Dangle
['dæŋg(ə)l] or ['dæŋɡl]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) cause to dangle or hang freely; 'He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree'.
(verb.) hang freely; 'the ornaments dangled from the tree'; 'The light dropped from the ceiling'.
校對:尼古拉斯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion.
(v. t.) To cause to dangle; to swing, as something suspended loosely; as, to dangle the feet.
艾德蒙編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
v. n. [1]. Swing, hang loose.[2]. Fawn, hang about, be obsequious.
手打:莱曼
解釋/意思:
v.t. to hang loosely or with a swinging motion: to follow any one about.—v.t. to make to dangle.—n. Dan′gler one who dangles about others esp. about women.
校對:洛丽塔
例句/造句/用法:
- He followed after her, and stood with the lanterns dangling against his white-flannelled thighs, emphasising the shadow around. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- He's got the freak of being a popular man now, after dangling about like a stray tortoise. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Her little ears were like rosy shells--they had a pearl dangling from each of them. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Above my head I could see the dangling forms of the boarding party as the battleship raced over us. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- In another moment the deck reared at an angle of ninety degrees and we hung in our leather with feet dangling a thousand yards above the ground. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- I made it up all by myself, said Helena triumphantly, dangling the chain before him. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- She was always dangling and ogling after him, I recollect now; and I've no doubt she was put on by her old sharper of a father. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- A double eyeglass dangled at his waistcoat; and on his head he wore a very low-crowned hat with a broad brim. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- As he dangled from the hook it was exaggerated and intensified until he was scarce human in his appearance. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- Presently they came in contact with a small chain at the end of which dangled a number of keys. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
手打:尼尔