動變: 過去式:hung 過去式:hanged 過去分詞:hung 過去分詞:hanged 現在進行時:hanging
vt.
- 把……掛起He hung his coat on the hook.
他把衣服掛在鉤子上。
- 絞死;吊死(hanged; hanged)The man was hanged for murder.
那男子因謀殺罪被處絞刑。
- 懸掛展出(畫作等)[H]His pictures were hung in the Museum of Modern Arts.
他的畫在現代藝術館展出。
- 貼(糊牆紙等)
- 安裝(活動的東西)
- (用懸掛的東西)裝飾The wall was hung with tapestry.
牆上裝飾著掛毯。
- 垂下The boy hung his head in shame.
這男孩羞愧地低下了頭。
- (用於詛咒語中)該死Hang it! I forgot her telephone number.
真該死!我把她的電話號碼忘了。
vi.
- 懸掛,吊著[Q]The curtains hang well.
窗簾掛得很好。
- 垂下,披下[Q]Her hair hung down on her shoulders.
她的頭髮披在肩上。
- 被絞死;被吊死(hanged; hanged)He hanged for murder.
他因謀殺罪被絞死。
- (門扇等)被安裝A door hangs on its hinges.
門安裝在鉸鏈上。
- 逗留;徘徊I hung about for an hour, but he didn't come.
我等了一個小時,但他沒有來。
n.
- 懸掛方式;下垂[the S]The hang of the curtains showed that somebody was standing behind them.
窗簾懸掛的樣子表明有人站在後面。
- 【口】做法;用法;訣竅[the S]Don't worry! You'll soon get the hang of it.
別擔心!你很快就學會的。
片語
hang about
- 閒蕩She stopped hanging about and did something useful.
她不再閒逛,而是做了些有益的工作。
hang back
- 畏縮不前They all hung back in fear.
他們都嚇得退縮了。
hang on
- 握住不放He hung on until the rope broke.
他抓緊著,直到繩子斷了。
- 堅持下去Try to hang on.
要設法堅持下去。
- (打電話時)不掛斷The line is busy, would you like to hang on?
電話有人在打,請別掛斷好嗎?
hang out
- 居住He hangs out in an old house.
他住在一棟舊房子裡。
- 掛出;伸出They hung out the flags.
他們掛出了旗幟。
hang over
- 威脅The danger of war hung over Europe.
戰爭的危機威脅歐洲。
- 延續This custom hangs over from the old days.
這種風俗是從古代延續而來的。
hang together
- 團結一致If we all hang together, our plan will succeed.
如果我們團結起來,我們的計劃就會成功。
- 符合Their accounts do not hang together.
他們的敘述不相符合。
hang up
- 掛斷電話She hung up on me.
她不等我說完便掛了電話。
- 擱置The peace talks were hung up.
和談中斷了。
get/have the hang of
- 得知……的竅門You'll soon get the hang of it.
你很快會掌握其竅門的。
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
v.
(past and past part. hung except in sense 2)
- suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part not attached. ▸attach or be attached so as to allow free movement about the point of attachment.▸attach (meat or game) to a hook and leave it until dry, tender, or high.▸(of fabric or a garment) fall or drape in a specified way.▸paste (wallpaper) to a wall.▸ (be hung with) be decorated with (pictures or other decorations).
- (past and past part. hanged)kill by tying a rope attached from above around the neck and removing the support from beneath the feet (used as a form of capital punishment).▸be killed by hanging.
- remain static in the air. ▸be present or imminent, especially oppressively:a sense of dread hung over him.
- Computing come unexpectedly to a state in which no further operations can be carried out.
- Baseball deliver (a pitch) which does not change direction and is easily hit by a batter.
- N. Amer. informal way of saying hang around (in sense 2) or hang out.
n.
a downward droop or bend.▸the way in which something hangs or is hung.
exclam.
dated used in expressions as a mild oath:well, hang it all!
Phrase
- get the hang of
informal learn how to operate or do. - hang fire
delay or be delayed in taking action. - hang a left
(or right)
N. Amer. informal make a left (or right) turn. - hang someone out to dry
informal leave someone in a difficult or vulnerable situation. - hang ten
ride a surfboard with all ten toes curled over the board's front edge. - hang tough
N. Amer. informal be or remain inflexible or firmly resolved. - let it all hang out
informal be very relaxed or uninhibited. - not care
(or give)
a hang
informal not care at all.
Phrase verbal
- hang around
(or round or Brit. about)
- loiter; wait around.
- (hang around with) associate with.
- hang back
remain behind.▸show reluctance to act or move. - hang in
(often hang in there) informal remain persistent and determined in difficult circumstances. - hang on
- hold tightly. ▸informal remain firm or resolved.
- informal wait for a short time.
- be contingent or dependent on.
- listen closely to.
- hold tightly.
- hang out
informal spend time relaxing or enjoying oneself. - hang together
- make sense; be consistent.
- (of people) help or support one another.
- hang up
end a telephone conversation by cutting the connection.
Usage
Hang has two past tense and past participle forms: hanged and hung. Use hung in most general uses, e.g. he hung the picture on the wall, but use hanged to refer to execution by hanging: the prisoner was hanged.
Etymology
OE hangian (v.), of W. Gmc origin, reinforced by the ON verb hanga.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》