Hang

[hæŋ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms.

(noun.) the way a garment hangs; 'he adjusted the hang of his coat'.

(verb.) suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; 'hang the venison for a few days'.

(verb.) cause to be hanging or suspended; 'Hang that picture on the wall'.

(verb.) place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; 'hang a door'.

(verb.) be placed in position as by a hinge; 'This cabinet door doesn't hang right!'.

(verb.) be suspended or poised; 'Heavy fog hung over the valley'.

(verb.) be suspended or hanging; 'The flag hung on the wall'.

(verb.) fall or flow in a certain way; 'This dress hangs well'; 'Her long black hair flowed down her back'.

(verb.) decorate or furnish with something suspended; 'Hang wallpaper'.

(verb.) let drop or droop; 'Hang one's head in shame'.

(verb.) kill by hanging; 'The murderer was hanged on Friday'.

(verb.) prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury.

(verb.) be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; 'This worry hangs on my mind'; 'The cloud of suspicion hangs over her'.

(verb.) be exhibited; 'Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum'.

手打:卡尔--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner.

(v. i.) To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc.

(v. i.) To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve.

(v. i.) To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.

(v. i.) To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc.

(v. i.) To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.

(v. i.) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame.

(v. i.) To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.

(v. i.) To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension.

(v. i.) To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.

(v. i.) To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.

(v. i.) To be, or be like, a suspended weight.

(v. i.) To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country.

(v. i.) To lean or incline; to incline downward.

(v. i.) To slope down; as, hanging grounds.

(v. i.) To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed.

(n.) The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe.

(n.) Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse.

(n.) A sharp or steep declivity or slope.

編輯:罗伊

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Suspend.[2]. Execute (by the halter), hang by the neck.[3]. Attach (so as to swing).[4]. Incline (the head), decline, bend down, let droop.[5]. Drape, adorn with hangings.

v. n. [1]. Depend, dangle, be suspended.[2]. Incline, droop, tend downwards.[3]. Depend, rely, be dependent.[4]. Rest, cling.[5]. Be held in fixed attention.[6]. Hover, float, play.

埃米莉錄入

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Rest, lean, depend, suspend, poise

ANT:Stand

德斯蒙德錄入

解釋/意思:

v.t. to hook or fix to some high point: to suspend: to decorate with pictures &c. as a wall: to put to death by suspending and choking.—v.i. to be hanging so as to allow of free motion: to lean or rest for support: to drag: to hover or impend: to be in suspense: to linger:—pr.p. hang′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. hanged or hung.—n. action of hanging bending down &c.: a declivity: mode in which anything hangs: a slackening of motion: a hanging mass (Not a hang not a bit not in the least).—n. Hangabil′ity.—adj. Hang′able liable to be hanged: punishable by hanging.—n. Hang′-dog a low fellow.—adj. like such a fellow esp. in his sneaking look.—ns. Hang′er that on which anything is hung: a short sword curved near the point; Hang′er-on one who hangs on or sticks to a person or place: an importunate acquaintance: a dependent.—adj. Hang′ing deserving death by hanging.—n. death by the halter: that which is hung as drapery &c.:—used chiefly in pl.—ns. Hang′ing-butt′ress a buttress not standing solid on a foundation but hanging or supported on a corbel; Hang′man a public executioner; Hang′nail (see Agnail).—n.pl. Hang′-nests a family of finch-like perching birds peculiar to America—often called American orioles many weaving curious purse-like nests.—Hang back to hesitate; Hang by a thread to be in a very precarious position—from the sword of Damocles; Hang draw and quarter to execute by hanging cutting down while still alive disembowelling and cutting the body in pieces for exposure at different places; Hang fire to be long in exploding or discharging as a gun: to hesitate; Hang in doubt to remain in a state of uncertainty; Hang in the balance to be in doubt or suspense; Hang off to let go to hold off; Hang on to cling to to regard with admiration: to depend upon: to weigh down or oppress: to be importunate; Hang out (slang) to lodge or reside; Hang over to project over; Hang together to keep united; Hang up one's hat to make one's self completely at home in a house.

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