| 单词 | hang |
| 释义 | hang —hang /hæŋ/ noun get the hang of sth C2 INFORMALF0 to learn how to do something, especially if it is not obvious or simple: » "I've never used this program before." "Don't worry - you'll soon get the hang of it."Thesaurus+: ↑Adapting and attuning to something , ↑Adapting and modifying , ↑Changingthe hangF0 the way something made of cloth looks when it is hanging: » That coat fits you so well - the hang is perfect.Thesaurus+: ↑The style, appearance, and make-up of clothesverb (hung, hung) (FIX AT TOP) ↑Verb Endings for hang B1 [I or T, + adv/prep] to fasten or support something at the top leaving the other parts free to move, or to be held in this way: » A heavy gold necklace hung around her neck.» Long creepers hung (down) from the trees.» The curtains hung in thick folds.» Hang your coat and hat (up) on the rack over there.» Many of his finest pictures hang/are hung (= are fixed to the wall so that they can be seen) in the National Gallery.» Hang the pheasant/Let the pheasant hang for a few days for the flavour to improve before you cook it.Thesaurus+: ↑Hanging and suspendingF0 [T] If you hang wallpaper, you fix it to the wall. Thesaurus+: ↑Interior decorationThesaurus+: ↑Curtains and wallpaperWord Builder:–Nouns: hanger–Verbs: hang, overhang• • • Extra Examples:» If I were you, I'd hang that sweater on the line and let it drip-dry.» We could hang this picture on the wall next to the door.» A string of onions hung from a beam in the kitchen.» The shirts hanging on the line billowed in the breeze.» Stand the paintings against the wall while we decide where to hang them.verb [I or T] (hanged or hung, hanged or hung) (KILL) ↑Verb Endings for hang ► B2 to kill someone, especially as punishment for a serious crime, by dropping them with a rope tied around their neck, or to die in this way: » He was found guilty and hanged later that year.» With so little evidence to prove her guilt, few people thought she should hang.» The woman tried to hang herself with a sheet.→ SEE ALSO HANGMAN(Cf. ↑hangman)Thesaurus+: ↑Death penalties• • • Extra Examples:» The leaders of the rebellion were hanged as traitors.» Ruth Ellis has the dubious distinction of being the last woman to be hanged in Britain.» She said he should be hanged for what he has done, and that he does not deserve to live.» Traitors would be publicly hung, drawn and quartered in Tudor times.» The gibbet still stands today, at the crossroads where common criminals were hanged.verb [I or T] (hung, hung) (BEND DOWN) ↑Verb Endings for hang ► F0 to curve down: » The branches hung heavy with snow.» He knew he'd done something wrong and hung his head in shame.Thesaurus+: ↑Hanging and suspendingverb [I] (hung, hung) (STAY) ↑Verb Endings for hang ► C2 to stay in the air: » The falcon seemed to hang in the air for a moment before diving onto its prey.» Smoke from the houses hung above the village.» LITERARY The sound of the bells hung in the midnight air.Thesaurus+: ↑Staying and remaining , ↑Waiting |
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