dan·gle
verb/ˈdæŋɡl/
/ˈdæŋɡl/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they dangle | /ˈdæŋɡl/ /ˈdæŋɡl/ |
| he / she / it dangles | /ˈdæŋɡlz/ /ˈdæŋɡlz/ |
| past simple dangled | /ˈdæŋɡld/ /ˈdæŋɡld/ |
| past participle dangled | /ˈdæŋɡld/ /ˈdæŋɡld/ |
| -ing form dangling | /ˈdæŋɡlɪŋ/ /ˈdæŋɡlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to hang or move freely; to hold something so that it hangs or moves freely
来回摆动着；提着（某物，任其自然下垂或摆动） - +adv./prep. Gold charms dangled from her bracelet.
她的手链上挂着许多金饰物。 - A single light bulb dangled from the ceiling.
天花板上孤零零地吊着一只灯泡。 - He sat on the edge with his legs dangling over the side.
他耷拉着双腿坐在边缘上。 - dangle something + adv./prep. She dangled her car keys nervously as she spoke.
她说话时紧张地晃动着她那串汽车钥匙。 - He dangled his legs over the edge of the bridge.
他把双腿悬在桥边。
Extra Examples- His legs dangled over the side of the boat.
他的双腿悬在船舷上。 - Her arms dangled loosely by her sides.
她的手臂松松地垂在身体两侧。 - His foothold gave way, and he was left dangling from his rope.
他的立足点被打破了，他被绳子吊在空中。
- +adv./prep. Gold charms dangled from her bracelet.
- [transitive] dangle something (before/in front of somebody) to offer somebody something good in order to persuade them to do something
诱惑；吊胃口 - He had a company directorship dangled in front of him.
有个董事职位正诱惑着他。 - He dangled the prospect of enormous wealth before us.
他向我们展示了巨额财富的前景。 - The boss wanted us to work more hours, dangling the carrot of well-paid overtime.
老板希望我们加班，并以高薪加班作为诱饵。
- He had a company directorship dangled in front of him.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: symbolic of something loose and pendulous, corresponding to Danish dangle, Swedish dangla, but the origin is unclear.
Idioms
keep/leave somebody dangling
- (informal) to keep somebody in an uncertain state by not telling them something that they want to know
（不对人言明而）使心里没底，使无把握，使拿不准 - She kept him dangling for a week before making her decision.
她让他忐忑不安了一个星期才作出决定。
- She kept him dangling for a week before making her decision.