| 单词 | dangle |
| 释义 | dangle (dæŋgəl ) Word forms: dangles , dangling , dangled 1. verb If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely. A gold bracelet dangled from his left wrist. [VERB preposition/adverb] Crystal chandeliers dangled from every ceiling. [VERB preposition/adverb] He and I were sitting out on his jetty dangling our legs in the water. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: hang, swing, trail, sway 2. verb If you say that someone is dangling something attractive before you, you mean they are offering it to you in order to try to influence you in some way. They've dangled rich rewards before me. [V n + before/in front of] Synonyms: offer, flourish, brandish, flaunt Collocations: dangle precariously Chandeliers dangle precariously, casting splinters of light across the room. Times, Sunday Times In the most extreme examples, daredevils are photographed in protective suits as they dangle precariously over bubbling lava. Times, Sunday Times The car was left dangling precariously 20ft above the water at 5.45am. The Sun Police sealed off the area after the crash as a 100ft section of the crane was dangling precariously. The Sun Water pipes coughed and clanked and electric wires dangled precariously. Times, Sunday Times Wind farm developers in smart suits dangle the prospect of tens of thousands of pounds per turbine on my land — and tens of turbines. Times, Sunday Times At a separate training session for campaign volunteers, she dangled the prospect of game-show style rewards. Times, Sunday Times He has dangled the prospect of a two percentage point boost to margins this year, and has announced a 150m buyback. Times, Sunday Times By inviting them for talks, dangling the prospect of office in front of some, he hopes to drive a wedge between them and their supporters. Times, Sunday Times Barely three weeks before the lockdown began, it reported record sales and profits and dangled the prospect of a special dividend for shareholders at this year's interim results. Times,Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 悬挂 Japanese: ぶら下げる/ぶら下がる |
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