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- a piece of jewellery that hangs from a chain worn round the neck（项链的）垂饰, 坠子。
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- a necklace with such a piece of jewellery有垂饰的项链。
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- a light designed to hang from the ceiling吊灯。
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- the part of a pocket watch by which it is suspended（怀表的）表环, 表柄, 表把。
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- a short rope hanging from the head of a ship's mast, yardarm, or clew of a sail, used for attaching tackles（挂在船的桅杆、桁端或帆下脚上绑索具的）短索。
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- Brit. a pennant or tapering flag〈英〉三角旗, 尖旗。
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- /ˈpendənt/an artistic, literary, or musical composition intended to match or complement another（对同类作品起匹配或补充作用的艺术、文学或音乐）补充作品; 补编：
the triptych's pendant will occupy the corresponding wall in the south transept.
和那幅三连画相配的画作将会挂在南边耳堂相应的墙上。
- hanging downwards; pendent下垂的：
pendant flowers on frail stems.
垂挂在纤弱茎干上的花朵。
词源
Middle English (denoting an architectural decoration projecting downwards)： from Old French, literally 'hanging', present participle of the verb pendre, from Latin pendere.