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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- hang
[hæŋ]
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1.
vt.
[+clothes, light, picture]
挂
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2.
vt.
[+criminal]
(execute) 吊死
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3.
vi.
[clothes, light, picture+]
(be suspended) 悬挂
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4.
vi.
[breath, smoke, smell+]
飘浮
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5.
vi.
[clothing, fabric, hair+]
(fall) 垂
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to hang one's head (in shame)
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(羞愧得)低下头
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the walls are hung with old pictures
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墙上挂着旧画
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to hang loose
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[hair+] 披散
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6.
vi.
[arms+]
轻松下垂
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to hang open
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[door, mouth+] 开着
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7.
noun
[inf]
to get the hang of sth 掌握某事的方法
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8.
vi.
see hang around
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9.
vi.
see hang around
Collins English-English Dictionary
- hang
[hæŋ]
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1.
vb
to fasten or be fastened from above, esp by a cord, chain, etc; suspend
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the picture hung on the wall
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to hang laundry
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2.
vb
to place or be placed in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement around or at the place of suspension
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to hang a door
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3.
vi.
[intr; sometimes foll by over]
to be suspended or poised; hover
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a pall of smoke hung over the city
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4.
vi.
[intr; sometimes foll by over]
to be imminent; threaten
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5.
vi.
[intr]
to be or remain doubtful or unresolved (esp in the phrase hang in the balance)
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6.
vi.
[past tense and past participle hanged]
to suspend or be suspended by the neck until dead
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to fasten, fix, or attach in position or at an appropriate angle
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to hang a scythe to its handle
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8.
vt.
[tr]
to decorate, furnish, or cover with something suspended or fastened
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to hang a wall with tapestry
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9.
vt.
[tr]
to fasten to or suspend from a wall
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to hang wallpaper
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10.
vt.
to exhibit (a picture or pictures) by (a particular painter, printmaker, etc) or (of a picture or a painter, etc) to be exhibited in an art gallery, etc
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11.
vt.
to fall or droop or allow to fall or droop
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to hang one's head in shame
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12.
vt.
(of cloth, clothing, etc) to drape, fall, or flow, esp in a specified manner
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her skirt hangs well
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13.
vt.
[tr]
to suspend (game such as pheasant) so that it becomes slightly decomposed and therefore more tender and tasty
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14.
vt.
(of a jury) to prevent or be prevented from reaching a verdict
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15.
vt.
[past tense and past participle hanged]
[slang]
to damn or be damned: used in mild curses or interjections
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I'll be hanged before I'll go out in that storm
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16.
vi.
[intr]
to pass slowly (esp in the phrase time hangs heavily)
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17.
vi.
See tough
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18.
n
the way in which something hangs
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19.
n
[usually used with a negative]
[slang]
a damn
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I don't care a hang for what you say
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20.
n
See also hang about hang back hang behind hang in hang on hang out hang together hang up hang with
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21.
n
[Etymology]
Old English hangian; related to Old Norse hanga, Old High German hangen
Examples
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to hang a door on its hinges
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把门装到合页上
→ hang
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to hang a room with pictures and drapes
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把房间挂上画和布帘
→ hang
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We usually hang out in the common after class.
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我们放学后通常会在广场上消磨时间。
→ common
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My mother gave me a cross to hang on my bedroom wall.
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母亲给了我一个十字架,挂在我卧室的墙上。
→ cross
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Please don't hang up the phone.
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请不要挂断电话。
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My politics have not been colored by my parents or the people I hang around with.
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我的政治观没有受到父母及周围朋友的影响。
→ color
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to hang in the balance
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悬而未决
→ balance
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to hang one's head (in shame)
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(羞愧得)低下头
→ hang
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to hang loose
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[hair+] 披散
→ hang
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to hang open
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[door, mouth+] 开着
→ hang
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