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单词 dangle
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Growing up, there were always certain sartorial carrots dangled in front of me for certain birthdays.Pilots had begun learning how to parachute with life rafts dangling between their legs.The ribbons which usually tied it at the back were dangling at the front.But that was then and now slivers of hope dangle by threads.Live wires left dangling from the ceiling could harm far more than your pride.One resident saw two legs dangling out and called the police but the thief got away.That is some carrot to dangle in front of them.He was left dangling for four minutes and suffered a brain injury.Politicians regularly dangle in front of voters the idea of adding another.Kick off your shoes and dangle your legs off the quayside.He dropped a couple of euros in the felt hat that dangled from the front.She dragged out the swing and hung it on chains that dangled from the ceiling of the porch.Many more results like this and it might not be dangled in front of him for too long.The ride came to a halt and those on board were left dangling hundreds of feet in the air.It's a light fitting dangling from the ceiling.Chances of people dangling from ceiling Low.He was left dangling from a cliff face for three hours before the ropes gave way just as rescuers were preparing to reach him.A mangled foot dangled from a sliver of skin.This allows me, just about, to reach a dangling foot with one hand and attempt to feed on one trouser leg.The penniless stand at the sea wall, dangling hooks into the surf, and stare out at the oil tankers queuing up in the bay.

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dangle

British English: dangle 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.
  • American English: dangle
  • Brazilian Portuguese: balançar
  • Chinese: 悬挂
  • European Spanish: colgar
  • French: pendre
  • German: baumeln
  • Italian: dondolare
  • Japanese: ぶら下げる/ぶら下がる
  • Korean: 매달리다
  • European Portuguese: balançar
  • Latin American Spanish: colgar

Chinese translation of 'dangle'

dangle

(ˈdæŋɡl)

vi

  1. to dangle from sth [earrings, keys] 某处(處)悬(懸)吊着(著) (mǒuchù xuándiào zhe)

vt

  1. (= swing)
    1. [keys, toy] 摇(搖)晃 (yáohuang)
    2. [arms, legs] 晃荡(盪) (huàngdang)
(verb) 
Definition
to hang loosely
A gold bracelet dangled from her left wrist.
Synonyms
hang
The button was hanging on by a thread.
swing
Within moments of arriving, Jingo was climbing and swinging from a tyre.
trail
She came down the stairs, trailing the coat behind her.
sway
The people swayed back and forth with arms linked.
flap
hang down
depend
(verb) 
He dangled the keys from his finger.
Synonyms
wave
Flags were waving gently in the breeze.
swing
She was swinging a bottle by its neck.
flap
Sheets flapped on the clothes line.
wiggle
She wiggled her fingers to attract his attention.
jiggle
He tapped his feet, hummed tunes and jiggled about.
joggle
(verb) 
Definition
to display (something attractive) as an enticement
They dangled rich rewards before me.
Synonyms
offer
flourish
He flourished his glass to make the point.
brandish
He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife.
flaunt
openly flaunting their wealth
tempt someone with
lure someone with
entice someone with
tantalize someone with

Additional synonyms

in the sense of brandish
Definition
to wave (a weapon, etc.) in a triumphant or threatening way
He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife.
Synonyms
wave,
raise,
display,
shake,
swing,
exhibit,
flourish,
wield,
flaunt
in the sense of flap
Definition
to move backwards and forwards or up and down, like a bird's wings in flight
Sheets flapped on the clothes line.
Synonyms
flutter,
wave,
swing,
swish,
flail
in the sense of flaunt
Definition
to display (oneself or one's possessions) arrogantly
openly flaunting their wealth
Synonyms
show off,
display,
boast,
parade,
exhibit,
flourish,
brandish,
vaunt,
showboat,
make a (great) show of,
sport (informal),
disport,
make an exhibition of,
flash about

Nearby words of
dangle

  • danger
  • dangerous
  • dangerously
  • dangle
  • dangling
  • dank
  • dapper

Synonyms of 'dangle'

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