dangle
verb
uk/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/[IorT]
tohangloosely, or toholdsomething so that ithangsloosely:
(使)垂下;(使)悬荡;悬挂;提着来回摆动Looseelectricwireswere danglingfromthewall.松散的电线从墙上垂了下来。
He dangled thepuppetinfrontof thechildren.他在孩子们面前耍木偶。
[T]
tooffersomeone something that theywantinordertopersuadethatpersonto do something:
(为了说服某人去做某事而)用…作为许诺,答应用…作为回报I'vetrieddangling allkindsofoffersinfrontofhim to get him toworkharderatschool, but nothingworks.为了让他学习用心点儿,我曾试过种种许诺,可是根本不起任何作用。
Hanging and suspending
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- dangly
- drape
- drip
- droop
- drooping
- fall
- flow
- hang
- hung
- pendant
- pendent
- pendulous
- rehang
- saggy
- sling
- string
- stringsomeoneup
- suspend
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