► STAY IN THE AIR 悬在空中 9 [V +fldv./pr印•] to stay in the air 悬浮（在•空中）：Smofce hung in the air
a6ove the city.城市上空烟雾弥漫。
IHTW1 'hang sth (BrE, informal) used to say that you
are not going to worry about sth 不在乎；禾管：Oh, let’s get two and hang the
expense/ ilk 呀，我们买两份皑，管 它多少钱！ hang a left/'right (a/A/tiE) to take a left/right turn 向左 / 向右转 hang by a
•hair/'thread (of a person’s life 人的生命）to be in great danger 命悬一 线；气若游丝；；旦岁 hang (orf’in there (/n/orma/) to remain
determined to succeed even when a situation
is difficult保持信心；坚持下去；不汽哭hang on sb’s _words/on sb’s
every ‘word to listen with great attention to sb you admire 专心致志地听所崇拜的人讲话； 洗 耳恭听某人的话 hang
’tough (/、Mm£) to be determined and refuse to change
your attitude or ideas 立场坚定； 态度坚决丨et it a丨I hang ’out (/n/omjfl/) to express
your feelings freely 宣泄情感一more at balance
n., fire n., grim, heavy adv., loose adj., peg a., well adv.
,hang a'bout
(BrE,
informal) 1 to
wait or stay near a place, not doing very much (在某处附近 > _ 待，逗螽，闲荡：fcids hanging about in the streets 在奋 东游西逛命祆子们2 to be very slow
doing sth慢悠 悠：I carCt hang
about-^-the boss wants to see me. |!〇 pJ
不能磨磨蹭蹭了 老板要见我。3 (//?/ormfl/) used to
tell sb to stop what they
are doing or saying for a short time 停一下；等一等：Hang about! There’s something not quite right here.且慢！这儿有点不对头。，hang a'bout with sb [informal) to spend a lot of time
with sb (和某人）长时间得在一起，泡在一块儿,hang a'mund (...) (informal) to wait or stay near a
place, not doing very much (居某处附近）等待，逗留，闲荡：Ybuhan^ around here in case he
comes, and I'll go on ahead. 这附近等着以防万一他来了，我继续往前走。，hang a'round with sb (informaf) to spend a lot of time
with sb (和某人）长时间待在一起，泡在一块儿，hang'back
to
remain in a place after all the other people have left 留下；继续留在原处，hang ’back (from sth) to hesitate because
you are nervous about doing or saying sth 犹 豫；畏缩；吞吞吐吐：I was sure she knew
the answer but/or some reason she hung bacfc•我敢保证她知道答
案，但不知为什么她不敢说出来。.，hang on 1 to hold
sth tightly 抓紧：Hang on tight—weVe
ojf/ 抓紧了
我们出发了！ 〇 note at hold 2 (/Vj/o/wa/)
used to. ask sb to wait ibr a short time or to stop
what they are doing 等一下.；停一下：Hang on~J’m not quite ready•请稍
€ 我3没?^备好呢。Mnv on a minute—you
can’t reaHy bdieve what you
just said/ 等■*-下 你不
可能真的相信你刚才说的i吧！ 3 to wait for sth to happen 等待某事发生；等候：J haven’t heard i；/7’ve got the job yet—they’ve fcept me
hanging on/or days.我是否 得到了那份工作的事还没消息——他们让我等了好几天
了0 4 (/>?/o/777fl/) used on the
telephone to ask sb who is calling to wait until they can talk to the person
they want 别挂电话，等一下：Hang on—fll just see if he’s
here. _—下 _这就看看他在不在。5 to continue
doing sth in difficult
circumstances (居逆境中）坚持，
不放弃：The team hung on /or
victory•这个以为了連知 坚#不懈。’hang
on sth to
depend on sth 肴赖于，取 决丨棄拿物:為 tot hangs orrthis decision.也秦事 都取决于这一决定。.hang _on to sth 1 to hold sth tightly 抓紧某物：Hang on to t/iat rope
and don’t /et go. 抓紧釦根鋤子，别松手。2 (/n/ormfl/) to keep
sth, not sell it or give it away 保龠；不卖掉;■禾放弃：Let’s hang on to those
old photographs—they may vaZuabie.咱 们留着那些旧照片吧——它们或许有价值。，hang‘out (/n/orma/) to spend a
lot of time in a place 常去某处；泡 在某处：TTie Zoca〖 fcids hang out at
tiie maH.当的孩子
常i商场闲荡。一related noun hang-out ,hang ‘over sb if sth bad or
unpleasant is hanging over you, you think about it and worry about it a lot
because it is happening or might happen使忧心忡忡；担心可能发
生：The possibility of a court case is still
hanging over her.可能被告上法庭的阴影依然笼罩在她的心头。，hang to gether 1 to fit together well; to be the same as or consistent
with
each other 相#; 一致；连贯：Their accounts of what
happened don't hang together.
人对事情兩描述不吻合。2 (of people人）to support or
help one another相互支持；互相帮助；同心协力，hang up to end a telephone
conversation by putting the telephone receiver
down or switching the telephone off 挂断电话：A/iter J hung up Z
remembered wAat J’d wanted to say.我挂断电话之后才想起来原本想说的话。
,hang sth-»'up (informal) to finish using sth for the last time 终:止使用某物：Ruth has hung up her
dancing shoes.鲁思已挂起舞鞋退出舞台了。，hang on sb .{informal) to end a telephone call by suddenly and unexpectedly
putting the telephone down 突然—断某 人的电话：jDon’t hang up on me—we must taWc/ 别—断
电话 我们一定得谈谈！ 一 see also hung up
■ noun [sing.] the way in
which a dress, piece of cloth, etc. falls or moves (衣服、织物等的）悬挂方式，下垂
get the
'hang of sth (informial) to learn how to do or
to use sth; to understand sth 掌—…的要领；了解… 的用法；找到了_诀转:■ It’s not
di^fkuZt once you get the hango/ft.你掌握了要领就不难了。
hangar /'haer)8(r); 'haerjg0(r)/ noun a large building in
which aircraft are kept 飞机命 hang-dog /'haerjdDg; NAmE -do:g/ adj. [only before noun] if a person has a hangdog
look, they look sad or ashamed显得难过的；羞愧的
hanger /'haerj0(r)/ (also 'coat hanger, clothes hanger) noun a curved piece of
wood, plastic or wire, with a hook at the top, that you use to hang clothes up
on 衣架 一 picture o page R22
.hanger-'on
noun {pi. ,hangers-'on) (often disapproving) a person who tries to
be friendly with a famous person or who goes to important events, in order to
get some advantage逢迎者；攀附权贵者
'hang-glider
noun 1 the frame used in
hang-gliding 悬挂式滑翔机2a person who goes
hang-gliding悬挂式 滑翔机与动，
'hang-gliding
noun [U] a sport in which
you fly while hanging from a frame like a large kite which you control with your body movements 悬挂式滑翔运动：to go hang-giiding 进行_挂式滑翔运动一picture o page R33
hang-ing
/'haerjii]/
noun 1 [U, C] the practice of
killing sb as a punishment by putting a rope around their neck and hanging them
from a high place; an occasion when this happens 绞死；绞刑：to sentence sb to
death by hangi’n^判处某人绞刑◊ puWic Ziangings公开执行的绞刑
2 [C, usually pi.] a large piece of
material that is hung on a wall for decoration 备幔；帷幔：waH hangings 挂在 墙上巧装呼织物
.hanging
'basket noun a basket or similar container with
flowers growing in it, that is hung from a building by a short chain or rope 吊花篮；吊花盆 _ picture o page
R24
.hanging
'valley noun
{technical 7|<：t§) a valley which joins a deeper valley, often with a waterfall where the two valleys join悬谷（下接更深的溪谷，连接处常有
瀑布） •
hang-man /'haerjman/ noun {pi. -men /-man/) a man whose
job is to hang criminals■执行绞刑侖人；刽子手
hang-nail /'haB^jneil/ noun a piece of skin near
the
bottom or at the side of your nail that is loose and sore
(指甲根部或两侧的）倒刺
'hang-out noun {informal) a place where sb lives or likes to go often住所;经常去的方BDCI haunt
hang-over /'haBr)auv0(r);
NAmE -ouvar/ noun 1 the headache and sick feeling that you
have the day after drinking too much alcohol宿醉（过量喝酒后，二天的头
痛以及恶心反应）■: She wofce up with a
terriWe hangover. 她醒来时宿醉反应很厉害。 2 [usually
sing.] ~ (from sth) a feeling, custom, idea, etc. that
remains from the past, although it is no longer practical or suitable 遗留 的感觉；沿袭下来的风俗（或思想等）：the insecure /eeZing that was & hangover 介om her childhood 她儿时留
下■的不安全.感◊ hangover 〖aws 介om the previous administration 从上届 政府沿袭下来 的法律 一see also hold-
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the Hang Seng Index /.haerj 'serj indeks/ noun a figure that shows
the relative price of shares on the