| 词组 | hang |
| 释义 | hang [hung, hung, hanging] hang about 1. hang about • hang about sth BrE to spend time somewhere not doing anything, for example because you have nothing to do, or because you are waiting for something or someone: ▪ Daisy hung about until Drew and the team came back to the Land-Rover. ▪ Normally he hung about the house during the day, and went out just before his father got back home. keep sb hanging about (=make someone have to wait somewhere for a long time, especially in a way that is annoying) ▪ They kept us hanging about at the airport for nearly 5 hours. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hang around 2. hang about usually negative BrE spoken to be slow to start doing something, or to move slowly: ▪ The boss wants it done by this afternoon, so you'd better not hang about. ▪ He wasn't hanging about. He must have been doing well over 100 miles an hour. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hang around 3. hang about! BrE spoken informal used when you suddenly think of something that you want to say or ask and you want the person you are with to listen to you: ▪ Hang about! Where did she get all the money from? ■ SIMILAR TO: hang on! spoken informal BrE spoken informal used to tell someone to stop and wait for you: ▪ Hang about! Can I come too? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hang on spoken informal hang about together/with hang about together • hang about with sb BrE informal to spend a lot of time with someone and be friendly with them: ▪ We used to hang about together when we were young. ▪ Jim tends to hand around with older people. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hang around together/with hang around ► see ↑hand around hang around usually negative to be slow to start doing something or to move slowly: ▪ The doctor didn't hang around. He picked up the phone and ordered an ambulance straightaway. ▪ There are only a few more tickets left so you'd better not hang around. ■ SIMILAR TO: hand about BrE hang around 1. hang around/round • hang around/round sth to spend time somewhere not doing anything, for example because you have nothing to do, or because you are waiting for something or someone: ▪ A crowd of photographers had begun hanging around outside the courtroom. ▪ There's no point hanging round this town any longer. Let's get out of here. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hang about BrE 2. hang around/round • hang around/round sb to spend a lot of time with someone, especially when they do not want you to be with them: ▪ When you're famous you get all kinds of people hanging round you trying to get your money. ▪ Diane was fed up with him hanging around all the time, and told him to go and get a life. 3. hang around/round • hang around/round sth usually progressive if something is hanging around, it is not being used or has not been dealt with: ▪ I'm sure I've got an old pair of walking boots hanging around somewhere at home. ▪ There are still one or two problems hanging around unresolved. hang around together/with hang around/round together • hang around/round with sb informal to spend a lot of time with someone and be friendly with them: ▪ They used to hang around together a lot when they were at college. ▪ I joined the Scouts because it was fun to hang around with my friends and go on camping trips. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hang about together/with BrE informal hang back 1. hang back to not move forward, especially because you are nervous, shy, or worried about what will happen: ▪ When the children reached the school entrance, they stopped and hung back. ▪ Ruth hung back and peered through the open front door, for fear of being seen. 2. hang back to not do something or to wait before doing something, especially because you do not want to do it or you are worried about what will happen + from doing sth ▪ People are hanging back from demanding full independence, because they feel uncertain about the future. there was no hanging back (=someone did something immediately without hesitating) ▪ On their first date he was very shy and unsure of himself, but this time there was no hanging back. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hold back hang in hand in there AmE informal to keep trying even when you seem unlikely to succeed at something or the situation is difficult: ▪ Running has taught me to hang in there until the whistle is blown - I don't give up. ▪ Just hand in there, Mr. Mieuli, things will get better. hang on 1. hang on usually in commands spoken informal to wait for something or someone for a short time: ▪ Hang on while I turn down the radio, I can't hear what you're saying. ▪ I suppose I could hang on here till she comes back. hang on a minute/second ▪ Hang on a minute! We're just coming! ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hold on spoken informal, ↑wait 2. hang on! spoken informal used when you suddenly think of something that you want to say or ask, or when you are surprised by something that someone has just said: ▪ Hang on! Why don't we go tomorrow instead? The roads will be much less busy. hang on a minute/second ▪ Now hang on a minute! I thought you said that you didn't need any more money! ■ SIMILAR TO: hold on! spoken informal 3. hang on sth to depend on the result of something in order to be successful: ▪ Everything hangs on the next game. If England lose, they're out of the World Cup. ▪ With $30 billion of trade hanging on the agreement, both countries are hoping that a compromise can be reached. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑depend on, ↑hinge on 4. hang on to hold something tightly, for example so that you do not fall or you do not lose what you are holding: ▪ The bus went around a sharp bend, and we all had to hang on tight. ▪ The boy tried to get away, but she hung on and refused to let go. hang on for dear life (=hang on very tightly, especially because you are very worried that you will fall) ▪ The boat was going up and down, and we were all hanging on for dear life. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hold on, cling on 5. hang on sb's every word to listen carefully to what someone is saying because you are very interested or excited: ▪ I could see that the children were hanging on his every word and waiting to find out what happened at the end of the story. 6. hang on to continue doing what you have been doing until now - used especially to say that is difficult to do this: ▪ Everyone is wondering if the President can hang on for another year. ▪ The economy's in a bad way, and some firms are barely hanging on. ■ SIMILAR TO: survive 7. hang on if someone hangs on, they continue to live, even though they are very ill and are expected to die soon: ▪ He hung on throughout the night, with his family at his bedside. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hold on 8. hang sth on sb AmE to blame something on someone, often in an unfair way: ▪ The 49ers' first field-goal was blocked; but you can't hand that on kicker Mike Cofer. ■ SIMILAR TO: blame hang on to/onto 1. hang on to/onto sth to succeed in keeping something, even though there is a danger that you will lose what you are holding: ▪ The Republicans managed to hang on to their majority in the Senate. ▪ Billy was struggling to hang on to his dignity. He felt he had made a complete fool of himself. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑keep, hold onto 2. hang on to/onto sth to hold something tightly, for example so that you do not fall or you do not lose it: ▪ The little girl hung on to her mother's arm. ▪ The driver hung onto the steering wheel and somehow managed to bring the truck to halt. ■ SIMILAR TO: hold onto, cling to/cling onto 3. hang on to/onto sth to keep something and not sell it, give it to someone, or get rid of it: ▪ It's a beautiful painting. You should hang on to it, it might be worth a lot of money. ▪ She showed me a photo from their honeymoon, which she had hung onto for all these years. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑keep, hold onto hang out 1. hang out usually progressive if something is hanging out, part of it is not inside the place where it should be or is where it usually is, and this makes you notice it: ▪ Your shirt's hanging out! (=it is not in your trousers) ▪ Tigger was now running round in circles with his tongue hanging out. 2. hang out sth • hang sth out to hang clothes somewhere outside in order to dry them: ▪ Mrs Drake was hanging out the washing in the backyard. 3. hang out informal, especially AmE to spend lot of time somewhere or with someone, relaxing and enjoying yourself: ▪ The cafe was a place where students and musicians hung out. ▪ On the weekend he plays golf and hangs out at the club. + with ▪ I was just hanging out with some friends and having a good time. + together ▪ Tom and Nicole spent a lot of time hanging out together on the set. ■ SIMILAR TO: relax, ↑chill out spoken informal hangout n C a place where someone goes often in order to relax and meet other people, especially one used by a particular type of person: ▪ The bar was a well-known hangout for hippies and junkies. 4. let it all hang out old-fashioned informal to relax and do whatever you want, without worrying about what other people think: ▪ The 1960s was the time of Peace and Love, when people were letting it all hang out. hang over 1. hang over sb/sth if something unpleasant hangs over you, it seems likely to happen or is going to happen soon and it makes you feel worried about what will happen: ▪ In 1962 the threat of nuclear war hung over the whole world. ▪ Gascoigne wasn't playing very well, and he still had the divorce hanging over him. 2. hang over sth if doubts hang over something, people do not feel sure that it will happen or be successful: ▪ A big question mark still hangs over Japan's economic recovery. hang round BrE ► see ↑hang around hang together 1. hang together if something such as a book, film, plan etc hangs together, it is good because it is well-organized and all its parts are successful together: ▪ Somehow, I didn't think that the book really hung together. ▪ It wasn't until 'Sergeant Pepper' that the band finally produced an album which hung together. 2. hang together if people hang together, they stay together and help each other to achieve something: ▪ We hung together and came back to win the game. hang up 1. hang up • hang up sth to end a telephone conversation by putting the part of the telephone that you speak into back in its usual place: ▪ She said "I'll be there in a minute" and hung up. + on ▪ Listen, I'm really sorry. Don't hang up on me! hang up the phone ▪ He hung up the phone feeling angry and upset. 2. hang up sth • hang sth up to hang things such as clothes on a hook or other object: ▪ Marlow hung up his coat and went through into his office. ▪ His wife had always ironed his shirts, polished his shoes, and hung up his clothes for him. How would he survive without her? 3. hang up sth • hang sth up if someone hangs up the equipment they use to do a job, sport etc, they stop doing the job or sport after doing it for a long time: ▪ After 25 years in the police force he finally decided to hang up his badge and take early retirement. ▪ Lee Trevino says he has no plans to hang up his spikes. (=shoes he uses for playing golf) 4. be hung up on/about sth informal to be very worried about or interested in something and spend a lot of time thinking about it, especially when this seems unreasonable: ▪ Like most teenagers I was hung up about my weight and was permanently on a diet. get hung up on/about sth ▪ Why do men get so hung up on the size of their car's engine? hang-up n C if you have a hang-up about something, you feel unreasonably worried or embarrassed about it: ▪ He has a hang-up about his nose. He thinks it's abnormally big. ▪ All parents want their children to grow up happy, balanced and free from hang-ups. 5. hang sb/sth up • hang up sb/sth usually passive AmE to delay someone or something: ▪ Sorry we're late. We got a late start and then traffic on 84 hung us up a little. ■ SIMILAR TO: delay 6. hang it up AmE to stop doing a particular activity or type of work: ▪ One day in 1986, Fred went into the boss's office and announced: "I'm hanging it up." ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑quit 7. be hung up on sb AmE informal to be very attracted to someone and not be able to change your feelings about them: ▪ "Shannon still seems to be hung up on Jeff." "Yeah, I guess it's only been five weeks since they broke up." ■ SIMILAR TO: be stuck on sb AmE informal hang with hang with sb AmE informal to spend lot of time somewhere or with someone, relaxing and enjoying yourself: ▪ Royce usually had to hand with his brother's friends because no-one his age live in the neighbourhood. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hang out, hang about/around with |
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