| 释义 |
*hang¹ /hæŋ; hæŋ/
v hung /hʌŋ; hʌŋ/ , hung, hanging
1 [I,T] to put something somewhere so that its top part is fixed but its bottom part is free to move, or to be in this position 悬挂，吊; 吊着:
He hung his coat on the back of the door. 他把自己的外套挂在门后面。
+ from/on etc Her portrait was hanging on the wall. 墙上挂着她的肖像。
2 [I,T], past tense and past participle hanged to kill someone by dropping them with a rope around their neck, or to die in this way 吊死，绞死; 被吊死，被绞死:
Corey hanged himself in his prison cell. 科里在牢房里上吊自杀了。
3 [I always+adv/prep] to stay in the air in the same place for a long time 〔在空中〕悬浮:
Dark clouds hung over the valley. 山谷上乌云弥漫。
4 hang your head to look ashamed and embarrassed 〔因羞愧、窘迫而〕垂着头:
Lewis hung his head and refused to answer. 刘易斯垂着头，拒绝回答。
5 hang in the balance to be in a situation in which the result is not certain, and something bad may happen 悬而未决; 尚未定局，没着落:
Our whole future is hanging in the balance. 我们前途未卜。
6 leave sb/sth hanging to not finish something or not tell someone your decision about something 让某人心里没准儿/让某事悬而未决:
The investigation should not be left hanging. 不应该让调查悬着没了下文。
hang aroundinformal 【非正式】
1 to stay in one place without doing very much, often because you are waiting for someone 逗留; 闲呆; 等待:
We hung around for about an hour and then left. 我们等了一个小时左右，后来就走了。
2 hang around with sb to spend a lot of time with someone 和某人混在一起:
I don't like the people she hangs around with. 我不喜欢她交往的那些人。
hang back
to not want to move forward or speak, often because you are shy 〔常因害羞而〕缩在后面，不愿意说话:
Joe tends to hang back and let the others do the talking. 乔总是缩在后面，让别人说话。
hang on
1 hang on! spoken used to tell someone to wait for you 【口】 等等！:
Hang on, I'll be with you in a minute! 等一下，我马上就来！
2 [I] informal to hold something tightly 【非正式】 抓紧，抓牢:
Hang on everybody, the road's pretty bumpy. 请大家坐稳了，这条路很崎岖不平。
hang onto sb/sth
informal to keep something 【非正式】 保留，保存:
Hang onto that letter — you might need it later. 把那封信放好 — 你以后可能用得着。
hang out
informal to spend a lot of time at a particular place or with particular people 【非正式】 常逗留在〔某处〕; 〔常与某些人〕来往，厮混:
They hang out together. 他们经常在一起混。
hang round
BrE HANG AROUND 【英】 逗留; 闲呆; 等待
hang up
1 [I] to finish a telephone conversation by putting the telephone down 挂断电话，放下电话:
She said good night and hung up. 她说了声晚安，就把电话挂了。
hang up on sb (=put the phone down during a conversation because you are angry) 〔因生气而〕挂某人的电话: Don't hang up on me! 你别挂我电话！
2 [T hang sth ↔ up] to put something such as clothes on a hook or hanger 把…挂起来
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