging fire for the moment, pending some changes in the paperwork filed so far.• But while their charges hang fire for three or four years, the company has made its joint. 13 leave something hanging in the air to leave something in a situation where it has not been explained, completed, or dealt with 使某事悬而未决 His resignation has left some important questions hanging in the air. 他辞职后留下一些重要问题有待解决。 14 hang a right/left American EnglishAmE spokenTTTURN to turn right or left when driving 〔开车〕往右转/往左转 Go straight on for two blocks, then hang a left. 继续往前开两个街区,然后左转。 Examples from the Corpus hang a right/left• Go straight on Vista for two blocks then hang a left.• First, there is that bizarre enormous mythic metal fish that hangs right inside the doorway.• I was just in time to see the Sierra hang a left once over the railway. 15 [intransitiveI] American EnglishAmE spoken to spend time somewhere, relaxing and enjoying yourself 〔在某处〕消磨时间,休闲 hang with We were just hanging with the dudes at Mike’s house. 我们只是在迈克家和几个哥们儿泡在一起。 16 I’ll be hanged if British EnglishBrE old-fashionedANNOY used to express annoyance or to say that you will not allow something to happen 岂有此理;休想 I’ll be hanged if I’ll give them any money! 休想让我给他们一分钱! 17. hang it (all) British EnglishBrE old-fashionedDISAPPOINTEDANNOY used to say that you are disappointed or annoyed about something 〔表示失望或厌烦〕见鬼,该死 Examples from the Corpus hang it (all)• They looked around for somewhere to hang it.• He weaves an apple blossom wreath and hangs it from a branch.• Adrienne paused to scan her face before taking her coat and hanging it in the closet.• Their decision to hang it on a beam in the barn was an acknowledgment of how little it belonged.• He hangs it out of sight, through a curtained doorway next to the bar.• And you can hang it up.• Take off your coat and hang it up. 18 hang something British EnglishBrE old-fashionedNOT DO something used to say that you are not going to do something 让某事见鬼去吧〔表示不想做某事〕 Oh hang the report, let’s go for a drink. 写什么鬼报告,我们去喝一杯吧。 19. I/you might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb used to say that, if a small action may have the same bad results for you as a larger one, there is no reason for not doing the larger thing 一不做,二不休 PHRASAL VERBS20 hang about phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE a) spokenSLOW to move slowly or take too long doing something 动作慢吞吞;拖延 Come on, we haven’t got time to hang about! 快点,我们没时间拖拖拉拉了! b) hang about (something)SPEND TIME to spend time somewhere without any real purpose (在某处)闲待,闲荡 There were always groups of boys hanging about in the square. 广场上总是有一群群男孩在闲荡。 He normally hung about the house all day. 他通常都是整天待在房子里无所事事。 c) hang about! spoken i. WAITSTOP DOING somethingused to ask someone to wait or stop what they are doing 等一下!停一下! ii. used when you have just noticed or thought of something that is interesting or wrong 且慢! Hang about – that can’t be right. 等等,那肯定有问题。 Examples from the Corpus hang about• No birds, no booze, no groupies hanging about.• There the loading was still under way and the women were still hanging about.• Now they're off and married, so we hang about and get the trouble.• Sometimes the men hang about, especially around the younger women.• I didn't hang about getting to Armstrong and getting him started and headed back to Plumstead Road.• For a while they hang about on trees; then they die, fall off and lie about on the ground.• I used to hang about the school waiting for him to come out. hang about (something)• No birds, no booze, no groupies hanging about.• There the loading was still under way and the women were still hanging about.• This one had lustreless brown hair, very straight, hanging about a pale, underground face.• Now they're off and married, so we hang about and get the trouble.• Sometimes the men hang about, especially around the younger women.• I didn't hang about getting to Armstrong and getting him started and headed back to Plumstead Road.• For a while they hang about on trees; then they die, fall off and lie about on the ground.• I used to hang about the school waiting for him to come out. 21.hang about with somebody phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informal SPEND TIMEto spend a lot of time with someone 与…厮混 Examples from the Corpus hang about with • I was hanging about with older people at that time. 22 hang around/round (something) phrasal verbphr v informal WAITto wait or spend time somewhere, doing nothing 在…等候;在…闲待 I hung around the station for an hour but he never came. 我在车站等了一小时,但他始终没来。 Examples from the Corpus hang around/round • As he left, the crowd broke up, and I heard rumblings of disappointment about having to hang around.• Ponzo kept hanging around; he had no place to sleep.• What kind of farmers would be hanging around in their hut on a hot afternoon like this?• So the neurotransmitter can hang around longer.• Don't hang around school waiting for me ever again.• Two days he was hanging around the place.• Whatever it was looking for, we didn't hang around to find out. 23 hang around with somebody phrasal verbphr v SPEND TIMEto spend a lot of time with someone 与…厮混 The people I used to hang around with were much older than me. 以前和我混在一起的人都比我年长许多。 Examples from the Corpus hang around with • The people we hang around with have more influence on our attitudes than we imagine.• I didn't hang around with her much anyway.• Everyone likes to hang around with people with a similar image, it gives you more confidence to experiment.• He's been hanging around with Randy a lot lately.• The people I used to hang around with were much older than me anyway, they never knew how old I was.• The people that you hang around with would be the people that he would hang around with ... and so on. 24 hang back phrasal verbphr v a) to stay a short distance away from someone or something, and not go too near them 〔与某人或某物〕保持一小段距离 Instinctively he hung back in the shelter of a rock. 他本能地退到一块岩石后面躲起来。 b) WILLINGto not say or do something because you are shy or afraid 〔因害羞或害怕而〕吞吞吐吐;犹豫 Examples from the Corpus hang back• Ambitious men will not wait and unscrupulous men will not hang back.• Faith steps forward; doubt hangs back.• We must all join in this - there is no room for anyone to hang back.• Anna was hanging back and trying to open her mouth.• I propel Rainbow towards her, but hang back myself, struggling to remember the proper formula for deflecting these desperate wanderers.• He came reluctantly, hanging back when I took his hand.• She was hanging back with him, pretending to be interested in some insect on a berry plant.• After that, I stuck to business, trying to hang back within myself. 25 hang on phrasal verbphr v a) HOLDto hold something tightly 紧紧抓住 to She hung on to the side of the cart. 她紧紧抓住手推车的一边。 Hang on tight! 抓紧了! b) hang on! British EnglishBrE spoken i. WAITused to ask or tell someone to wait 等等! SYN hold on Hang on! I’ll be back in a minute. 等等!我一会儿就回来。 ii. used when you have just noticed or thought of something that is interesting or wrong 且慢!〔用于表示刚发现或想到什么有趣或不对的事情〕 c) DEPEND/IT DEPENDS hang on something to depend on something 依赖[取决]于某事 Everything hangs on the outcome of this meeting. 一切都取决于这次会议的结果。 d) hang on somebody’s words/every wordATTENTION to pay close attention to everything someone is saying 倾听[注意]某人说的话/每一个字 She was watching his face, hanging on his every word. 她注视着他的脸,倾听他说的每一个字。 Examples from the Corpus hang on• They are for ever hanging on by their fingernails.• But hang on - there's Bambi! hang to• How long can you hang on to an impossible dream?• And we're hanging on to each other trying to get on the plane.• Always hang on to something that tells them who they are - and tells me, too, in this case.• The perception seems to be that horses hang on to the infection and then pass it on.• Hang on to the rail or you'll fall.• If she wanted to hang on to the shreds of her professional reputation she'd better start by controlling her haywire emotions.• And, if like me you believe that dreams come true, you should hang on to them.• So I can hang on to things as I move around. hang on something• Pros: Lots of pyrotechnics and effects, plenty of twists and turns that keep you hanging on.• They are for ever hanging on by their fingernails.• The sight of him hanging on the Cross - are we really supposed to worship that, defeat and death?• You can escape if you answer puzzles, games and questions about the great works of art hanging on the walls.• But hang on - there's Bambi!• If she wanted to hang on to the shreds of her professional reputation she'd better start by controlling her haywire emotions.• A few still hang on today, but in large sections of the mountains a living dogwood is nowhere to be seen.• With just a few basic materials, I now have paintings hanging on walls in relatives homes. hang on somebody’s words/every word• And the children of Elvis did hang on his every word.• As a result, you find yourself hanging on to every word and gesture.• We weren't all hanging on your every word anyway, even back then. 26 hang on to something (also hang onto something) phrasal verbphr v KEEP/CONTINUE TO HAVEto keep something 保留,保存 I think I’ll hang on to the documents for a bit longer. 我想我会把这些文件再保存一段时间。 Examples from the Corpus hang on to • How long can you hang on to an impossible dream?• Always hang on to something that tells them who they are - and tells me, too, in this case.• If she wanted to hang on to the shreds of her professional reputation she'd better start by controlling her haywire emotions.• And, if like me you believe that dreams come true, you should hang on to them.• So I can hang on to things as I move around. 27 hang out phrasal verbphr v a) informalSPEND TIME to spend a lot of time in a particular place or with particular people 闲待;厮混 with I don’t really know who she hangs out with. 我不太清楚她平时都和一些什么人混在一起。 Where do the youngsters hang out? → hangout 年轻人都到哪儿去消遣? b) hang something ↔ outDHC to hang clothes outside in order to dry them 晾晒〔衣服〕 My job was to hang out the washing. 我的工作就是晾晒洗好的衣物。 Hang the wet things out to dry. 把这些湿东西拿出去晾干。 c) let it all hang out informalRELAXED to relax and do what you like 休息,做自己想做的事 nd) hang somebody out to dry to not give someone support in a difficult situation, for example to let someone else get all the blame for something Examples from the Corpus hang out• You'll probably find Dave at the pool hall -- he often hangs out there.• I used to hang out with them when I was at college. hang with• Who does she usually hang out with?• Stone said he had also seen Davis drinking and hanging out with a group of people at Walnut Park on another day.• After all, who would you rather hang out with: Byron or Take That?• Charles, for his part, still gets to be king one day and presumably hang out with Camilla.• Why do I hang out with filmstars?• I spent a lot of time listening to records and just hanging out with friends.• We'd hang out with him all the time.• Moreover, he was hanging out with writers and painters and rarely came home at night. Hang ... out to dry• Use it to wipe out opponents! Hang foes out to dry! let it all hang out• Was it possible to go too far, or should he just let it all hang out?• We let it all hang out.• My face resembled the back of one of those baboons who let it all hang out at mating time.• Now you can anonymously let it all hang out online.• Each time you let it all hang out, you lower your threshold for doing it again. 28 hang over something/somebody phrasal verbphr v PROBABLYif something bad is hanging over you, you are worried or anxious about it 〔不愉快的事〕萦绕着;使担心 The threat of redundancy was still hanging over us. 失业的威胁依然笼罩在我们心头。 It’s not very nice to have huge debts hanging over your head. 心里牵挂着巨额债务总是很难受的。 Examples from the Corpus hang over • It hangs over any thickness of wardrobe rail and fastens with Velcro.• The enigmatic thing was the great pall of suspicion hanging over such an ordinary - appearing man.• If the bolts were responsible, then a further question mark will hang over the future of the industry.• In the Chouf now, the Druze holy colours hang over the militia checkpoints.• The excess should hang over the sides of the dish.• The last time I went down there, the uncovered pier was still hanging over the slate-gray water.• The question of motive hangs over these first pages, and over the whole novel.• For the first time since 1991, no threat of labor problems hangs over this season. hanging over ... head• Meanwhile, Napster goes from strength to strength, despite the legal case hanging over its head.• Most unpleasant having something like that hanging over your head.• Southampton were ordered to pay just £5,000 up front with the rest hanging over their head.• It's been hanging over my head like the sword of Damocles.• His colleagues admit while the charges were hanging over his head they had trouble getting funding. 29 hang together phrasal verbphr v a) ORGANIZEif a plan, story, set of ideas etc hangs together, it is well organized and its different parts go well together 〔计划、故事、系列观点等〕站得住脚,前后一致 Her story just doesn’t hang together. 她的说法前后根本不一致。 b) HELPif people hang together, they help each other 互相帮助;同心协力 Examples from the Corpus hang together• Is there any mechanism to make a particular committee hang together?• None of it hangs together, and I can't think what's happening.• The idea was to hang together, keep in touch with the audience and maybe make a few bucks.• The elements in this mixture barely seem to hang together; or rather, radical disjunctions are part of the effect.• But will the coalition hang together until then?• Her story doesn't hang together very well.• This was an exhibition with great intent but as a whole, it did not hang together well. 30 hang up phrasal verbphr v a) TCPTELEPHONEto finish a telephone conversation 挂断电话 I said goodbye and hung up. 我说完再见就挂了电话。 on Don’t hang up on me. 别挂我的电话。 b) hang something ↔ upDCC to hang clothes on a hook etc 挂起〔衣服〕 She took her coat off and hung it up. 她脱下外套挂起来。 c) hang up your hat/football boots/briefcase etc informalLEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATION to stop doing a particular kind of work 离开某一工作/挂靴/退休等 → hang-up, hung-upExamples from the Corpus hang up• If a caller is rude, just hang up. hang on• The guy hangs up on me.• When we talk on the phone, she may hang up on me.• Anne saw her own coat hanging up on the rack with the others.• But don't hang up on the shares because I reckon they could hit Pounds 4 by Christmas. Examples from the Corpus hang• A frame should complement the picture, but it may also relate to the room in which the painting hangs.• And how had Brampton been hanged?• We had the usual half-hour hanging about for Kerrison.• Most of the time we hang at my house.• Hold one end of the rope in your hand and let the other end hang down.• During the Civil War, Milligan hanged for treason.• In the corner of the room was a large lamp, hanging from the ceiling.• Meanwhile, with its future hanging in the balance, Fokker is starting to feel the pinch.• A small study for the painting hangs in the J. Paul Getty Museum.• Where do you think we should hang it?• He stood very still, his arms hanging loosely, his feet apart.• That work involved hanging more than 380 individual pieces.• The keys are hanging on a nail by the door.• Baker wants everyone to hang out and watch while at Scottsdale or on the road against National League teams...• A vast pink tongue was hanging out of the creature's mouth between a pair of the longest, sharpest teeth imaginable.• A picture of their parents hangs over the bedroom door.• When are we going to hang the lights on the Christmas tree, Mommy?• But he was hanging up her coat and appeared not to notice the edge on her voice.• The children are hanging up the decorations for the party.• Hang your coat on the hook. hang yourself• After 75 days of being brutalized and sexually assaulted by other inmates and ignored by the prison guards, Rodney hanged himself.• She brought up the subject of an inquest on a man who had hanged himself.• Then, alone in his dressing room, he cheerfully prepared a noose with which to hang himself.• No one used the cloakroom where Jarvis's grandfather had hanged himself and no grown-up person ever would.• He thought about hanging himself from the roof beam, but lacked the resolve.• Government reports assert that Captain Lorenzo hanged himself in his cell.• The official responsible for explaining this stance hanged himself the week before I read this book.• Like an amiable but daffy uncle, he repeatedly hangs himself with his own anecdotes. hang with• We saw Pamela hanging with Connie. hang2 ●○○ noun 1 get the hang of something informalLEARN to learn how to do something or use something 学会做某事;学会使用某物 It seems difficult at first, but you’ll soon get the hang of it. 开始时看上去挺难,不过很快你就会掌握的。 Examples from the Corpus get the hang of something• I increasingly got the hang of handling Berni.• I haven't played it in a week, I was just getting the hang of it.• She would never get the hang of this new country.• After that she got the hang of what was news.• Once around the course is all it takes to get the hang of it.• I've got the hang of it now.• He side-slipped neatly; he was getting the hang of the thing.• It can get tough, but you will get the hang of it. Examples from the Corpus hang• His great-grandson could have taken Paul by the hand and helped everyone get the hang ofit.• Floy had begun to get the hang of riding after a while.• He side-slipped neatly; he was getting the hang of the thing.• I've got the hang of it now.• I got out of the hang of it. →PHRASAL VERBS1hang2 noun |
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