英语词汇“hinge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hinge n., v., hinged, hing•ing.
n. [countable]

Building, Zoologya jointed device or flexible piece on which a door or gate turns or moves.

v. [~ + on/upon + object]

to be dependent on;
depend on:Everything hinges on her decision.

hinge n., v., hinged, hing•ing.
n.

Building, Zoologya jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
Anatomya natural anatomical joint at which motion occurs around a transverse axis, as that of the knee or a bivalve shell.
that on which something is based or depends;
pivotal consideration or factor.
StampsAlso called mount. [Philately.]a gummed sticker for affixing a stamp to a page of an album, so folded as to form a hinge, allowing the stamp to be raised to reveal the text beneath.

v.i.

to be dependent or contingent on, or as if on, a hinge (usually fol. by on or upon):Everything hinges on his decision.

v.t.

Buildingto furnish with or attach by a hinge or hinges.
to attach as if by a hinge.
to make or consider as dependent upon;
predicate:He hinged his action on future sales.

1250–1300; Middle English henge; cognate with Low German heng(e), Middle Dutch henge hinge; akin to hang

hinge′less, adj.
hinge′like′, adj.

5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rest, swing, pivot, depend.

hinge /hɪndʒ/ n

a device for holding together two parts such that one can swing relative to the other, typically having two interlocking metal leaves held by a pin about which they pivot
a type of joint, such as the knee joint, that moves only backwards and forwards; a joint that functions in only one plane
a similar structure in invertebrate animals, such as the joint between the two halves of a bivalve shell
something on which events, opinions, etc, turn
Also called: mount a small thin transparent strip of gummed paper for affixing a stamp to a page

(transitive) to attach or fit a hinge to (something)
(intr; usually followed by on or upon) to depend (on)
(intransitive) to hang or turn on or as if on a hinge

Etymology: 13th Century: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch henge; see hang

hinged adj

单词	hinge
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 hinge /hɪndʒ/USA pronunciation n., v., hinged, hing•ing. n. [countable] Building, Zoologya jointed device or flexible piece on which a door or gate turns or moves. v. [~ + on/upon + object] to be dependent on; depend on:Everything hinges on her decision. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 hinge (hinj),USA pronunciation n., v., hinged, hing•ing. n. Building, Zoologya jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves. Anatomya natural anatomical joint at which motion occurs around a transverse axis, as that of the knee or a bivalve shell. that on which something is based or depends; pivotal consideration or factor. StampsAlso called mount. [Philately.]a gummed sticker for affixing a stamp to a page of an album, so folded as to form a hinge, allowing the stamp to be raised to reveal the text beneath. v.i. to be dependent or contingent on, or as if on, a hinge (usually fol. by on or upon):Everything hinges on his decision. v.t. Buildingto furnish with or attach by a hinge or hinges. to attach as if by a hinge. to make or consider as dependent upon; predicate:He hinged his action on future sales. 1250–1300; Middle English henge; cognate with Low German heng(e), Middle Dutch henge hinge; akin to hang hinge′less, adj. hinge′like′, adj. 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rest, swing, pivot, depend. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hinge /hɪndʒ/ n a device for holding together two parts such that one can swing relative to the other, typically having two interlocking metal leaves held by a pin about which they pivot a type of joint, such as the knee joint, that moves only backwards and forwards; a joint that functions in only one plane a similar structure in invertebrate animals, such as the joint between the two halves of a bivalve shell something on which events, opinions, etc, turn Also called: mount a small thin transparent strip of gummed paper for affixing a stamp to a page vb (transitive) to attach or fit a hinge to (something) (intr; usually followed by on or upon) to depend (on) (intransitive) to hang or turn on or as if on a hinge Etymology: 13th Century: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch henge; see hang hinged adj
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